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Juvenile

(GG) on Gilia tricolor

A female Varied Thrush in a snowy tree; a male was not far away.

On Hermosa Beach. Small scallop. Less than 3/4” wide. Very thin/fragile shell. Asymmetrical anterior.

Flowering plant growing on the sand along the Strand in Manhattan Beach. Violet flowers with 4 petals each. Stems look almost like a succulent.

Beautiful bird

Growing in duff of Cupressus macrocarpa

Shows up every year

I know it's National Moth Week but this made me more excited than the moths that showed up :-)

I saw this owl getting “attacked” by crows. That is what usually happens to them. Right when it got to night time, it would go hunting.

Under mixed hardwoods.

Observation and photo by el random hero
sent via instagram

Observation and photo by Vicki Grove, sent to rascals@nhm.org.

Finally found the Ventura County Sonoran Blues! Uphill from Matilija Creek. Host plant Dudleia growing in some spots on the cliffs above. Sunny day in the high 70’s F.

Migrants flew through yesterday, today still spotting a few

Two females in the hammock

Strange bubble-like organism, not plastic. In a tide pool.