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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)Observer
quakermaidDescription
She was so well camouflaged, we were almost on top of her before we saw her. We retreated & took these with the zoom, but she stayed mad for a while.
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Genus ProctacanthusObserver
quakermaidDescription
Each of the squares on the hardware cloth is 1/2”. I had never seen a robber fly that big! I thought at first it was a deformed dragonfly or something.
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Western Toad (Anaxyrus boreas)Observer
quakermaidDescription
I found this toad (?) in my aviary. If I didn’t know better I would suspect that she had deliberately chosen her coloration to resemble bird poop, as camouflage. She doesn’t really look like any I see on the California herp sites.
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Broad-striped Lady Beetle (Paranaemia vittigera)Observer
quakermaidDescription
Found this little one floating down the American River & delivered her safely to shore.
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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)Observer
quakermaidDescription
Recently hatched.
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Lampreys (Order Petromyzontiformes)Observer
quakermaidDescription
This critter was stranded in a puddle by the rapidly receding river. We caught it and released it back into the main body of water.
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Twice-struck Lady Beetle (Axion plagiatum)Observer
quakermaidDescription
I think this is orbus/fraternus.
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Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)Observer
quakermaidDescription
In my child’s shoe!
