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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

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leptonia

Date

April 2023

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Northern Pig-tailed Macaque (Macaca leonina)

Observer

rtshaw80

Date

November 2015

Place

Thailand (Google, OSM)

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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)

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todd-black

Date

March 5, 2016 08:11 AM MST

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Blue Green Chiton (Chiton glaucus)

Observer

emily_r

Date

October 7, 2014

Place

Hawera (Google, OSM)

Description

A green chiton attached to a half crab. We observed this alien looking commensal beast while undertaking an intertidal survey on the reefs off Hawera. It made us jump when we first turned over the rock.

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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

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jerrybeaz

Date

January 12, 2022 05:29 PM CST

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Lumpy Rubble Crab (Paraxanthias taylori)

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leptonia

Date

January 3, 2022 04:11 PM PST

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Thorne's Hairstreak (Callophrys loki ssp. thornei)

Observer

leptonia

Date

March 2021

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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)

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stephanomeria

Date

January 16, 2017 10:07 AM PST

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White-sand Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera wapleri)

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henicorhina

Date

June 23, 2018 08:47 PM PDT

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Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)

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agonzalo

Date

January 31, 2020 08:26 AM EST

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Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)

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tbjwildlife

Date

January 2020

Place

India (Google, OSM)

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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

Observer

metsa

Date

May 4, 2019 12:17 AM PDT

Description

the ones standing up showing their large chests - are these Stellers @suepemberton ?

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Rosewood Tree Frog (Dendropsophus mapinguari)

Observer

stercorariidae

Date

August 17, 2019 09:45 AM HST

Description

*location is not exact- The river and general vicinity is, however. This is an upload of a friends photo of a shared observation so I do not have access to the location.

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Golden Prairie Clover (Dalea aurea)

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cypseloides

Date

July 17, 2019 07:32 AM CDT

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tiwane

Date

June 22, 2019 11:53 AM PDT

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Black-tailed Bumble Bee (Bombus melanopygus)

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mendopollen

Date

February 11, 2017 04:07 PM PST

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Eucalyptus (Genus Eucalyptus)

Observer

leptonia

Date

September 9, 2018 09:13 AM PDT

Description

I’d love to know which Euc species this is - it was hosting a big fruiting of Pleurotus and some weird polypores as well. Normally Eucs don’t have much beyond Crepidotus and Laetiporus growing on them in SCZ.

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Muscoid Flies (Superfamily Muscoidea)

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johngarrett

Date

September 4, 2018 12:46 PM PDT

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natforlife

Date

August 21, 2018 03:48 PM CEST

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natforlife

Date

August 26, 2018 08:15 AM CEST

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Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)

Observer

natforlife

Date

August 26, 2018 10:02 AM CEST

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Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)

Observer

leptonia

Date

August 24, 2018 03:52 AM PDT

Description

Spotted by Steve Tucker.

Seen performing spectacular plunge-dives, catching small baitfish; among a large group of Brandt's Cormorants and various gulls, all around a pair of surfacing Humpback Whales.

A young bird, thus perhaps difficult to separate definitively from much-rarer Nazca Booby, but the bill shows lots of blue-green tones, no trace of incoming lavender, peach, orange, pink, etc.

It feels relevant to mention that the state is in the midst of a "Sula Invasion", not only in the weeks leading up to this find, but for the past few years. There have been three Red-footed Boobies in Monterey County this summer up to this point, (two deceased at Moss Landing, one flyby at the Monterey Audubon Seawatch), while southern California waters are hosting Masked, Nazca, multiple Red-footed, and Brown Boobies simultaneously.

Brown Booby barely elicits notice, much less excitement anymore. The continuing Northern Gannet on SE Farallon Island and a Blue-footed Booby at the Salton Sea add up to a total of 6 Sulidae in California this month.

That's all the species of Sulids ever recorded in California. All of which have been considered somewhere between middlingly to extremely rare in the past century.

Things are changing out there...

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Globetails (Genus Sphaerophoria)

Observer

johngarrett

Date

August 22, 2018 01:35 PM PDT

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Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)

Observer

stercorariidae

Date

August 22, 2018 06:47 AM CDT

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vinson

Date

August 13, 2018 06:37 PM CDT

Description

Under a large live oak near street

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Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)

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morganstickrod

Date

March 10, 2018 09:51 PM PST

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treegrow

Date

July 14, 2018 01:24 PM EDT

Description

Condylostylus sipho group female. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.

