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1 1 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by MichelleSternCalifornia, USA

Beach, Pacific Ocean, SF

1 0 Snail

Snail

by isthmus.hawkDaly City, California, USA

Garden

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by benton8Oakland, California, USA

Purple succulent in California

1 0 Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary

by BobSmith2San Mateo, California

"Passion Butterfly"

2 3 White tailed Kite

White tailed Kite

by UnckieBobSan Mateo, California, USA

Hovers while looking for prey.

0 0 Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

by JellisFremont, California, USA

Mostly difficulty to tell from the Rufous Hummingbird. This is a migrating ...

2 2 Long-tailed Duck (female)

Long-tailed Duck (female)

by JellisBerkeley, California, USA

Rare diving duck for SF

0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

by JellisCalifornia, USA

Second most common large hawk in the SF ...

1 0 California Walnut

California Walnut

by BareFeatFresno, California

Up to 40' tall, sometimes shrubby. 1 1/4" nuts edible ripe oct-nov

2 5 bush lily

bush lily

by shebebusynowSanta Clara, California, USA

orange bell-shaped flowers

0 0 Anise Swallowtail

Anise Swallowtail

by JellisOakland, California, USA

Black and yellow stainglass look, with blue windows near edge. Orange spot on ...

0 0 Mournful Duskywing

Mournful Duskywing

by Liam OBrienSan Mateo, California, USA

Aside from vagrant E. funeralis to our

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 4 Nelson's Sparrow

Nelson's Sparrow

by JellisOakland, California, USA

Vagrant to the SF

0 0 Coastal Range Fence Lizard

Coastal Range Fence Lizard

by JellisHayward, California, USA

the only species of fence lizard found in the

0 0 Sierran Treefrog

Sierran Treefrog

by tis_caitlinSanta Clara, California, USA

Bright green with a lovely stripe by the eye. This lil frog was maybe 1" max, & ...

0 0 Sierran Treefrog

Sierran Treefrog

by tis_caitlinSanta Clara, California, USA

Another wee treefrog in the backyard; this one was also about an inch long, but ...

1 1 California Least Tern

California Least Tern

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Smallest of the American terns. Orange bill with black tip. Breeding plumage is ...

1 0 Brandt's cormorant

Brandt's cormorant

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

The back side of Alcatraz also has a closed

25 13 Western Pygmy Blue

Western Pygmy Blue

by StirredMochaSunnyvale, California, USA

found in wastelands and alkali regions. In the

0 1 Pacific Loon (winter)

Pacific Loon (winter)

by JellisBerkeley, California, USA

one was single but a couple of others have been spotted in the

2 2 Western Cattle Egret

Western Cattle Egret

by JellisAlameda, California, USA

Uncommon for SF

2 3 Gulf fritillary

Gulf fritillary

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Orange with buff underwings, with large silvery and white spots.The adult ...

0 0 Farewell to spring

Farewell to spring

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

It is an annual plant growing to 1 m tall, with slender, linear leaves 2–7 cm ...

1 0 Leather star

Leather star

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

sheltered areas it eats ORANGE SEA PENS, ...

5 0 Club-tipped anemone

Club-tipped anemone

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Also called strawberry anemone, is a bright red colonial anthozoan similar to ...

4 3 Red-masked Parakeet

Red-masked Parakeet

by JellisSF, California, USA

squawks they all follow simultaneously.Tolerate of

0 0 Horned Lark

Horned Lark

by JellisNevada, USA

> Unlike the Horned Larks in the SF

1 0 Ochre sea star

Ochre sea star

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

the rocky substrate and live in heavily wave-swept

0 0 costas hummingbird

costas hummingbird

by KarenSaxtonNorth Bend, Oregon, USA

the same yard for the Great Backyard Bird count. Sibleys shows them as rare ...

4 10 Latticed Stink Horn

Latticed Stink Horn

by Emma California, USA

becoming more common in the S.F.

3 0 California Sea Lions

California Sea Lions

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

Sea lions are sexually dimorphic, males are larger than females, and have a ...

0 0 Red abalone

Red abalone

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

A large edible sea snail, the red abalone's shell length can reach a maximum of ...

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