Wildlife Spottings | Project Noah

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Dry Forest Anole

by John G. PhillipsManagua, Boaco, Nicaragua

At an old schoolhouse.

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Spotting

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Ruffled seaweed growing near Pelvetiopsis limitata and Mastocarpus papillatus.

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Dwarf Rockweed

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Small yellow-green seaweeds with branching blades. They start out smoother ...

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Hydrozoan

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Another colonial organism! Also a hydrozoan like my last spotting, but a ...

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Brewer's Blackbird

by MachiCalifornia, USA

There were several of these and also some starlings in the area scavenging for ...

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Turkish Washcloth

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Bumpy red seaweed growing among a couple other species

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Columbian Black-tailed Deer

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

There were four together and a couple others wandering around the hillsides

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Aggregating Anemone

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

Unlike the green anemones I posted before this one, these ones have lines at ...

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Coral Orange Lichen

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

Yellow coral-looking lichens. They were somewhat sparse on this rock

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Northern Water Snake

by JenKnightNorth Carolina, USA

Brown snake with dark crossbands/splotches bordered with black.

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Limpets

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Limpet with lots of ridges and dark bumps

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Feather Boa Kelp

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Very long seaweeds hanging from the rocks.

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Seaside Fleabane

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Flowers had lavender petals with yellow florets. Round, slightly hairy leaves.

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Ice Plant

by MachiCalifornia, USA

A beautiful succulent with yellow flowers and foliage that was turning red ...

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Bryozoan

by MachiCalifornia, USA

AKA Moss Animals. Some of the Y-shaped structures further branched to make a ...

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Sea Thrift

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Thin, grass-like leaves, long stems, pink to lavender flowers growing in a ...

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Giant Green Anemone

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

These were very plentiful in the tide pools and even more vibrant in person ...

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Common Snapping Turtle

by Claudia NixIllinois, USA

This baby turtle was in a pond at the Little Red

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Turtles

by GinaCasnerSacramento, California, USA

Brownish-green turtles on a log.

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California Rock Crab

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Dark red crab that died and washed up on the beach.

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Hydrozoan

by MachiCalifornia, USA

It's not feathers with roots, nor is it a plant or seaweed. This is actually a ...

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Black Turban Snail

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Black with an iridescent layer underneath

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Varied Lupine

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Pale yellow flowers with some purple tinge.

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Coralline Red Algae

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Purplish-pink hard algae with white tips. It looks like coral, which is where ...

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Cobblestone Lichen

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

Yellow and brown lichen that had the appearance of little cobblestones as the ...

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Sea Fig

by MachiCalifornia, USA

At first, I thought these were just a purple morph of Carpobrotus edulis, which ...

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Gooseneck Barnacle

by MachiCalifornia, USA

Very plentiful at this beach. They seemed to thrive here amongst the mussels ...

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Calla Lily

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

A small clump of lilies surrounded by lots of invasive succulents. I can't tell ...

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Spotting

by RichSchifferSwarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA

Mushroom? Toadstool?

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Ochre Sea Star

by MachiCalifornia, USA

These starfish were very plentiful at this beach among the rocks. Some were ...

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School House Lily

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

They have the same out-facing red blooms as the hardy amaryllis. The flowers ...

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Oxblood Lily" or "Schoolhouse Lily

by joanbstanleyHighland Village, Texas, USA

The flowers appear on a single “bald” stalk in the fall. The stalk is often ...