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Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris)Observer
cae1Description
Was photographing lizards when this snake appeared and grabbed one. The snake held onto the lizard for a while, dragging it along, but finally released it. I can't imagine a snake this size could eat this lizard.
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Koch's Wolf Spider (Alopecosa kochi)Observer
cyduckDescription
A cheerio for size reference
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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)Observer
poppycornersDescription
Babies from egg just hatched
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
damontigheDescription
Leucistic? The pigment in the ocular orbitals is making me hesitate on saying albino
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California Nightsnake (Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus ssp. nuchalata)Observer
accordiongordonDescription
My first time finding a nightsnake ever!!! Found underneath log. It looks like a little turd!!!
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
dtread1Description
In silhouette. Tried adjusting the brightness and hue in Photoshop and it does not help in identifying.
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California Vole (Microtus californicus)Observer
arnelDescription
A California Vole (Microtus californicus), photographed as it was foraging for seeds at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in Moss Beach, CA. This individual measured roughly 8 cm in lenght. I identified this animal as a California Vole base on its small ears (so small that they are almost hidden by its fur), its relatively small eyes, its grayish-brown fur that fades to gray around the belly, and its overall stocky build.
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
ted_k_raabDescription
Small offspring hunting for bugs between rows, on a cool foggy AM free of aerial predators. Dad’s got overwatch.
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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)Observer
dutchbillDescription
fox points to a badger....
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
red_tailedDescription
Parent bald eagle returns from eating fish to other parent and baby.
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Pacific Corambe (Corambe pacifica)Observer
mcduckDescription
~8mm total length. Photo scanned from 35mm slide.
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Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)Observer
randomtruthDescription
Camera trap photo from wildlife monitoring for San Mateo County Parks.
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Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)Observer
benweintraubDescription
Location approximate. Photo credit Connie L.
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Blue Ridge Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus ssp. danielsi)Observer
gibbous_jedda
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Prairie Tree Cricket (Oecanthus argentinus)Observer
stonebirdDescription
A mating pair of Prairie Tree Crickets on Gumplant
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Four-spotted Tree Cricket (Oecanthus quadripunctatus)Observer
bugsoundsjcDescription
Mating pair, female with spermatophore.
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Western Brush Cricket (Hoplosphyrum boreale)Observer
kuedaDescription
A new-to-me cricket that was actually pretty common along the trail. They really are scaly!
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West Coast Ant Cricket (Myrmecophilus oregonensis)Observer
kuedaDescription
These tiny crickets live inside ant colonies, feeding on… ant excrement. Well, not poop, I don't think, but some other form ant secretion. Gross AND awesome. And small, about 5 mm long. I'm basing this ID on the range descriptions in this paper (entnemdept.ufl.edu/walker/buzz/s391lh20.pdf), which describes M. manni as not occurring west of the Cascades / Sierras / Tehachapis, except at San Diego. Not sure if they should be considered current or not.
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skycatDescription
花は2月頃より開花し、３枚の萼裂片が長三角形で、萼筒より長く大きいことが特徴
Flowers bloom from around February.Three sepals are long triangles, longer than calyx tubes
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San Francisco Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. tetrataenia)Observer
jdwillson
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
eric_grahamDescription
eating wild boar
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Crystal Springs Fountain Thistle (Cirsium fontinale var. fontinale)Observer
toucan55
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Squirrels (Family Sciuridae)Observer
rickDescription
Fresh evidence of a porcupine chewing down to the cambium layer leaving behind very shallow grooves where their incisors scraped against the wood.
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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus)Observer
kai_tranDescription
Flipped under small rock.
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Observer
danie143Description
Saw on a bird walk with A. Fisher. @antnat
