Picture 1 = Monarch Butterfly caterpillars on milkweed on the border of Los Cerritos Wetlands at the Heron Pointe Cultural Educational Center walk. Monarchs are frequently seen at Los Cerritos Wetlands, Heron Pointe and Gum Grove Park (all 3 areas are adjacent to each other). The Monarch Butterfly pic was taken a short distance away closer to Gum Grove Park on the property line of Los Cerritos Wetlands.
Picture shows a Gopher Snake which crawled thru the chain link fence from Los Cerritos Wetlands into Gum Grove Park, after a brief photo shoot it retreated back into Los Cerritos Wetlands
Picture shows the shedded skin of a Gopher Snake
Observed on Los Cerritos Wetlands "Hellman Property" at the 2011 Audubon Christmas Bird count
White-tailed Kite observed on the 2011 Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Los Cerritos Wetlands "Hellman Property"
Great Horned Owl perched in the Gum Grove Park Eucalyptus Trees, flew in from the adjacent Los Cerritos Wetlands "Hellman Property", appeared to be hunting
Coyote seen at Los Cerritos Wetlands on the "Hellman Property" from adjacent Gum Grove Park
Flying to and from Gum Grove Park and adjacent Los Cerritos Wetlands
Numerous flocks flying over "Hellman Lowlands" property of Los Cerritos Wetlands and landing in the OC rentention basin in Seal Beach (near Westminster Ave/industrial park)
Red-shouldered Hawks frequent both Gum Grove Park and the adjacent Los Cerritos Wetlands
3 or more observed near Gum Grove Park Avalon St. Parking Lot and adjacent Los Cerritos Wetlands
Found in Los Cerritos Wetlands, Seal Beach, near 1st St
Lost count at about a dozen Monarchs flying along the border of Gum Grove Park and Los Cerritos Wetlands
The adult I reared from larvae collected from a Malva, or close relative, in the garden.
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