Observations by karenthegreat

The lizard was resting underneath a rock and was about 5 inches long. It was also shedding its skin in several places.

The Newt was climbing out of the water and into a crevice in a rock. It was about 3 1/2 inches long.

The plants were surrounding the outside of a pond. They were mostly in the areas without grass.

It was laying on a web that was attached to some grass. The spider was about an inch long with a yellow pattern on its back.

The snake was black and had a yellow strip along its side and its back. It was found in the leaves next to a dried up pond. It was about a foot and a half long.

The baby newt was about an inch and a half long from head to tail. It was brown and spotted and the skin was a bit transparent.

We were surrounded by thousands of these little frogs. Most of them were brown and some of them were green. The frog was less than an inch long.

Found underneath a cow pie in the woodlands. It is about an inch long and black.

It was found in the grasslands by the trail and was about 3 inches long. It was white and was calm while being held.

It has 3 sections and is pinched in the middle. It has 1 set of wings and possibly an imitator wasp.

It was captured along the Dwight center trail after being chased by one of the interns. After looking through some of the field guides we concluded it was a Basin Wood Nymph.

This douglas fir was about 5 feet tall and in a clearing. Poison oak was around the base of the tree.

The penny royal was growing 2 feet away from a fig tree next to some grass.

The weed was on the side of the trail in the grasslands. It was blowing in the wind and was very sticky.

The bee was going around pollinating the flower of a Toyon tree. There were a couple other bees in the same area too.

It was sitting in the shade on a rock after it scurried away from me.