Uttering raucous deep gutteral raven calls.
Is this the nudicaulis character? If so there's a lot of it here at Hidden Canyon, plus "regular" S. c. crassicaulis.
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Nectaring on Yerba Santa with other Sara's.
Mature plant, tuna fruit is a week away from ripening. Fallen prickly pear "leaves" are taking to the soil around the mother plant. This one feeds the flies, moths, and squirrels.
Info from lavender band reported to Banding Lab. Info: hatched 2023, banded 8/28/23 near Sausalito.