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Xystocheir dissectaObserver
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One with yellowish markings, the other mostly pale throughout. Under a decaying log
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Polypore?
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Shelf Fungi (Order Polyporales)Observer
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Patterning like turkey tail in one side, but growth is way thicker than any turkey tail I’ve ever seen. ID help please!
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Similar looking growth nearby had patterning like turkey tail on one side. Polypore but what kind?
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Bracket Polypores (Family Fomitopsidaceae)Observer
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About 3 inches wide when viewed from above
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Genus StrigamiaObserver
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Found under a log, would love species confirmation!
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Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)Observer
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I think it’s a variable, would love ID confirmation. Thanks!
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California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)Observer
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Buttercups up already
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California Bay (Umbellularia californica)Observer
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Bay trees in bloom already!
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Margined White (Pieris marginalis)Observer
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ID help please! Dorsal side of wings looked like cabbage white or checkered, but I couldn’t get a good look. The vein pattern on underside of wings was striking though!
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Vinegar Weed (Trichostema lanceolatum)Observer
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Late bloomers?
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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)Observer
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Deceased. Appears to have been run over by a bicycle. Unable to ID but curious if it’s a native or alien herp.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Looks like 1st year juvenile, by plumage
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Henbit Deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)Observer
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Near trailhead parking lot.
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
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ID? Weird little things lodged in substrate under standing pool of a freshwater creek (photo #2). They float upright in water. The little black thing in hand is what’s under the dirt covering them, presumably an invertebrate. Fascinating.
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Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)Observer
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It was really windy and hard to see detail and photo is blurry, but I think it’s a Blue Copper.
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Observer
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Forgot to check, but it could be Ookow. I welcome any ID confirmation!
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Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii)Observer
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Not sure if it’s my perception, but seems a little early for these to be popping up
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Observer
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Would love ID help since this is not my area of knowledge. Found near stream, in mostly shade. Lovely!
