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0 1 Dolphin

Dolphin

by KatherinneSan Francisco, California, USA

San

1 0 Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

by isthmus.hawkSan Francisco, California, USA

1 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by isthmus.hawkDaly City, California, USA

Garden

2 0 White CA poppy

White CA poppy

by KelseyEvans-LayngSan Francisco, California, USA

0 2 Pitcher Plant

Pitcher Plant

by Jose4San Francisco, California, USA

Plant in the California Academy of Sciences in

0 1 Western Gull

Western Gull

by DonnaPomeroySan Francisco, California, USA

Nesting Western Gull on Alcatraz Island,

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by kgallamoreSan Francisco, California, USA

Succulent-like, reminds of yucca, but more bush, less tree. Big purple knob of ...

0 0 California Sea Lion

California Sea Lion

by FernãoJSan Francisco, California, USA

Sea Lions at Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf -

3 0 California Brown Pelican

California Brown Pelican

by NarjessSan Francisco, California, USA

Crissy Field, San

0 1 Western Gull

Western Gull

by CharlieSF, California, USA

This Gull is loitering around the Ferry Building in

4 0 White and Purple Columbine

White and Purple Columbine

by misako.hillSan Francisco, California, USA

Saw this beautiful flower hiking the Lands End Trail in

1 0 Hybrid ca poppy

Hybrid ca poppy

by Hospicio Yballe IIISan Francisco, California, USA

Golden Poppy

0 0 Interior live oak with flowers

Interior live oak with flowers

by HeatherMillerSan Francisco, California

This tree with flowers is in Levi Park, San ...

0 0 blue spiky flower

blue spiky flower

by HeatherMillerSan Francisco, California

Beautiful flower bed in San

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by YourVeryFleshSan Francisco, California, USA

An Iris of some sort?
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0 0 Ring-Necked Duck

Ring-Necked Duck

by douglaslfaustSan Francisco, California, USA

Seen near the Palace of Fine Arts in San ...

9 13 Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale

by ShreenivasanManievannanSan Francisco, California, USA

Humpback whale seen off the waters of Farallon Islands near

1 0 California Thistle

California Thistle

by misako.hillSan Francisco, California, USA

Spotted this on a hike in the Presidio in

0 0 Pigeon Guillemot

Pigeon Guillemot

by ShreenivasanManievannanSan Francisco, California, USA

Pigeon Guillemot sighted at Farallon Islands near SF,

1 1 Common Foxglove

Common Foxglove

by douglaslfaustSan Francisco, California, USA

Seen on Alcatraz Island (CA)

0 1 Western Tiger Swallowtail

Western Tiger Swallowtail

by Jen.JCalifornia, USA

Taken at the Oakland Zoo in the East San ...

2 0 Giant White Nudibranch

Giant White Nudibranch

by KelseyEvans-LayngSan Francisco, California, USA

At the CA academy of science

1 0 Tortoise Beetle

Tortoise Beetle

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Tiny ladybug-like beetle.

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by aquinaswiSF, California, USA

In a pond at the Exploratorium in San

2 2 Brewer's Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

by LuisStevensSan Francisco, California, USA

A bird to be seen in the full sun, the male Brewer’s Blackbird is a glossy, ...

3 2 Common Morpho Butterfly

Common Morpho Butterfly

by misakoSan Francisco, California, USA

Spotted in the Osher Rainforest at the California Academy of Sciences.

0 0 Aphids

Aphids

by isthmus.hawkSan Mateo, California, USA

Tiny insects that can be overlooked unless they are in big numbers. They feed ...

1 0 Black-crowned night heron juvenile

Black-crowned night heron juvenile

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

This is the species of heron listed as nesting in the island. I presume these ...

5 0 Parrot lily

Parrot lily

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Garden SF, CA.

1 0 Anna's hummingbird male

Anna's hummingbird male

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Singing in the shadow of a tree in the garden located in the back side of the ...

2 2 Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

by jo.deleon14San Francisco, California, USA

Long, slender, black beak. About a foot and a half in height. Tips of feathers ...

0 0 Canada Goose

Canada Goose

by isthmus.hawkSan Francisco, California, USA

A large brownish-gray goose with black head and a white patch that runs from ...

3 5 Eastern gray squirrel

Eastern gray squirrel

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

I am not sure if this is an Eastern or Western grey squirrel. Wikipedia says ...

3 0 Anna's hummingbird

Anna's hummingbird

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

4˝ – Upperparts green, underparts grayish. Male (shown): Iridescent ...

12 7 Great Blue Heron Chicks

Great Blue Heron Chicks

by misakoSan Francisco, California, USA

Park. Great blue herons have been nesting at Stow Lake in cypress trees since ...

4 2 Red-Shouldered Hawk

Red-Shouldered Hawk

by misakoSan Francisco, California, USA

The Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) is a medium-sized hawk. Its breeding ...

4 0 Painted Lady Butterflies

Painted Lady Butterflies

by misakoSan Francisco, California, USA

There were dozens of these Painted Lady butterflies feeding on the flower ...

4 6 Plum Tree Blossoms

Plum Tree Blossoms

by misako.hillBerkeley, California, USA

It is really warm in the San

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by omphaloskepticSan Francisco, California, USA

Purple stems, leaves palmate/lobed, margins entire. Calyx reminds me of other ...

5 0 Parahebe catarractae

Parahebe catarractae

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Scrophulariaceae. Usually a deeply-mat-forming subshrub. Flowers many, in ...

0 0 Western gull juveniles

Western gull juveniles

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

A bit scrawny, these two chicks were half hidden among the bushes. The other ...

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

The prisonners grew a garden in the back side of the island.Only a few species ...

4 0 Pride of Madeira

Pride of Madeira

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

This was one of the plants in the prisonners garden that is mentioned as ...

1 1 Hammerhead Worm

Hammerhead Worm

by WardKadelCalifornia, USA

6" long, darker brown, lighter green stripe on top, down the length of the ...

2 2 California Mountain Kingsnake

California Mountain Kingsnake

by JanetEllisHayward, California, USA

Mostly Red with bands of black and white. Mistaken for (nonvenomous)Milk Snake ...

0 1 Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

by Loose SturgeonSan Francisco, California, USA

iphone photo of a young Cooper's Hawk hovering above The Presidio,

0 1 Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

by misako.hillSan Francisco, California, USA

Claude, the California Academy of Sciences albino alligator.

2 0 Silverleafed princess flower

Silverleafed princess flower

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Tibouchina heteromalla reaches an average height of 30–40 cm in its native ...

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