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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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bee swarm
we got there just before the Bee Wrangler showed up to move them
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San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii)Observer
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observed this in the evening, possible mating?
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Order PhysaralesObserver
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This appears to be some sort of slime mold in our yard. We have occasional appearances of all sorts of odd organisms, and this is the latest one!
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Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)Observer
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This bird visited our backyard briefly. We managed a picture of it in our persimmon tree.
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Red Rock Skimmer (Paltothemis lineatipes)Observer
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This was on my window screen this morning. I took pictures of the front and back. The wingspan was a little over three inches.
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Green June Beetles (Genus Cotinis)Observer
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I saw this formation in the dirt by my trash cans. When I looked closer, I saw that it had been made by this creature, so I grabbed my camera!
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Genus CeibaObserver
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This seed puff was in my backyard today.
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Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)Observer
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This little guy and I crossed paths at Ryan Bonaminio Memorial Park.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Sitting on top of the telephone pole next door
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Plantain (Musa × paradisiaca)Observer
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Here's a bunch of bananas growing in downtown Riverside CA
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Greater Moon Jelly (Aurelia labiata)Observer
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On the beach near Newport, OR
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Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)Observer
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I almost squashed this. It was on the stairs that lead down to the beach.
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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)Observer
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These characters were on the bay front, near some fish processing plants.
They were quite noisy and very stinky.
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Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus gilbertsonii)Observer
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On a carob tree at the NE corner of 5th and Pine
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Gray Bird Grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens)Observer
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I came across this when I was tearing out my tomato plants.
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Mantids (Family Mantidae)Observer
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I came across this when I was tearing out my tomato plants. Sorry to interrupt.....
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Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta)Observer
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I came across this as I was tearing out my tomato plants.
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Western Leaf-footed Bug (Leptoglossus zonatus)Observer
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These are all over my tomatoes. I don't know what they are called.
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Cellar Spiders (Family Pholcidae)Observer
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We've always called these "daddy long legs". This one didn't like it when I started to water my plants.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko)Observer
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I was watering and this butterfly was flying through the sprinkler. I have posted a video:
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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This bird was standing on a six foot wall overlooking my neighbor's backyard. I think it was drawn to the koi pond
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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
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A juvenile possum on the fence surrounding Bryant Elementary school, downtown Riverside.
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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Popped up overnight in my back yard.
