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Grey Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
sandor_inDescription
There was a fox with three pups.
Two of the pups were very curious and one even tried approaching me (photo 7). I didn't want to chase it off, but didn't want to encourage that either, so I just turned and started walking the other way. That seemed to work as it went back to playing with the other.
The third one was shyer and turned back as soon as it saw me. Photo 8 shows it with the mother, and no. 11 is also the mother.
The last picture is the mocking bird that was very upset about foxes being around and kept scolding the whole time. It's listed separately:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54898063
but I included a it here too, for anyone interested in behavior/interactions.
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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)Observer
terrihillDescription
Found in open area of back yard. So. Cal mountains, 6,000 ft. Figure a bird dropped it?
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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)Observer
jkehoeDescription
California buckwheat attracts many kinds of pollinators, especially bees.
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Mason Bees (Genus Osmia)Observer
jkehoeDescription
A female Osmia species dabbing her abdomen across the top of an Encelia species of sunflower. Osmia females carry pollen on scopal hairs on the underside of their abdomens, as shown in this photo.
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Valley Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sonorina)Observer
jkehoeDescription
The Valley Carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, seen browsing on native narrow-leaf milkweed. Look close and you'll see that he has pollinia sacks stuck on his feet. Milkweeds, Asclepias species, produce pollen sacks called pollinia. This large carpenter bee can cross pollinate these milkweeds simply by pulling and pushing these pollen sacks between milkweed flowers and plants.
