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Gander Oak (Quercus × ganderi)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Coast Live Oak is growing by the Children's Garden Trail.
It might be planted. This observation is part of my project to post each of the Irvine Park and Santiago Oaks Regional Park oaks to iNaturalist. Progress can be seen here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?nelat=33.8252711161687&nelng=-117.73546396968754&place_id=any&subview=map&swlat=33.78911290392449&swlng=-117.78782068965825&taxon_id=47851&user_id=kyle_eaton_photography&verifiable=any
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Irregular Spindle Gall Wasp (Andricus chrysolepidicola)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
I found this stem-based Oak Gall in a California Scrub Oak. I collected it to rear.
It was raining at the time.
Host plant observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166524984
These photos were edited in Photoshop to have a Flash White Balance. Many of these photos were also sharpened somewhat.
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Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Oak is planted. Please identify it to species before marking it as "captive." It has a bent tree tag on it.
There are a few organisms on it:
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Volcano Keyhole Limpet (Fissurella volcano)Observer
arheyman01Description
Actually kind of a cute face hehe
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Live Oak Bud Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercusagrifoliae)Observer
leslie_flintDescription
bisexual generation; Coast Live Oak
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Oaks (Genus Quercus)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This skinny tree is growing on a hill in a grove of Coast Live Oaks.
The leaves on this one look different from the surrounding Oaks.
Photos 1-2, 4-10, and 12-14 were brightened.
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Tanya's Dorid (Doris tanya)Observer
skatingflamingoDescription
found by @krc_oceans
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California Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia var. agrifolia)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Coast Live Oak is growing in the middle of the Santiago Oaks parking lot. It has some small developing acorns currently. There are dried flowers stuck in its branches.
Temperature: 98°F (36°C). Humidity: 35%
Host to:
- (I'll add these observation links later)
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Genus DonaxObserver
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
I found this empty bivalve shell on the beach at night.
Initial ID based on iNaturalist's AI suggestion.
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Black Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus nigrita)Observer
naturalist_for_youDescription
Along Santiago Canyon Rd in Orange Heights proposed development site.
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African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)Observer
kimssightDescription
These are not all the same individual, but I am combining to get an id. I think these are tadpoles and by location, guessing American Bullfrog. They were leaping up in the water. I am open to any suggestion.
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Mallows (Genus Malva)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Mallow was growing unplanted next to the sidewalk. Unfortunately it had no reproductive structures. I pulled it out. After pulling it out I noticed it is host to multiple galls and a leaf miner.
Host to:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522127
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522130
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522132
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522133
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522134
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522138
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199522139
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Eriophora edaxObserver
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Orbweaver has been living on a chair in our backyard for over 4 months. In the day time it curls up between beams of the chair, and at night it remakes its web.
Photo 3 shows the spiderweb. Most of these photos were darkened (they came out a bit overexposed) and sharpened.
I previously posted this Spider from 2 months earlier at this link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145303514
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Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Western Black Widow was near the storm drain entrance.
These photos were edited to have a Custom White Balance in Photoshop.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
I found this dead Yellow-rumped Warbler near a large window. It had maggots inside and under it, which I've posted here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138474297
Its carcass remained here for a few weeks before someone took it. :(
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
bio_alchemistDescription
Spotted on the way to work one morning!
This was in an Industrial area and had no Collar. So I'm not sure if it was feral or someones pet.
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Amazon Parrots (Genus Amazona)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
Scattered parrot feathers underneath a trio of Genus Amazona parrots perched in a Western Sycamore. I'll post the parrots separately later.
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Mossy Stonecrop (Crassula tillaea)Observer
ronvanderhoffDescription
With C. connata (paler) in comparison photos.
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Feltleaf Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium microcephalum)Observer
skatingflamingoDescription
iNat suggestion
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Waterfall Springtails (Genus Isotoma)Observer
kschneiDescription
Beat from pine cone. Also posted to BG here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1346120
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Western Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. elegans)Observer
decoyhedgehog
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Poison Ivies and Oaks (Genus Toxicodendron)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
There are a few of these plants growing next to the Santiago Creek Trail in the partial shade of a Coast Live Oak.
iNaturalist thinks it's Poison Oak, but I'm unsure. Just to be careful I avoided touching it. It has "leaves of three" and vaguely oak shaped leaves, but otherwise looks pretty different.
Another individual I observed next to it: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/215860502
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Big-eared Woodrat (Neotoma macrotis)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
Some kind of nest made in the crook of a small tree. The last photo shows the tree. I walked up to the edge of the nest, but didn't hear any movement inside.
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Phytomyza eriodictyiObserver
graysquirrelDescription
on Eriodictyon californicum
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
Some kind of growth on the underside of two branches of a Coast Live Oak tree.
I photographed it from the ground and from an adjacent wall, as this is about 10-15 feet off the ground.
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Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
2nd snail crawling on top of leaflitter. Was pooping.
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Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This is an odd looking buckwheat. I think it's a Buckwheat based on the leaves. I'm not sure if it's "odd looking" to me because I've never seen a Buckwheat budding or for another reason.
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Ascomycete Fungi (Phylum Ascomycota)Observer
leslie_flintDescription
Coast Live Oak
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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
An interesting looking bone found close to the path, among the plants. Will make the location more exact on a future visit. Upland ecosystem.
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Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
Odd looking Toyon?
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American Badger (Taxidea taxus)Observer
eastbaybirdingPlace
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, 5175 Somersville Rd, Antioch, CA 94509, USA (Google, OSM)Description
could this be a badger den?
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Immigrant Fruit Fly (Drosophila immigrans)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
I found this Fruit Fly on the fence next to my compost bins. The bins were moist and open at the time. There were multiple Fruit Flies here.
Photos 1 and 2 are unedited. Photo 6 has a Flash White Balance.
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Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee (Bombus mixtus)Observer
anyamikesDescription
Helpful tip: maybe don't put a bee in your mouth
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Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)Observer
anyamikesDescription
I saved his life and STILL he won't marry me
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California Vole (Microtus californicus)Observer
mooseandsquirrelDescription
Observed decomposing remains of a dead Rodent on the trail. Possibly a Botta’s Pocket Gopher.
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
damnielDescription
fucking bigfoot dude! (we fucked bigfoot, dude)
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Woodrats (Genus Neotoma)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
What looks to be a Woodrat nest on the ground, built in the open. A pile of Woodrat scat was on a rock a few feet away, posted separately: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109818603
Images 4-5 show the area.
The nest reobserved on July 1st, 2022: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205351456
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Big Berry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This plant was host to many galls. The fruits were sticky and covered in dead insects. The plant is growing along the Bogart Trail.
Host to:
- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/173521080
- (I'll add more links once I upload my DSLR shots from this hike)
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This observation is for these coffee bean like seeds that were in some scat.
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Cypridids (Family Cyprididae)Observer
closterium_mysteriumDescription
A water sample was taken from the bank of the Vuoksi River. The sample was stored at room temperature and observed nine days after collection.
Video: https://youtu.be/YIRBZxNW2qI
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Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
charlottereemtsDescription
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Dewdrop Spiders (Genus Argyrodes)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This Spider was on a spiderweb spun between Prickly Pears.
There were many Silver Argiopes around, but this one looks like a different species.
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American Coot (Fulica americana)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
American Coots grazing in the grass at sunset.
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Musk Stork's-Bill (Erodium moschatum)Observer
kyle_eaton_photographyDescription
This flowering and fruiting Redstem Stork's-Bill was growing next to the parking lot.
