Favoritos de nvhamlett
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Lagarto Caimán del Noroeste (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii)Observ.
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Cool, high 50's F.
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Tritón de California (Taricha torosa)Observ.
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In rivulet. Recent heavy rains with around 9" in one 3-day storm.
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Género VillaObserv.
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On a trail in Claremont Hills Wilderness Park
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Cascabel del Pacífico (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observ.
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Two rattlesnakes intertwined and very active!
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Lince Americano (Lynx rufus)Observ.
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Resting in the crook of an oak.
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On the upper side of a Ribes indecorum leaf, along the Pomello Trail in Claremont Hills Wilderness Park
Several individuals of this species were perched, unmoving, on leaves on various parts of the shrub
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Cernícalo Americano (Falco sparverius)Observ.
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Feeding on a lizard at sunset in Johnson's Pasture.
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Slender tree, with one main trunk, around 4 meters tall, growing within and up through the canopy of a mature and large Malosma laurina in lower Johnson's Pasture, Claremont Hills, San Gabriel Mountains foothills. Had to weave my way through a hell of a Malosma thicket to access this thing (see photo # 10) - super well hidden. No true leaves present on the plant, with only phyllodes remaining. The phyllodes are lanceolate, to narrowly elliptical, to oblanceolate in shape, and have a glabrous feel, with few, fragile, dainty, white hairs, mostly nearer the base, not sticky or glandular. Phyllodes with a weak resinous smell. Young inflorescences starting to form in the axils, apparently single-branched, paired, with two emerging at each axil. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter.
This plant already observed by Nancy Hamlett (@nvhamlett), I believe with use of a telephoto lens, and this observation was made to provide some closer photography and inspection.
Nancy's observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141559331
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Pebble nest glued to twig of shrub oak on Gayle Mountain. See observation
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138932743
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Carpintero Bellotero (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observ.
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Harvesting acorns from Quercus berberidifolia, which are abundant this year.
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Género ConuraObserv.
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On Pseudognaphalium at Claremont Hills Wilderness Park
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Mariposa Monarca (Danaus plexippus)Observ.
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On Asclepias fascicularis, along the Johnson Pasture trail
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Género AoplonemaObserv.
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Two individuals of this species were crawling near two mating Lytta auriculata beetles, which repeatedly moved, apparently to avoid them. The red and black insects appeared to attempt to pierce the beetles with their mouth parts. Unfortunately, the photos are not strong enough to see clearly what is happening. I'd welcome hearing any thoughts on it.
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Moscas Negras (Género Simulium)Observ.
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About 2 mm long
Photo 1, as it began to bite
Photo 2, a minute or so later, as it filled with blood from my hand (ick)
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Lytta auriculataObserv.
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Chewing on a flower of Calystegia macrostegia at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park
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Oso Negro de California (Ursus americanus ssp. californiensis)Observ.
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Bear emerged from a ravine 20 feet from us. Teeth look old but the animal appears robust.
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Codorniz Californiana (Callipepla californica)Observ.
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Vertical Crop
