Images
Heermann’s Gull (at Laguna Beach)
Carolina Sphinx (caterpillar)
Knotweeds, Smartweeds, and Waterpeppers
Monarch (Madrona Marsh)
Red-winged Blackbird, Female
Canada Goose (marsh)
Rabbitfoot Grass
Bladderpod
California Poppy
California Harvester Ant
California Poppy
Garland Daisy
I walked along a bike path today and could not believe how many puncture vine plants I saw.
I walked along a bike path today and could not believe how many puncture vine plants I saw. No wonder I've had to patch so many flat tires!
If it's possible for a plant to evolve into the natural enemy of the bicycle, this plant is it. It's literally in the caltrop family. I swear it's lining the bike path, waiting to ambush its prey.
House Sparrow
It looked like there were about a dozen sparrows sitting on this fence. Most of them flew off before I got the camera out. I suspect there might be a nest in the bushes next to the fence.
Western Gull
Willet (hillside plants)
Spotted near the coast, probably along the hillside above the beach, or possibly in the park at the top of the bluffs.
Umbrella Paper Wasp (on windshield)
Florida Softshell Turtle (Wilderness Park)
I don’t know if these turtles are actually wild or stocked. (I assume the fish are stocked, but the ducks are just visiting!) But this looks like a different type of turtle than the ones I saw on a visit a couple of years later.
Identified on iNaturalist as a Florida Softshell, most likely a released pet.
Tomato (Wilderness Park)
The “wilderness park” is popular with schools, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this grew from some kid’s dropped lunch.