After finding the bluebird feather in a heavily burned area, I ventured out into a less populated grassy area, that's only inhabitants were towering trees and small bushes, compared to where I found the bluebird feather, which was heavily densified by trees, bushes, shrubs, small plants, and grass.
This larvae is of an unidentified species, guessed to be either a crane-fly or some form of other insect possibly. This specimen was just under 1 inch in length and 1/8 in width. It was about 3 inchs under water in a local pond. Two specimens were found and both resembled the same structure and coloration. If you include the head, the larvae is made up of 12 segments. Its body is a dark black.
This larvae is of an unidentified species, guessed to be either a crane-fly or some form of other insect possibly. This specimen was just under 1 inch in length and 1/8 in width. It was about 3 inchs under water in a local pond. Two specimens were found and both resembled the same structure and coloration. If you include the head, the larvae is made up of 12 segments. Its body is a dark black.
I searched the surrounding area thoroughly, but this was the only feather of any bird that I could find. It was laying under a burned tree, that was sprouting with new growth. It was very small, and when I picked it up, the wind swiftly knocked it away from me, never to be seen again. The feather was roughly 5 centimeters in length.
Wet muddy soft soil has collected runoff. Track has heart shape with 5cm ridge in middle. Track is 3.5x3 inches. Hillside grassland.
Found in pond water attached to reeds near bank. Dark brown spiral shell covered in ridges. ~1 inch diameter. Dark brown, wet, moving foot visible, no eyes visible. One other was spotted within 6m. Wet flesh exposed around center of spiral of shell.
Apologies for the poor image quality and grain. Observed around twilight. I increased the exposure and brightness on these photos after they were taken.
At least 2 individuals were visible at the time, possibly 3.
All photos are believed to be of the same individual.
Roughly house cat sized, observed seemingly digging at least one hole and eating plums off of the ground.
This individual came within at least 2 meters of the camera multiple times and seemed to indicate curiosity. It was not aggressive, but not shy either. No audible sounds were made by any foxes other than quiet rustling. These animals seemed to remain relatively calm.
They seemed relatively small for gray foxes, so they may be younger.
Scat appeared at least 4 days prior to observation. Scat is in the same immediate area as observation. Scream-like non-human noises were heard in the same area around 7 days before these animals were spotted. Shallow holes/burrows were found as well. I don't have any photos of said holes, however I can add some in the near future if necessary.
I am fairly sure of the species.
~2-4 mm long. Found under chunks of burnt earth under partially burnt eucalyptus trees in grassland, within 100 meters of oak woodland.
2 were spotted calling each other, within 200 meters of each other. each was about 6 inches.
Seen in walnut tree in grassland, within 50 meters of oak woodland. Holes had acorns inserted in them and were around 3/4 inches in diameter.
2 feathers were spotted within 5 and 20 meters of the tree.
Found in ashy, burnt patch of soil under partially burnt tree. Observed in grassland, within 100 meters of oak woodland. Matched the color of the ground.
Other, lighter colored grasshoppers believed to be of the same species were observed in tall grass ~5 meters away from burnt earth.
Found in grass within 3 meters of pond.
Quickly came out of grass and went under a rock.
This small frog was not alone. There were many other tiny frogs around the pond. However this particular frog did not move as much as the others.
This tree was shading an area of roughly 30 square feet. Its bark was almost completely covered in lichen. this specific tree was unburned.
This little guy was sitting at the bottom of a 3 foot deep pond, lurking in the darkness. From head to tail, this specimen was roughly 8 inches long.
This frog was roughly 1.5 inches in length. Compared to other frogs in the area, this specimen was slightly smaller by .5-1 inch or so. Its hind legs toward the body were a light yellow, but closer to the toes, the coloration turned darker. Its body was a dark brown with slight hints of avocado green. Its whole body is covered in bumps. The number of bumps visible on its body roughly ranges from 75-100. These bumps were a dark brown color. Its eyes were dark brown. Its legs were roughly 1/3 of an inch long.