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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Establishing its territory? And getting angry with an impudent scrub jay (pic 3). Arroyo Grande, CA.
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
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Montana de Oro State Park, Los Osos, CA.
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Pacific Chorus Frog (Pseudacris regilla)Observer
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Cattle trough, San Luis Obispo, CA.
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Asphodels (Genus Asphodelus)Observer
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Point Sal Trail, south of Guadalupe, CA.
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Southern Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax stramineus)Observer
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Point Sal Trail, south of Guadalupe, CA.
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Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)Observer
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Darwin Canyon, Death Valley National Park, CA. Heard and saw lots of these guys in Death Valley.
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Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)Observer
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Near Towne Pass, Death Valley National Park, CA. Total length 4 inches (10 cm), more than half of which is the tail. I can't tell if this is genus Uta, genus Sceloporus, or something else.
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California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)Observer
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Valencia Peak trailhead, Montana de Oro State Park, Los Osos, CA.
I am fascinated by these birds - drab colors but crazy beak and such a beautiful song! (I guess because they're related to mockingbirds...)
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Pug Moths (Genus Eupithecia)Observer
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Santa Maria, CA. Wingspan = 1 inch.
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Genus AptostichusObserver
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San Luis Obispo, CA. Found this 1 and 3/8-inch long (3.5 cm) spider in my office. Caught it and released it in the bushes outside. Very cool-looking spider! Picture quality not the best because it's a Samsung phone.
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Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)Observer
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Somewhere in Hawaii, can't remember where.
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Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)Observer
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Somewhere in Hawaii, can't remember where.
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Small Indian Mongoose (Urva auropunctata)Observer
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Somewhere in Hawaii, can't remember where.
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Shingle Urchin (Colobocentrotus atratus)Observer
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Kona, Hawaii.
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Cougar (Puma concolor)Observer
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Montana de Oro State Park, Los Osos, CA. My family, friends and I saw this sick cub that was trapped on shoreline cliffs and unable to get back to safety. California rangers captured it, restored it to health, and released it. I don't recall the date but news reports date this as happening Februrary 2015.
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Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus)Observer
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Never thought I'd see garibaldi in the wild. Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, CA.
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Eccentric Sand Dollar (Dendraster excentricus)Observer
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Pismo Beach, CA. Nature's Roomba in action.
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North American Deer Mice (Genus Peromyscus)Observer
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Not sure what this is. It looks like a mouse (body 3" long), but I suppose it could be a baby rat. My cat treed it in a 3-foot tall tangerine, lol. I put the cat inside and let the rodent escape.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
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Arroyo Grande, CA.
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Omnivorous Looper (Sabulodes aegrotata)Observer
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Mothra lives! Arroyo Grande, CA.
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Elk (Cervus canadensis)Observer
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Hearst Ranch, north of San Simeon, CA. According to historical records, this wild herd is descended from Rocky Mountain elk introduced by William Randolph Hearst into the private zoo on his vast ranch in the early 20th century. Other unique species are naturalized and persist here too, including zebras.
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Blue-eyed Darner (Rhionaeschna multicolor)Observer
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On peach tree, Arroyo Grande, CA.
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Coyote Brush Leaf Beetle (Trirhabda flavolimbata)Observer
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Small, metallic green beetle, Montana de Oro State Park, CA.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)Observer
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Off Pismo Beach, CA, Aug. 20, 2023. At least 8 individuals were seen on this day and the day before, feeding on large schools of bait fish.
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Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)Observer
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Santa Barbara Channel, CA. Pod of hundreds of dolphins was seen.
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Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis)Observer
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Scorpion Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA.
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Gabb's Checkerspot (Chlosyne gabbii)Observer
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Montanon Ridge, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA.
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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)Observer
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Montanon Ridge, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA.
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House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)Observer
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Scorpion Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, CA.
