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		<title>Palos Verdes Blue</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2012/04/03/palos-verdes-blue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endangered Species]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palos Verdes Blue butterfly was first described in 1977 as a sub-species of the Silvery Blue. By then its range was limited to just a few sites in the Palos Verdes peninsula south of Los Angeles and by 1980 it was officially added to the US Endangered Species Act. By 1983 it was thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sonoran Blues</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2012/03/20/sonoran-blues-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rare Species]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grizzly Flat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philotes sonorensis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoran Blue]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/?p=3226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally after 5 years I got close to a Sonoran Blue. They&#8217;ve eluded, evaded and otherwise made a fool of me. Just a week ago I got my first chance but it was a disappointment. This time however, I got lucky. If looks count for anything, this is surely a special creature. I dare say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Devils Canyon Dam, Los Angeles County</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2012/03/20/devils-canyon-dam-los-angeles-county-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2012/03/20/devils-canyon-dam-los-angeles-county-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Macro Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthocharis s. sara]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Callophrys p. perplexa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jerusalem Cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lizard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perplexing Hairstreak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philotes sonorensis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sara Orangetip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoran Blue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a busy winter at SolarDarkroom and this particular day in the field was a welcome warm up for the coming season. Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis s. sara) This colorful species is usually among the first I see as Spring approaches. &#160; Our state butterfly, the California Dogface (Zerene eurydice) &#160; This is my first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beach house memories</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/09/08/beach-house-memories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beach house]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shells]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to the lifeboats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind chimes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Poolside Praying Mantis</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/09/07/poolside-praying-mantis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/09/07/poolside-praying-mantis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macro Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Praying Mantis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love a good Sci-Fi movie and all the fantastic creatures that come with them. Still for my money nothing matches nature when it comes to making strange and wonderful beasts. This Praying Mantis was hanging out on the edge of a pool in Palm Desert and we both had good reason to be there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;…immediate, excruciating pain&#8230;&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/08/22/immediate_excruciating_pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/08/22/immediate_excruciating_pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Macro Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tarantula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tarantula hawk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/?p=2580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; You&#8217;ll likely recognize this tarantula. It&#8217;s a classic creepy-crawly monster firmly embedded in the collective unconscious. I stumbled onto this one in Malibu and was happy to get a shot. It didn&#8217;t really strike me as aggressive but it wasn&#8217;t going to move out of the way either. I got a shot for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July in California</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/07/20/july-in-california/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/07/20/july-in-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Plebejus saepiolus hilda]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Satyr Comma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siberia Creek Trail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speyeria coronis semiramis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speyeria zerene monticola)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Western Columbine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[western tiger swallowtail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zerene Fritillary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/?p=2502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Just maximize your browser window, click on the first picture and enjoy the new slide-show feature here on the SolarDarkroom Blog. It&#8217;s all about the photographs! If you want to know the story behind the images you can find that below. July 10th, Bluff Lake Meadow near Big Bear: I joined my good friend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grizzly Flat after the Station Fire&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/06/04/grizzly-flat-after-the-station-fire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/06/04/grizzly-flat-after-the-station-fire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macro Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acmon Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angeles Crest Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angeles National]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush Lupine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush Poppy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california buckwheat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California Everlasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Phacelia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chalcedon Checkerspot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colias eurytheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deerweed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden Yarrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grizzy Flat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mediterranean Mustard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orange Sulphur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plebejus acmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Popcorn Flower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Station Fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sticky Monkeyflower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thickleaf Yerba Santa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White Pincushion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wild Morning Glory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/?p=2420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Angeles Crest Highway (CA 2) was finally reopened on Friday, June 3rd so I made my first trip to Grizzy Flat since the Station Fire in August 2009. This shiny new blacktop is perfect for cycling or driving the speed limit in a finely tuned turbo. I frequented this area for a few years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial Day in the High Desert</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/06/02/memorial-day-in-the-high-desert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/06/02/memorial-day-in-the-high-desert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterfly Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Macro Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acmon Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behr's Hairstreak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euphilotes m. mojave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mojave Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plebejus acmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Satyrium b. behrii]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/?p=2341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I visited a location known as Bob&#8217;s Gap near Valyermo in Los Angeles Co. and photographed a couple new additions to the SolarDarkroom catalogue. This is my first look at Behr&#8217;s Hairstreak (Satyrium b. behrii) and it was quite a challenge. They dart around at high speed and it&#8217;s hard to keep your eye on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angeles National Forest: Fire Recovery, 20 months later&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/05/26/angeles-national-forest-fire-recovery-20-months-later/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/2011/05/26/angeles-national-forest-fire-recovery-20-months-later/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 01:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Acmon Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alder Creek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antlion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bush Poppy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charred trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Lacewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heliopetes ericetorum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lupine Blue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern White-Skipper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plebejus acmon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plebejus lupini monticola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Gabriel Mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scarlet Bugler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Station Fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upper Big Tujunga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildfire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yellow Pincushion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yerba santa]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.solardarkroom.com/blog/?p=2290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 29th, 2009 I took this photo from our front door in Santa Monica. Even 27 miles away this fire looked terrifying. An arsonist had started what would become known as the Station Fire, the largest wildfire in LA County history. When it was finally contained 52 days later a total of 160,577 acres, 251 [...]]]></description>
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