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Pacific Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Looks like poison oak but I don’t think it is
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Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Moves in a very snake-like way, but has little legs.
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Large owl in our tree at dusk. Tufty things on its head.
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Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Found under something that we moved, about 6” long stretched out
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Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope appensa)Observer
nawloomisDescription
1.5-2 inches across with legs.
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California King Snake (Lampropeltis californiae)Observer
nawloomisDescription
About 2.5-3 feet long
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Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Hard to see in the photo, but I checked Merlin and it says Western Tanager. Red face, yellow chest, dark wings, Robin-sized
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Ceanothus Silk Moth (Hyalophora euryalus)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Quite large, brownish red in the sunlight, likes my pepper tree, comes out as the sun is going down
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Crane Flies (Infraorder Tipulomorpha)Observer
nawloomisDescription
I think this is a crane fly, but it is the biggest one I have ever seen. The body is about 2” and the whole thing is 3-4” across with leg span.
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Aphids and Allies (Infraorder Aphidomorpha)Observer
nawloomisDescription
Blue with wings and looks fuzzy
