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0 0 Coast Live Oak

Coast Live Oak

by JoshuaGSmithCalifornia, USA

This is the typical Southern

7 8 Red-Tailed Hawk

Red-Tailed Hawk

by ChezyYusufTorrance, California, USA

Southern

0 0 Southern Alligator Lizard

Southern Alligator Lizard

by cookiedragonIrvine, California, USA

Coastal Sage Scrub

0 2 California sea hare

California sea hare

by KristalWatrousNewport Beach, California, USA

Sea hare found in tidepools in southern ...

0 1 Canyon Live-forever

Canyon Live-forever

by brodiemaxaMonterey, California, USA

These grow all over the cliffs along the northern half of Big Sur coastline.

0 2 Spanish Broom

Spanish Broom

by LinhPhanSan Bernardino, California, USA

Small leafed, three foot or so perennial shrub with yellow, 3" to 4" flowers ...

6 4 Tropical Kingbird

Tropical Kingbird

by DonnaPomeroySan Mateo, California, USA

reaches the United States in south Texas and

6 4 Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

by MelanieHofmannBerkeley, California, USA

Male Anna's hummingbird in our Berkeley backyard.

1 4 unknown nudibranch

unknown nudibranch

by KristalWatrousCrystal Cove State Park - Los Trancos Area, USA

Nudibranch (I think) found in a tidepool at Crystal Cove, Newport Beach, CA.

10 4 Anna's Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

by MelanieHofmannAlameda, California, USA

Anna's hummingbird enjoying our backyard fountain.

2 1 Ochre Sea Star Starfish (Sea Star)

Ochre Sea Star Starfish (Sea Star)

by Anne MarieVentura, California, USA

Orange starfish and its a large one! Clinging to the side of a dock slip near ...

0 1 Bean Clam

Bean Clam

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

eaten by Native Americans in Southern ...

2 0 Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull

by DonnaPomeroyMonterey, California, USA

First winter plumage

3 0 Heermann's Gull

Heermann's Gull

by DonnaPomeroyCalifornia, USA

© Mike Forsman The strikingly marked Heermann's Gull is common along the West ...

4 1 Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

by Jim NelsonCalifornia, USA

Fairly large butterfly with orange wings top and bottom, and striking white ...

0 0 pelicans

pelicans

by allen.hoofCalifornia, USA

four birds flying north in echelon along the

2 2 Gopher Snake

Gopher Snake

by bonello.giovanniL.A., California, USA

coast of the United States. Wikipedia

0 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by LivanEscuderoQuintana Roo, Mexico

A lone pelican spent some time fishing while we were on the beach. Here it is ...

4 0 Hooked pincushionplant

Hooked pincushionplant

by CindyBinghamKeiserRamona, California, United States

Small, unfriendly looking annual herb with bright green and red spines. There ...

0 7 Cardinal

Cardinal

by SwamiSadashivaTirthaNew York, USA

Male bright red with crest.

0 2 Southern Kelp Crab Shell

Southern Kelp Crab Shell

by CoralAverySan Diego, California

The top part of a kelp crab shell showing the inside where the animal usually ...

0 0 Douglas iris

Douglas iris

by misako.hillSan Francisco, California, USA

the eleven Pacific Coast native iris ...

0 0 Whimbrel

Whimbrel

by scorriceLos Angeles, California, USA

prominent eye stripe. Stays the winters here in

0 0 Lemonade Berry

Lemonade Berry

L.A., California, USA

Has red stems. It would have red berries at the top of stems.

0 0 Juvenile Southern Kelp Crab

Juvenile Southern Kelp Crab

by CoralAverySan Diego, California, USA

Tiny crab 'walking on water' using the grass for support with a large kelp crab ...

3 0 Island Scrub-Jay

Island Scrub-Jay

by BenAbramovitzCalifornia, USA

endemic to Santa Cruz Island off the coast ...

0 0 Green Lacewing

Green Lacewing

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Creme colored Lacewing with red-brown stripe across the head at the eye that ...

1 2 South Coast Morning Glory

South Coast Morning Glory

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Aggressive vine with narrow, triangular leaves and white flowers that have ...

1 0 Eight-barred Lygropia

Eight-barred Lygropia

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Light yellow to white moth with brown blotches. The larvae are reared on the ...

2 0 Southern Coast Bush Grasshopper

Southern Coast Bush Grasshopper

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Gray grasshopper with two white spots on the hind femurs. There is a dark ...

1 2 Hedgehog Grain Aphid

Hedgehog Grain Aphid

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Reddish brown to dark brown aphids with light spines all over. There are two ...

1 0 Sara Orangetip

Sara Orangetip

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

Pretty pale yellow butterfly with green spots and yellow veins on the underside ...

1 2 Baby Blue Eyes

Baby Blue Eyes

by CindyBinghamKeiserUSA

Small, blue flowers. "Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia has blue flowers, ...

1 0 American Avocet

American Avocet

by MelanieHofmannSanta Clara, California, USA

Photographed at the Palo Alto Baylands.

1 0 Sessile trillium

Sessile trillium

by Tom33Vernonia, Oregon, USA

This species is native to the Pacific coast ...

14 10 Monterey Cypress

Monterey Cypress

by BenHoldridgePacific Grove, California, United States

A tall, unique-looking Cypress tree that grows into very gnarled shapes and is ...

2 0 Western gull

Western gull

by Brian38Arcata, California, United States

The Western Gull is a large all white-headed gull that is found along the west ...

0 0 Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

by Noah CitizenMontana, USA

The male is unmistakable with its fully dark body and red and white stripes on ...

0 0 Island False Bindweed

Island False Bindweed

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

morning glory, in the California coastal ...

0 0 San Pedro Martir Coyote

San Pedro Martir Coyote

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

hear the California Ground Squirrel sound ...

0 6 blue whale

blue whale

by luxswimLaguna Beach, California, USA

Boat captain said 80 ft. blue whale off the

0 0 Giant Spined Sea Star

Giant Spined Sea Star

by KilouekaAvalon, California, USA

of North America from Southern

0 0 Pacific Treefrog

Pacific Treefrog

by Rob RodLong Beach, California, USA

May be speckled and bumpy. Has black stripe between and behind eyes. Can range ...

1 0 Wandering Tattler

Wandering Tattler

by john.fermanis.srCalifornia, USA

Wandering Tattler

0 4 Pearly wood-nymph

Pearly wood-nymph

by keithp2012Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA

coast of Mexico. There are isolated ...

1 0 Redd Necked Grebe

Redd Necked Grebe

by daniel.dparsonsFort Collins, Colorado, USA

Has dark gray upperparts and cap, white lower face and nape, white underparts ...

2 2 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by KathleenMcEachern

California breeding adult Brown Pelicans. ...

1 1 Southern Live Oak

Southern Live Oak

by RichardD.MahoneyJr.Brunswick, Georgia, USA

The Southern live oak or simply "Live Oak" ...

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