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1 0 Western Kingbird

Western Kingbird

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Oasis of Mara, Twentynine

0 0 Greater Roadrunner

Greater Roadrunner

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Oasis Visitor Center, Twentynine

0 0 Deer grass

Deer grass

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

At water source

0 0 Arrowweed

Arrowweed

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Dense shrub. Stalks used in making arrows.

2 0 Beaver tail cactus

Beaver tail cactus

by pepperpepperpeppersaltTwentynine Palms, California, USA

1 0 Pink cactus

Pink cactus

Twentynine Palms, California, USA

Long Pink colored spines

0 0 locust

locust

by pansiotphilippeTwentynine Palms, California, United States

please help me identifying this locust

0 0 Bladderpod

Bladderpod

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Blooming. Honey bees visiting

0 5 Desert mistletoe

Desert mistletoe

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Host plant mesquite. Painopepla birds and mocking birds feeding on berries

0 1 Joashua tree

Joashua tree

Twentynine Palms, California, USA

Looks like a tree from a doctor Sussex book

0 0 Raven

Raven

by tab.edwardsTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Large, black, with a longish black curved beak.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by montebelliardTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Plant my cat loves in my backyard

0 1 Silver cholla

Silver cholla

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Transplanted for restoration

1 0 California barrel cactus

California barrel cactus

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Red spined

0 0 Cattle spinach

Cattle spinach

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Similar to four-wing salt bush but tinier foliage

1 0 Northern mocking bird

Northern mocking bird

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Eating mistletoe berries on mesquite

0 1 Phainopepla

Phainopepla

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Vocalizing on mesquite, guarding mistletoe berries at Oasis of Mara

0 0 Anteater scarab beetle

Anteater scarab beetle

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

1/2" black beetle. Flat back. Stiff body, playing dead.

3 3 California fan palm

California fan palm

by mauna KunzahCalifornia, USA

40' tall palm trees.

0 0 Common raven

Common raven

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

On desert fan palm snag at Oasis of Mara, ...

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by pansiotphilippeTwentynine Palms, California, United States

please help me identify. I think it is a juvenile sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter ...

0 0 Great Egret

Great Egret

by montebelliardTwentynine Palms, California, USA

White heron/egret?

0 1 Blue Palo Verde

Blue Palo Verde

by mauna Kunzah29 Palms, California, USA

Medium sized tree with lime green, smooth bark and dry, brown seeds.

2 0 Silver Cholla

Silver Cholla

by mauna Kunzah29 Palms, California, USA

Cute cactus (1' or less in height) that dried up in the Mojave winter.

2 2 Great Purple Hairstreak

Great Purple Hairstreak

by Sara EverettTwentynine Palms, California, USA

This great purple hairstreak was perched on an arrowweed bush near mesquite ...

2 2 Beavertail cactus

Beavertail cactus

by mauna KunzahCalifornia, USA

Beautiful purple-pink cactus. In the spring, summer and fall, it's green.

3 0 Ladder-backed woodpecker (female)

Ladder-backed woodpecker (female)

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

A small black and white woodpecker with a barred pattern on the back that ...

2 0 Pallid-winged grasshopper

Pallid-winged grasshopper

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

A molted coloration makes this grasshopper hard to see against a sand/gravel ...

3 0 Desert harvester ant

Desert harvester ant

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

These small black ants are seed harvesters and hot climate specialists. They ...

1 0 Spanish dagger

Spanish dagger

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

I found several clusters of these small evergreen trees most were under 5 ft ...

3 0 Branched pencil cholla

Branched pencil cholla

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

An erect tree-like cactus that can be as tall as 6 ft. The short branches are ...

7 0 Ladder-backed woodpecker (male)

Ladder-backed woodpecker (male)

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

A small black and white woodpecker with a barred pattern on the back resembles ...

8 4 California barrel cactus

California barrel cactus

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

A large barrel cactus that can reach 6.6 ft in height. Aka Miner's compass. I ...

6 0 White-tailed antelope squirrel

White-tailed antelope squirrel

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

The White-tailed antelope squirrel is a species of ground squirrel that has ...

2 0 Common side-blotched lizard

Common side-blotched lizard

by Brian38Twentynine Palms, California, United States

The common side-blotched lizard is a species of small iguanid lizard.

1 1 Desert Fan Palm

Desert Fan Palm

by hannawackerTwentynine Palms, California, USA

Other common names include desert fan palm, ...

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