Pulling out Vinca, found nine of these little fellows in a 20ft by 20 ft area.
First photo retouched in PS express
photos shot with Laowa 15mm wide angle macro and Tteoobl Waterproof Diving Case Bag
Unusual individual with fused AMEs. Behavior was completely normal, depth perception seemed unimpaired while following and interacting with prospective prey insects. A genetic abnormality, or the result of a molting defect?
palm litter edges, palm oasis with surface water
Many stamens. Double petals
The Great Blue Heron was gopher hunting on a lawn in an urban setting. The heron spent about 10 minutes lurking around the lawn, before focusing in on a gopher hole.
With owlet, in the mall parking lot.
A surprise visitor shows up on a marten researcher's camera trap.
This was the first documented wolverine in California since 1922, and caused quite a flap.
DNA from hair told us he was more related to populations in the Rocky Mountains than to California museum specimens. Isotopes in the hair told us where he'd been drinking his water: he started out in the Sawtooth of Idaho.
Could a wolverine walk that far, over freeways and developed areas? A radio-collared one made a similar trip from Canada to Wyoming the next year...
More info:
http://sagehen.blogspot.com/search/label/wolverine
Found sleeping in a pile of decaying oak logs, upon waking up, I noticed how it's eyes were cloudy and grey. It attempted to flee, but could not fly very well on account of it's lack of vision. I captured it and brought it to a Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in San Dimas.
Numerous individuals engaged in a mating frenzy in a small area adjacent to Big Pine Creek Campground.
Being carried by a hawk. Cotton Tail or brush rabbit? See http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197920023
Being eaten by Coyote
Flushed while driving along access road. Only picture I could get.
Nest in trailer. At least two fledglings present.
A very waterlogged kestrel perched on a fence in the rain.
Owl was injured.I captured and took to wildlife rehab facility.
Individual with a messed up eye
This was a baby great horned owl with an adult.
Melanistic juvenile (likely male based on size relative to the Great-tailed Grackle it was feeding upon). Verified by William Clark, and Lance and Jill Morrow. First observed by M. Silvas with me, and I shouted "melanistic Cooper's Hawk, OMG" as I identified the bird preliminarily, before submitting it to experts for review.
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Eye deformity. See leg 4 metatarsus scopulation for distinction from A. eutylenum
At least 10,000 grunion at Venice Beach near Marina Del Rey breakwater. Accompanied by over 300 sanderlings.
Caught a vole practically at my feet, wow, then flew it to a nearby tree. They are strong little fluffballs!
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.
Saw this spiderling eat another spider. First time ive seen a spiderling ambush something. i am pretty sure its a habronattus spiderling because at this location I have only seen gray wall jumpers and I don't think this was a gray wall jumper.