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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)Observer
ekoberleDescription
Blooming in mass numbers throughout Walker Canyon Area, with a preference for south facing slopes.
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California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)Observer
sgliderDescription
Two baby squirrels playing
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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)Observer
vhongkong
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Red Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum ssp. piceus)Observer
hsug1747Description
Cw snake bite/blood in second and last photo
In the second pic, the snake’s body is supported by my other hand out of frame
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Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Damn near stepped on this little guy. Pretty cold to the touch this morning, too
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Goldfields (Genus Lasthenia)Observer
benjamintryonDescription
i dont get to see much, or ever, gold fields covered in snow
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California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. multicarinata)Observer
janetn
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Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. catenifer)Observer
invertebratelookerPlace
PrivateDescription
Photos not in chronological order
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
tparkeressigDescription
x2
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Splitgill Mushroom (Schizophyllum commune)Observer
alan_rockefellerDescription
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
ouzelDescription
Rainy night. Many newts out and about. This newt was found eating a worm. The worm was not calm. The worm was very actively trying to escape.
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Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus)Observer
chogue580Description
Caught by a cormorant and carried for awhile then dropped in the creek as the bird gave up trying to swallow it.
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
eybannoDescription
In amplexus with a male Pseudacris regilla.
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Oracle Oak (Quercus × morehus)Observer
scottmcneirDescription
These are my favorite oak right now I think
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Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)Observer
dvdrobinsonDescription
photographed through spotting scope using iPhone
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
camerinoDescription
landed on the rock where a young hiker was already residing on. Condor ended up perching alongside the individual for roughly 30-40 minutes
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Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)Observer
valhikesDescription
caught, maneuvered, ate frog
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Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog (Polypedates leucomystax)Observer
fhadlikennediDescription
interspecific amplexus female P. leucomystax with R. reindwardtii
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Brown Whip Snake (Dryophiops rubescens)Observer
fhadlikennediPlace
7277+76H, Awan Kiri River, Muara Pawan, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan 78813, Indonesia (Google, OSM)
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Collett's Tree Frog (Polypedates colletti)Observer
fhadlikennediDescription
swamppeat secondary forest
all data taken inside consesion forest of PT. Mohairson Pawan Khatulistiwa (PT MPK)
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
ouzelDescription
Two species of amphibians in the photo. I wondered if newts prey upon salamanders?
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nmoorhatchDescription
Tiny (1-2 mm)....not easy to photograph!! Foraging underwater on film on rocks...
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Nevares Spring Naucorid Bug (Ambrysus funebris)Observer
nmoorhatchDescription
With an amphipod (?) buddy in foreground (not in focus).
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Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)Observer
desertsolitudeDescription
I saw it while hiking! It was resting in the shade of small boulders and when it heard me approaching, it jumped up to look at me.
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Wild Buckwheats (Genus Eriogonum)Observer
poaDescription
Casual sampling, but the mean stem height (base to first inflorescence branch) of the population in this observation is ~24 cm.
Other observations from this population on the upper slopes of Palmdale hills:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195636546
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195418810
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196476351
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195418810
USGS map including Palmdale Hills, thanks to @plantsoflacounty: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_98617.htm
observations from Mt. Emma Rd.:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195991410
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195990923
Leaf margins were wavier than plane in both the Palmdale Hills and Mt. Emma Rd.. populations. Glands not found on either population. Stem hairs present in both. Taller and more erect plants were more common at Mt. Emma Rd.
Calflora observations of E. clavatum from Carr Canyon, south of Mt. Emma Rd.:
https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1228971
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Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
As always, correct me if I'm wrong. However, that looks like a pink gape, pink legs, and light patterning. Last photo shows it standing in front of a Herring Gull.
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Hoover's Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum clavatum)Observer
poaDescription
Within the +/- of this record: https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1228971
Well over 6 dm. Bright green, round/reniform but generally wavy-margined leaves
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Hoover's Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum clavatum)Observer
poaDescription
Within the +/- of this record: https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1228971
Over 6 dm. Bright green, round/reniform but generally wavy-margined leaves
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Hoover's Desert Trumpet (Eriogonum clavatum)Observer
poaDescription
At least 500 plants; upper portions of at least 3 slopes of Palmdale Hills
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American Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
A fallen branch around 60 cm long, stems woody.
Seed photos taken two weeks later, stem cross-section photo taken four years later.
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Tehachapi Bushmallow (Malacothamnus orbiculatus)Observer
connectacopiaDescription
@keirmorse, I was surprised to come across this—the only one I saw—right on the PCT, and blooming on Dec 31st?!
I thought of you. I’m guessing this is M. davidsonii…
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Oaks (Genus Quercus)Observer
grmorrisonDescription
Scrub oak, on an overgrown fire trail just upslope from Cobal Canyon Motorway, Marshall Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains foothills. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter.
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Paintbrush Owl's-Clover (Castilleja ambigua var. ambigua)Observer
poaPlace
Goat Rock State Beach - Sonoma Coast State Park, Salmon Creek Jenner, Jenner, CA 95450, USA (Google, OSM)
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Galápagos Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii ssp. excisa)Observer
rijansDescription
North Seymour
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Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris)Observer
roymackenzieDescription
Juveniles de albatros de ceja negra. A diferencia de los albatros de cabeza gris, estos hacen sus nidos todos juntos en barriales abiertos entremedio del tussok. En isla Gonzalo.
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Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos)Observer
snowmanstudios
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Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus)Observer
patgodo18Description
Dos pequeños visitantes nocturnos, que frecuentemente nos visitan para dejarnos los productos finales de sus procesos digestivos.
Two small nocturnal visitors who frequently come to poop on the roof.
