My 1000th observation posted to iNaturalist!

My 1000th observation posted to #iNaturalist!

Normally I have to take photos of doves with a zoom lens, but this one was just calmly sitting in a tree, making its “Ooh-Ooh” call. It didn’t even fly off when I walked around the tree to get a better angle with my phone.

Most likely a Eurasian Collared Dove, one of several types I’ve seen around the Los Angeles area.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32186561

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My 1000th observation posted to #iNaturalist!Normally I have to take photos of doves with ...

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…I’ve kind of slowed down a bit since I’ve identified all the weeds and butterflies and birds in this part of the city, so I have to go farther out to find something new. But I’m also still going through my backlog of old photos.

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A few of the *real* animals that I spotted on my hike in the botanical gardens

A few of the *real* animals that I spotted on my hike in the botanical gardens today: a #MonarchButterfly, a #BlackPhoebe, a #hummingbird and a #rabbit.

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Monarch on iNaturalist and Flickr
Black Phoebe on iNaturalist and Flickr
Hummingbird on iNaturalist and Flickr
Desert Cottontail on iNaturalist and Flickr

Cottontail and Squirrel (SCBG Driveway)

As I was driving away after the hike, I stopped to avoid hitting a rabbit in the driveway. I waited, and it moved, and then I grabbed the camera. Then I noticed a squirrel a few feet away from where it had hopped to. Once I’d taken a couple of photos, I carefully drove around them and out onto the main road.

Desert Cottontail on iNaturalist
Fox Squirrel on iNaturalist