gabeaceae's Favourites
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
peterolsoyDescription
Caught a rodent - mouse or vole? A Swainson's Hawk tried to swoop in and steal it, but the heron ate it whole.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
gabeaceaeDescription
Zombee?? Crawling around on grasses but abdomen looking gnarly... perhaps parasite?
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)Observer
judy_rob_petersDescription
Amanita muscaria
Identified as Amanita muscaria on Bowerbird by Judy & Rob Peters: "4-5 mushrooms growing in lawn / garden underneath a blue spruce tree in a domestic garden. Distinctive red caps with white warts. white textured stipe and veil remnant evident. Introduced species. First ones I've seen in the area. Poisonous."
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Genus LycoperdonObserver
ginafarrDescription
Cool puff balls along Kent Pump Fire road. (Small spines on cap and stipe, hollow, 1 inch across and 1.5 inches tall)
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Viscid Bolete (Aureoboletus flaviporus)Observer
gabeaceaeDescription
Incredibly vivid yellow pores, didn’t stain blue. Cap dry, duff tightly attached (partially cleaned in photos). Taking spore print, tbd
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
davethewaveDescription
Lion hung out (sitting/walking/lying) for about 1 hour. Caught on game cam.
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Constricted Grisette (Amanita constricta)Observer
panadoraDescription
A. Constricta? Under oak.
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Gander Oak (Quercus × ganderi)Observer
kevinhintsaDescription
This is most likely the individual plant from this area in the UC-Jepson Herbaria ( listed in the flora by Ertter and Bowerman ) . This plant is semi-deciduous .
