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1 0 Abalone

Abalone

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Large organism with a 7 inch long shell was attached to a rock at low tide. ...

2 0 Giant Sea Star

Giant Sea Star

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Sea star with blue spots with pink knobs in the center. It was about 10 inches ...

1 0 Goose neck barnacle

Goose neck barnacle

by KarenPSan Diego, Mexico

Found these goose neck barnacles on a rocky overhang near the tide pools at the ...

0 2 Kelp Fly

Kelp Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Fly with hairy legs and brown-red eyes. This was about 1.25 cm long The wings ...

10 4 Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch

Hopkin's Rose Nudibranch

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Bright pink sea slug about 10 mm long. "This pink color is produced by the ...

0 0 Bush mallow

Bush mallow

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Gray-green shrub about 5 ft tall, covered with pink, 1" flowers.

10 2 Golden snake cactus

Golden snake cactus

by Brian38San Diego, California, United States

A rare cactus that usually grows in clusters. The round stems are about three ...

9 3 Giant spined star

Giant spined star

by Brian38San Diego, California, United States

This one was about 10 inches across (they can grow to 24 inches) and covered ...

0 0 Western Scrub Jay

Western Scrub Jay

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Medium, crestless jay, blue head, wings, tail, gray mask, back, pale gray ...

0 0 Shaw's Agave

Shaw's Agave

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Agave shawii, a monocot, occasionally called Shaw's Agave is an agave found ...

0 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

The brown pelican is about four feet in length. It has a brown and gray body ...

0 0 Chaparral Bush Mallow

Chaparral Bush Mallow

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Fast growing gray green shrub with small pink holly-hock like flowers.

2 3 Limpet

Limpet

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

There are numerous limpet species. Limpets are gastropods that forage on algae ...

1 2 Chitons

Chitons

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

There are several species of chiton in southern California but the most ...

0 0 Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Medium crestless cormorant with dull black body. Face, back have slender white ...

0 0 Striped Shore Crab

Striped Shore Crab

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

The striped shore crab has a purplish black carapace with green stripes. Its ...

0 0 Bush Sunflower

Bush Sunflower

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

A broad, rounded subshrub, 3-4 ft. high and equally as wide. It is woody just ...

0 2 American Crow

American Crow

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Distinctive bird with iridescent black feathers all over. Its legs, feet and ...

0 0 Honey Bee

Honey Bee

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Workers are the only bees that most people ever see. These bees are females ...

0 0 Western Fence Lizard

Western Fence Lizard

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Western fence lizards measure 5.7-8.9 cm (snout-vent length) and a total length ...

0 0 Pacific-slope Flycatcher

Pacific-slope Flycatcher

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Small flycatcher, olive-brown upperparts, yellow throat and belly, olive-gray ...

1 0 California towhee

California towhee

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Dull brown overall with light rust undertail coverts and buff or rust colored ...

0 0 Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Average weight: male 4.31 g, female 4.07 g. The Anna's is the largest ...

0 0 House Finch

House Finch

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Medium-sized finch with brown-streaked back and wings, and brown-streaked white ...

0 0 House Finches

House Finches

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Medium-sized finch with brown-streaked back and wings, and brown-streaked ...

0 0 Tide pool sculpin

Tide pool sculpin

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

About 6 inches long, this fish was stranded in a small pool of water left ...

0 0 bladderpod, burrofat, and California cleome

bladderpod, burrofat, and California cleome

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Densely branching shrub reaching one half to two meters in height. Its leaves ...

0 0 Gooseneck barnacles

Gooseneck barnacles

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Goose barnacles, also called stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are ...

0 0 Western Gull

Western Gull

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

The Western gull is a large gull that can get to 60 cm long. It has a white ...

0 0 House Finch

House Finch

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the ...

0 0 Monterey Cypress

Monterey Cypress

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Cupressus macrocarpa is a medium-sized coniferous evergreen tree, which often ...

0 0 Harbor seal

Harbor seal

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

The Harbor Seal is fairly small when it is compared to the many other species ...

0 0 House Finch pair

House Finch pair

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the ...

0 0 House finch

House finch

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Medium-sized finch with brown-streaked back and wings, and brown-streaked white ...

0 0 House Finches

House Finches

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Adults have a long brown tail and are a brown or dull-brown color across the ...

2 3 Periwinkles

Periwinkles

by joanbstanleySan Diego, California, USA

Periwinkles are rarely are over three-quarters of an inch. They come in an ...

0 0 Shaw's Agave

Shaw's Agave

by hannawackerBaja California, Mexico

Agave shawii, occasionally called Shaw's Agave[1] is a small-to-medium agave, ...

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