Hanging out in my friend's garden, which is next to open space. She's had King and Gopher snakes for years.
Not sure if this is the same one I saw a few months ago living in my patio moat, if it is it has gotten a lot bigger! I'm hoping it doesn't eat the beautiful, tiny, Ring-necked Snake I found nearby today.
I lifted up the doormat on my patio, to check on the Arboreal Salamander that lives under a grate, in a moat, and found a beautiful little Ring-neck curled up under the mat! This was at 6 PM, PST. Very exciting and beautiful animal!
This newt next to the dining commons casually looked my way when I came by to photograph him, but otherwise didn't move a muscle. Thinking it's a red-bellied newt, but if someone could confirm, that would be great!
Shooting out the car window.
Shooting out the car window.
Another regular winter visitor to Big Rock.
Among the winter visitors to Big Rock, they show up around late October, and hang around until about the beginning of spring.
find the coyote - Big Rock Ridge, Lucas Valley, San Rafael, CA
Big Rock Ridge, Lucas Valley, San Rafael, CA
Big Rock Ridge, Lucas Valley, San Rafael, CA
Big Rock Ridge, Lucas Valley, San Rafael, CA
changed from silverback fern. This was taken near a stand of bracken fern. My silverback photos were taken elsewhere.
Big Rock Ridge, Lucas Valley, San Rafael, CA
16" DBH 35' tall planted Aug 1980
Well, it has rhizines, but it seems way more orange than the ones we saw on buckeye later in the day. I believe this was on an oak twig.
Sorrediate margins, black underside with brown margins. Growing on a mossy rock, which is apparently not right for this species, but I can't find a better match.
Backlit branches, that is. Probably Flavoparmelia caperata, but I didn't record any info about the lower surface, so I can't really be sure. I beliebe the tree was an oak, possibly valley oak, but not sure.
