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0 1 Plum tree

Plum tree

by DinahZacariasPoway, California, USA

Near lake

0 2 Osprey

Osprey

by npfaresPoway, California, USA

Lake

0 0 Silver Puffs

Silver Puffs

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Black seeded plant with white, star seed heads.

0 0 American White Pelican

American White Pelican

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Large, white bird with long, bill.

3 3 (Female) Hybrid Duck

(Female) Hybrid Duck

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Tan and white female duck with orange bill that's mottled with black.

3 3 Agaric

Agaric

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

White fungi with large, scaly pileus. The stipe is also white with a ring.

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by BluberryLiLiSan Diego, California, USA

Ducks

0 0 Wandering Jew

Wandering Jew

by npfaresSan Diego, California, USA

Lake

1 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Small fly with dark abdomen that has a light pattern on it.

0 0 (Male) Great-tailed Grackle

(Male) Great-tailed Grackle

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Shiny black bird with a purple-blue sheen, long tail and yellow eyes. This bird ...

2 0 (Female) Brewer's Blackbird

(Female) Brewer's Blackbird

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Female gray-brown bird with light face. The male can be seen at my other ...

6 6 (Male) Swedish Blue Duck

(Male) Swedish Blue Duck

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Medium sized gray duck with black head and white breast and neck. Bill is ...

0 1 California Gull (2nd winter plumage)

California Gull (2nd winter plumage)

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Juvenile gull with black on tip of bill, dark tail and brown and gray back and ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Woody bush with dark green, spiny leaves that curl. Flowers are small and white ...

2 1 Western Redbud

Western Redbud

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Deciduous tree with clusters of magenta flowers. This is native to California.

0 0 Funereal Duskywing

Funereal Duskywing

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Small brown butterfly with light spots on wings. There's a light edging around ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Small plant, possibly fern with small, silver to green, oval, odd-pinnate ...

0 0 Texas Spotted Range Grasshopper

Texas Spotted Range Grasshopper

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Small, brown grasshopper about 2.5 cm long with striped legs.

0 0 Thread-waisted Wasp

Thread-waisted Wasp

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Black wasp with a very thin "waist". The abdomen is red with a black tip. Wings ...

0 0 Poppy

Poppy

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Yellow-orange flower with deeply cut leaves.

2 3 Desert Willow

Desert Willow

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Large shrub with dark, pink flowers that have a yellow throat. The leaves are ...

1 0 Lynx Spider

Lynx Spider

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

This tan spider blended in very well with the tree trunk. It was no more than 8 ...

5 3 Mugga Ironbark tree

Mugga Ironbark tree

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Tree with silver-green lanceolate leaves and pink, bottle brush flowers. Seed ...

3 5 Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Blue-green, male hummingbird with red, orange patch on throat and head.

10 6 Tamarix Leafhopper (Eclosing)

Tamarix Leafhopper (Eclosing)

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Bright green leafhopper about 3 mm long is emerging from its exuvia for the ...

0 0 Trout

Trout

by SamerPoway, California, USA

2.5 lbs.

0 0 Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle

by BluberryLiLiSan Diego, California, USA

Poway

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Green bush with small leaves that have a spiny tip. The older leaves are ...

0 0 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Gorgeous, golden hoverfly with faintly colored costal cells and some veins. The ...

2 2 (Male) Hybrid Duck

(Male) Hybrid Duck

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Male cross between a Mallard and Swedish Blue duck. The head and rump have the ...

2 5 Prostrate Acacia

Prostrate Acacia

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Large, evergreen bush with small, yellow-orange balls of inflorescence that ...

1 2 Fringed Linanthus

Fringed Linanthus

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Light purple/pink and white flower that grows on the ground, very short stalk ...

12 8 Tarantula

Tarantula

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Gray spider with brown hairs. There are some red/brown markings on the ...

2 3 American Coot

American Coot

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Dark gray waterbird with red eyes. The bill is white with a dark band near the ...

5 13 (Male) Crested Mallard

(Male) Crested Mallard

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Mallard drake with a white and gray crest on its head.

5 8 Angulate Leafhopper

Angulate Leafhopper

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Brown and tan leafhopper with black on the underside of the front. It usually ...

4 2 Yucca Weevil

Yucca Weevil

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Large black weevil with long, narrow snout. These weevils were sleeping in a ...

1 3 Rock Wren

Rock Wren

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Wren? Brown and tan bird with light stripe above the eye. The bill is narrow. ...

1 2 Sara Orangetip

Sara Orangetip

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

This male butterfly is white with bright orange tips that are bordered by ...

0 0 Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle Larvae

Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle Larvae

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Gray larvae with black spots. There are two yellow spots half way down. There ...

2 0 Silvery Blue

Silvery Blue

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Light gray butterflies with black spots on ventral side. The dorsal side is ...

6 0 Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle

Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Gold, brown and white ladybug only 3-4 mm long. The pronotum hangs over the ...

7 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Orange, female, wingless wasp with black legs, face, antennae and underside. ...

2 3 White Pincushion

White Pincushion

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Plant about 1 foot high with lacy, lobed leaves. The inflorescence is bright ...

1 0 San Diego Jewelflower

San Diego Jewelflower

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Purple flowers with an urn shape. They open exposing a purple and white ...

1 0 Bird Hover Fly

Bird Hover Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Hoverfly with very pale yellow markings on the abdomen. The top segment has two ...

2 0 Mournful Duskywing

Mournful Duskywing

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Brown Skipper with a white band on the ventral hindwing fringe. There are small ...

7 5 Parry's Phacelia

Parry's Phacelia

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Purple flowers with one white spots on each of the petals on the inside. The ...

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