lenaz's Favourites
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Observer
hog_whispererDescription
Great horned owl pouncing on a chorus frog
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Dusky-footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes)Observer
hog_whispererDescription
Large Woodrat tracks
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Red Alder (Alnus rubra)Observer
alison_pollackDescription
Catkin of red alder. Interesting to see close up
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
One of TWO (!) leucistic individuals seen by many. This is the "darker" one, with a bit more black, and very nice eyeliner :-) Probably in the same family group; normally colored individuals in the group as well.
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California Chromodorid (Felimare californiensis)Observer
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PrivateDescription
La Paz, BCS, Mexico
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Rounded Earthstar (Geastrum saccatum)Observer
milavthDescription
Under Douglas fir.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
rdtarvinDescription
In a very large bay tree about 12-15ft above ground
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Western Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona)Observer
kziasDescription
I have seen Bembix wasps make very similar burrows in the dunes out here before. This is the first time I've seen these beetles digging burrows at almost the same location in the dunes as the wasps. Super interesting. Not sure about the ID.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Weird pose resulting from spotting a vole in the grass in the middle of a downward dog stretch :-)
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Oak-leaf Pinwheel (Collybiopsis quercophila)Observer
sadie_hickeyDescription
On Quercus agrifolia leaf in savannah. Small marasmioids, pileus whitish, planar, sometimes with a brown umbo. Lamellae widely spaced, narrowly attached. Stipe thin, black, wiry.
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
This young whale (not a calf, but maybe yearling or thereabouts) breached a total of 42 times! I’ve only included a few of it’s “best” breaches here…
Aboard Blue Ocean Whale Watch :-)
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Black-margined Nudibranch (Doriprismatica atromarginata)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Site: Bethlehem
Peri Paleracio and Romnick Baillo
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Pretty fancy (Himalayan?), maybe not terribly feral
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Boisduval's Blue (Icaricia icarioides)Observer
morgancantrellDescription
Yarrow
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
graysquirrelDescription
Eggs, on dead Douglas Fir twig
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Macfarland's Chromodorid (Felimida macfarlandi)Observer
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Found by Kana and photographed by many :-)
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Jellied Bird's Nest Fungus (Nidula candida)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve
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Dragon Horn (Cladonia squamosa)Observer
rjadams55Description
Although Cladonia is a species-rich genus in need of major revision, C. squamosa appears to be the only West Coast species with conspicuous, persistent squamules and without "pixie cup" podetia or red apothecia.
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Powdered Moon Lichen (Sticta limbata)Observer
evanescent_asciDescription
On mature Baccharis. Cyphallae underneath. Identified by Tom Carlberg and Shelly Benson.
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Big Brown-eyed Shingle (Pannaria rubiginosa)Observer
evanescent_asciDescription
Mt. vision area. On mature Baccharis
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Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)Observer
tothemaxDescription
Drakes Bay colony. Newborn pup. Was clearly born recently, as there was blood on the sand (see photo 2).
