Tag: nature
Monarch (SCBG fence)
Gulf Fritillary (on hedge)
Arum Lilies
Not sure if this was planted deliberately or not. It’s at a botanical garden, but it’s also growing out of the ivy behind a bench.
puncture vine
Flowering Plants
California Poppy
Red-winged Blackbird (perched in reeds)
Canada Goose
Turtle Doves and Collared Doves
Wild Buckwheats
Milkvetches
Grey Goose
A Black Phoebe, spotted on a break from work this afternoon.
Literally confusing hawks and doves.
Usually #iNaturalist’s AI is pretty good at narrowing down to a genus, but sometimes it can get confused. Like this #pigeon sitting on a silk floss tree branch. It was “pretty sure” it was a *hawk*.
Um, nope!
I can sort of see that with the first image, but the second one makes it blindingly obvious!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30408488
@KelsonV I just realized it’s literally confusing hawks and doves.