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Alkali Heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum)Observer
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In my front yard. Not sure if I planted it, or if it’s a volunteer.
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Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans)Observer
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Grounded Silver-Haired Bat, Female. Fell out of a redwood tree and pecked at by a scrub jay at 26th and K in Sacramento. NorCal Bats was called by the finder. She was given a wellness check, water, and mealworms before being released after dark. This species is usually found at higher elevations. It is presumed to have been passing through Sacramento on migration.
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Something...Observer
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In trail in open space preserve.
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Amphibians (Class Amphibia)Observer
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From a pond in Garden Valley, California. What frog or toad might they become? Each is about ¾ inch in length.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Hole is ½ inch in diameter. In a well-traveled foot path.
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Sharp-tailed Snake (Contia tenuis)Observer
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Under a leaning piece of oak bark in the grass. Linda Creek.
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Bur Parsley (Anthriscus caucalis)Observer
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I know this plant has tiny white flowers. I also know these seeds tangle in my dog’s fur like crazy.
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Harvest Brodiaea (Brodiaea elegans)Observer
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Linda Creek, Roseville
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Peonies (Genus Paeonia)Observer
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In a garden, plant unknown. April, 2021
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Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Observer
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Dark dragonfly. Yellow stripes along body.
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Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)Observer
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Alligator Lizard In the basement sink at home!
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Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)Observer
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This butterfly was nectaring on rabbitbush near the abandoned railway tunnels.
