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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
moody488Description
Tag 726 / green 26
Little Stinker
https://www.ventanaws.org/condor726.html
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
beartrackerDescription
This was an hour-long trailing experience. A family of three mountain lions killed a deer at one end of the riverbar. They then dragged it all the way to the other end and into the brush, where they fed on it for several days.
This observation shows the central part of the trail. At one point, one of the smaller mountain lions, assumed to be one of the nearly-grown kittens, assisted the mother lion in carrying the carcass. It left a consistent drag mark, so they were not able to lift it completely off the ground. I found it interesting that two were cooperating to carry the kill. The tracks showed evidence of bearing extra weight due to increased toe splay, push-offs in the soil, claws deployed for traction, and the position in the trail. The nail marks are thin and sharp and on a plane above the base of the toe marks in the track. Fur on the ground indicated the identity of the prey, as did drag marks presumed to be from the hooves.
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California Trapdoor Spider (Bothriocyrtum californicum)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
Trapdoor lid, with moss on topside.
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Merriam's Chipmunk (Neotamias merriami)Observer
thunefeldDescription
Sign: Tracks
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
kziasDescription
Beautiful tracks. Quiz: what foot?
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
kziasDescription
odd looking mourning dove tracks, almost looks like robin with the outer toes "peeling off" to the outside
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
kziasDescription
I was measuring the metatarsal pad width at just about 50 mm, possibly male? Last photo shows cougar, coyote, and bobcat tracks all in the same photo.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
thunefeldDescription
Bobcat tracks. Bounded over creek, slipped.
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Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)Observer
thunefeldDescription
Sign: Tracks
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
out_west_jessDescription
Fur on a utility pole rub.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
dpsiminskiDescription
Mother and kittens. Big Morongo Canyon Preserve.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
jim_carrettaDescription
Broken down manzanita berry seed scat placed on top of cow pie.
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
kziasDescription
Coyote tracks, scat, urine, and fur caught on a fence the individual crawled under.
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Owls (Order Strigiformes)Observer
kziasDescription
Likely screech owl tracks due to size of tracks. Although there were moments where the animal walked, it appeared hopping was preferable.
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Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)Observer
belenyDescription
Hi guys,are those feathers from under the tail?51cm the biggest(Dont remmember date)
Thank youu
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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
noahgainesDescription
About 7 cm
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
rjadams55Description
According to the kind folks at the California Condor Recovery Program, this individual is an adult female that was released at Pinnacles Natl. Monument, but now spends most of her time along the Big Sur coast. She is unusual in that she is part of a trio of condors nesting in the hollow of a large redwood. It is unknown if she is the biological mother, but she has helped incubate the egg and is now helping feed the chick. This is one of the very few instances of a trio of condors working together to raise a chick.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
This is #534, a 9-year-old female from the Pinnacles flock.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
jprbelliDescription
Newly-fledged 1027 and her mother, 236,
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Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)Observer
ezeemoneeDescription
Growing near Lower Sespe Creek near Devil’s Gate.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
ungerlordDescription
I saw these two condors mating. Looking up their wing tags, they're Beak Boy and Solo, a mated pair:
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
andreacalaDescription
A case of right time and place: Under a tree filled with 200 noisy Blackbirds I had heard from half a mile away, was a Great Blue Heron slowly approaching a dirt mound typical for Botta’s Pocket Gophers in the area. With one energetic strike, the Heron pulled a Gopher out of its burrow and within only 7 seconds had forced it into its throat. (Time code of Gopher grab: 11:55:50. TC of Gopher disappearance: 11:55:57.) Was the Gopher still alive at this point? The Heron stood still with its neck stretched all the way up for about a good minute, while the Gopher traveled down the neck into the Heron’s stomach…
After swallowing a whole Gopher, you’d think the Heron would go find a nice place to digest its meal. But not this one. At 12:05, ten minutes after the catch, the bird nearly grabbed another one…
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Ship Rat (Rattus rattus)Observer
kziasDescription
Ventura County Tracking Eval
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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)Observer
johnmartinDescription
This juvenile long-tailed weasel was in long grass that I was cutting with a scythe. It was cornered by the dog, captured, and released uninjured.
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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Observer
sheliahargisDescription
Not sure what is going on but this is the fourth birder that I know of who has had a phoebe perch on their binoculars or on their person at Commons Ford.
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Transvaal Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus ssp. transvaalensis)Observer
tjeerddwDescription
rooivlerkspreeu/red-winged starling/onychognathus morio on Klipspringer [Oreotragus oreotragus]
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Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei)Observer
dnoellDescription
Brown anole who fell in love with a fairy!
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Weasels (Subfamily Mustelinae)Observer
redfauxDescription
You can't see it in the picture but he has a black tip on his tail.
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Eastern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis ssp. cardinalis)Observer
kyletansleyDescription
Cardinal getting territorial with itself in this mirror. It was doing the same thing last week too. It spends a not-insignificant amount of time battling itself.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
kmedakDescription
This lone condor sat beside the trail for a while, watching numerous hikers pass below it.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
salttramDescription
Wild tagged condor perching on sign by the side of the paved road.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
mrydfrnDescription
i saw a group of 32 condors on my way home today. some were in the air but most were on the ground.
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
mrydfrnDescription
A condor being harrassed by a red tail. Good size comparison shots.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
timmy1189Description
Is this an albino Raccoon?
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
maxallenDescription
Custom trail camera
(Canon 70D, trailmaster, 2 nikon sb28s but one out of battery, metal housing)
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Northern Pygmy-Owl (Glaucidium gnoma)Observer
jeremiah_psiropoulosDescription
With prey
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
maxallenDescription
I don’t why this cracked me up so much, but this puma sat in this position for over an hour today. She was so comfortable that she refused to budge, and her paws were sticking out like this the whole time.
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Arroyo Toad (Anaxyrus californicus)Observer
socalrattlerDescription
Arroyo toad tadpole shot on a survey for the San Dieguito River Conservancy.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
loualexanderDescription
A great looking bobcat, probably a young male, who went walking down the hill behind our house about 5 this evening.
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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)Observer
marcelo_arandaDescription
Fotos de macho y hembra.
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California Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. californicus)Observer
out_west_jess
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)Observer
chrisdellithDescription
Observed single muskrat foraging within Conejo Creek.
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)Observer
bryanjbdDescription
On October 16, 2013 XplorMor was hiking the southern and western portion of Lake Casitas Recreational Area and Park when we saw a beautiful Barn Owl fly by.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
keithmelliottDescription
I was reading plants for CPP when this I heard this bobcat in the grass behind me, 2-3m away. The picture crouched in the grass was taken then. I left immediately. An hour later I went back to finish what I was doing, and the same cat was less than 1m from the trail, and growled and hissed as I approached, so I backed away, taking the standing shot then.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
out_west_jessDescription
Observed by Derek Poultney and Dashiell Dunkell in the AM.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
maxallenDescription
Photo from an old trail cam that used film.
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
maxallenDescription
Funny capture of bobcat eating a deer.
Custom trail cam
(Canon 70d, trailmaster, 2 nikon SB28s, metal housing)
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
zabbeyDescription
This fella was tree'd by a pack of coyotes.....not me
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
natureinlaDescription
Observation and photo by Robert Martinez, sent to nature@nhm.org
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
donframptonDescription
Young female mountain lion walking past the Trippet Ranch visitor center on Sunday morning.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
out_west_jessDescription
Collared/tagged, left eye appears injured. Was walking up the road when we both ran into each other, bear panicked and ran up near by oak tree- took off up hill shortly after.
