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Blue Dicks (Dipterostemon capitatus)Observer
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Along fenceline above construction area for wildlife overcrossing.
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
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Juvenile, in the carport.
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Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)Observer
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Found when sifting soil under deerweed plants in search of pupae of Palos Verdes blue butterfly (with permits).
Photos / Sounds
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Skilton's Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus ssp. skiltonianus)Observer
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Tail was caught in a spider web and so it could not flee. I freed it soon after this photograph.
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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Observer
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First day out of nest in carport. Parents led it out into scrub on hillside.
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Coulter's Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)Observer
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Planted specimen.
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Diabolical Ironclad Beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus)Observer
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Played dead when touched.
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Southern California Walnut (Juglans californica)Observer
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Taken from vehicle.
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Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)Observer
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Hiding next to the hedge, but most certainly a cottontail.
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California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum)Observer
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I'm reasonably sure this was planted when the park was developed.
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Southern California Walnut (Juglans californica)Observer
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Resprouting from cut trunk by retaining wall at end of street.