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carolblaney

Date

July 9, 2018 11:44 AM PDT

Description

Visiting Erigeron foliosus in the southern San Bernardino Mountains

Its abdomen was curved upward (and wider at the end than near the thorax)

The cutest bee I have ever seen

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Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)

Observer

leptonia

Date

July 8, 2018 11:32 AM PDT

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East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)

Observer

leptonia

Date

July 8, 2018 07:02 AM PDT

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naturalisttrent

Date

June 20, 2018 06:09 PM PDT

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naturalisttrent

Date

June 24, 2018 01:34 PM PDT

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Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)

Observer

leptonia

Date

June 25, 2018 06:46 PM CEST

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Gunnison's Prairie Dog (Cynomys gunnisoni)

Observer

hemispingus

Date

June 19, 2018 09:59 AM MDT

Description

Hanging from power line

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Purple Crow Butterfly (Euploea tulliolus)

Observer

maxhsieh

Date

April 20, 2018 01:23 PM CDT

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Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum)

Observer

leptonia

Date

May 14, 2018 12:38 PM PDT

Description

A very large fly – maybe 3 cm long? Flight also very un-fly like (in my experience of Diptera, anyway): Slow, and usually in straight, deliberate lines. Seemed strictly to be interested in the Chaenactis artemisiifolia growing in the burned area, totally ignoring other flowers available.

All photos are of one individual, and there seemed to only be 2 individuals (at most) of this species on the whole hillside.

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Aquatic Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila)

Observer

raymundof

Date

August 2009

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Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)

Observer

lastime

Date

April 14, 2016

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Coastal Green Hairstreak (Callophrys viridis)

Observer

richhubie

Date

April 17, 2018 02:20 PM PDT

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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Observer

handsomedan

Date

April 13, 2018 08:33 AM PDT

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hemispingus

Date

July 21, 2017 09:12 AM MDT

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subirshakya

Date

June 3, 2016

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Typical Octopuses (Family Octopodidae)

Date

November 4, 2017 11:22 AM PDT

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Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

Observer

leptonia

Date

October 25, 2017 10:12 AM PDT

Description

Continuing vagrant.

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Ohlone Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ohlone)

Observer

leptonia

Date

February 2016

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Observer

leptonia

Date

August 30, 2016 03:37 PM PDT

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Ohlone Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ohlone)

Observer

leptonia

Date

March 2017

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Steelblue Lady Beetle (Halmus chalybeus)

Observer

leptonia

Date

February 12, 2017 10:47 AM PST

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Boletes and Allies (Order Boletales)

Observer

terrilldactyl

Date

September 21, 2017 04:56 PM PDT

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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Observer

treegrow

Date

September 13, 2017 06:32 PM EDT

Description

Albino squirrel still hanging around.

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Hieroglyphic Moth (Diphthera festiva)

Observer

kueda

Date

August 24, 2017 08:54 PM MDT

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Taupata (Coprosma repens)

Observer

serpophaga

Date

August 26, 2017 04:47 PM PDT

Description

This is the famous Farallon "Burning Bush" located near Shubrick. There is another individual on the ridge south of Tower Point that we call the "Smoking Shrub"

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Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga)

Observer

kueda

Date

August 22, 2017 11:28 AM CDT

Description

I grew up gazing with great longing at the picture of this species in the Peterson guide. Very grateful to @leftcoastnaturalist for granting me the opportunity to see one in person at last.

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Prickly Haaniella (Haaniella echinata)

Date

August 18, 2013 07:58 AM HST

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Whitebarred Goby (Amblygobius phalaena)

Observer

leptonia

Date

July 17, 2015 11:51 PM PDT

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Red Cone Gall Wasp (Feron kingi)

Observer

dlbowls

Date

August 16, 2017 11:54 AM PDT

Description

I am not sure what the insect on it is, but it seems to be depositing something inside the already existing gall.

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Dense-beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris)

Date

October 9, 2016 03:22 PM PDT

Description

Animal beached less than 24 hours before discovery. Later necropsy by Cascadia Research and the Makah revealed species ID and the fact that it was pregnant.

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Canopy Chameleon (Furcifer willsii)

Observer

johncmittermeier

Date

January 7, 2011 05:21 PM HST

Place

Missing Location

Description

Pereyras nature farm, Marozevo, Madagascar. January 2011.

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Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata)

Observer

thehaplesshiker

Date

April 24, 2016

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American Sand Wasp (Bembix americana)

Observer

leptonia

Date

July 28, 2017 12:34 PM PDT

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Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Observer

serpophaga

Date

July 16, 2017 10:24 AM PDT

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Trinidad Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa trinitatis)

Observer

nlblock

Date

July 6, 2017 08:49 PM EDT

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Broadbill Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Observer

serpophaga

Date

July 16, 2017 01:12 PM PDT

Description

On a pelagic trip out of Ventura, CA. We spotted this Swordfish basking on the surface and observed it for over 10 minutes. It allowed close approach and actually appeared inquisitive. A really cool fish and the only one of seen after many trips out of Southern California.

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Southern Snaketail (Ophiogomphus australis)

Date

March 2016

Description

immature female

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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)

Observer

terrilldactyl

Date

September 5, 2011

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lizardeve

Date

June 2, 2017 08:38 AM CDT

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Giant Stag Beetle (Lucanus elaphus)

Observer

jameswbeck

Date

May 23, 2016

Description

Adult male, with Giff Beaton

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Lotus Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum)

Observer

leptonia

Date

April 15, 2017 04:58 PM PDT

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henicorhina

Date

August 6, 2007 11:05 AM PDT

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Green Wood Cup (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)

Observer

leptonia

Date

August 25, 2016 12:56 PM PDT