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0 0 fly

fly

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by Christy ChowCrescent City, California, USA

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AmandaRobersonCrescent City, California, USA

Northern California coast

0 5 evening primrose

evening primrose

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Growing at the roadside and near the bay -

0 0 kelp fly

kelp fly

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

0 0 kelp

kelp

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

large sea weed

2 0 Surf Scotor

Surf Scotor

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

2 0 wild rose

wild rose

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

1 0 fireweed

fireweed

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

grows at roadsides, clearings etc

0 0 Leather Star

Leather Star

by Christy ChowCrescent City, California, USA

0 0 Ochre Star

Ochre Star

by Christy ChowCrescent City, California, USA

1 0 Blood Starfish

Blood Starfish

by Christy ChowCrescent City, California, USA

0 2 Blue-banded Hermit Crab

Blue-banded Hermit Crab

by Christy ChowCrescent City, California, USA

3 0 Diurnal firefly beetle

Diurnal firefly beetle

by Christy ChowBAYSIDE RV PARK., California, USA

0 0 cabbage butterfly

cabbage butterfly

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

There were many flying all around the coastal area

0 0 aster

aster

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Growing just at the edge of the sand

1 1 Silvetia compressa

Silvetia compressa

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

greenish warty seaweed anchored to rocks

2 0 Surf Scoter

Surf Scoter

by amymcgonagleBAYSIDE RV PARK., California, USA

At the Battery Point Lighthouse

1 0 periwinkle

periwinkle

by KarenSaxtonBAYSIDE RV PARK., California, USA

small snails in the tidepools near the lighthouse

0 0 California Sea Lion

California Sea Lion

by douglaslfaustCalifornia, USA

Basking on the docks in Crescent

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Tera2California, USA

Amazingly majestic moss covered tree in the Redwoods on Mill Creek Trail in ...

0 0 monterrey cypress

monterrey cypress

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Coniferous tree that is graceful and does well in windy areas, sculpting itself ...

0 0 unknown fish

unknown fish

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

small tidepool bottom fish, possibly young sculpin, with saddle marking on its ...

0 0 unknown plant

unknown plant

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

succulant plant with small lavender flowers growing just above the tidal zone

0 0 unknown plant

unknown plant

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Flowers look like radish

0 3 unknown plant

unknown plant

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

lacey ferny leaf, part of a native species display by the lighthouse

0 1 barnacle

barnacle

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

found anchored to rocks, boats and whales, the barnacle sifts through the water ...

0 2 grasshopper

grasshopper

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

shrt bodied grasshopper on plant near seasonal spring near roadside

2 0 red western columbine

red western columbine

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

red columbine with yellow center

0 0 dandelion or relative

dandelion or relative

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

leaves almost visible in #3. Flower seems too double to be dandelion

1 3 Double-crested Cormorant

Double-crested Cormorant

by DianneFrostCalifornia, USA

Crescent

2 4 surf scoter

surf scoter

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Often wintering on the pacific coast, this scoter was definitely an out of ...

3 3 banana slugs:mating

banana slugs:mating

by KarenSaxtonBAYSIDE RV PARK., California, USA

There were banana slugs everywhere... many of them "yin yang" pairs like this

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by crowleykingofhellmacleodCrescent City, California, USA

A medium sized snail

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by Tera2California, USA

Pink and yellow anemone colony

4 0 Black phoebe

Black phoebe

by Brian38Crescent City, California, United States

A medium-sized flycatcher that is dark brown to black with a white belly and ...

1 0 pelican fledgling(dead)

pelican fledgling(dead)

by KarenSaxtonBAYSIDE RV PARK., California, USA

Young brown pelican fledglings are starving to death along

0 0 unknown flower

unknown flower

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

yellow daisy like flower growing at the seashore: part of a display of native ...

0 1 Black Turnstone

Black Turnstone

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

moving in a pair, picking through the seaweed for small organisms, these birds ...

0 0 common starlings

common starlings

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Native to europe and asia, it is an invasive species everywhere else: stealing ...

0 1 Silverweed Cinquefoil

Silverweed Cinquefoil

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

yellow flowered spreading plant(by means of runners) with serrated leaves

1 4 common ragweed

common ragweed

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

low growing mats of fine leaves with flower spires that are mostly green with ...

0 0 ice plant?

ice plant?

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

succulent with pink flowers

0 0 surf scotor

surf scotor

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

It wasn't until I posted that I could get enough detail on these to see they ...

0 0 ladybug on sea fig

ladybug on sea fig

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

predator beetle much welcomed in gardens for the control of aphids, white flies ...

0 0 spider

spider

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

doesn't look like an orb spider, but obviously was hanging about on a web

0 0 rabbit

rabbit

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

The photos are in reverse order. First we saw a dark blob on the trail. He let ...

1 4 slug

slug

by KarenSaxtonCrescent City, California, USA

Moved this beautiful slug from the Arthropod category to the Other category for ...

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