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Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)Observer
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My friends Evelyn, Alberto, and I were following bees to try to get a picture and found these flowers
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
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While feeding squirrels I spotted this blue colored bird.
The bird might be hard to see with the blue water in the background
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Carpenter Ants, Typical Sugar Ants and Allies (Genus Camponotus)Observer
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Fire ant crossing Spring Creek trail.
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Shield Lichens and Allies (Family Parmeliaceae)Observer
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My friend Evelyn spotted Lichen on the side of a Live Oak Tree.
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California Sulphur-winged Grasshopper (Arphia behrensi)Observer
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My friend Alberto spotted this while walking a trail.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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A Shaggy Parasol Mushroom my friends Evelyn and Alberto found while walking on a trail in Howarth Park
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
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I found this good sized fence lizard warming up in the sun
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
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I found this Ladybird while I was walking to school.
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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A group of European Starling. Picture was taken from a cell phone through a pair of binoculars, if you enlarge the picture you can see their yellow beaks
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California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica)Observer
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Medium sized dragonfly, its wingspan was about 2 inches.
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Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)Observer
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This flower is about 2 feet tall and it grows along the edge of a creek.
Picture #2
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Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)Observer
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This flower is about 2 feet tall and it grows along the edge of a creek.
I don't know how to put two pictures with an observation (I am using a desktop) so i will post a different picture of this same flower in a different observation
Picture #1
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Narrow-winged Damselflies (Family Coenagrionidae)Observer
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Small dragonfly. Dollar bill for size reference included in the picture. The dragonfly landed on my friend's leg
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
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I found a salamander by the creek in my school. It's black and it fits in the palm of my hand. It looks like a baby salamander.