My name is Zack Abbey, hence zabbey. I graduated from CSU Channel Islands with a B.S in Environmental Sciences and Resource Management. To date, I have worked as a backpacking guide in the Los Padres Nat'l Forest, a field biologist on a variety of projects, and a vector biologist for Ventura County. As a result I have been lucky enough to explore, study, and enjoy some of California's remote and diverse ecosystems and species.

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California Condor - Photo CC BY-NC-ND Scott Page CC
California Condor info
The California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a North American species of bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae and the largest North American land bird. Currently, this condor inhabits only the Grand Canyon area, Zion National Park, and western coastal mountains of California and northern Baja California. Although other fossil members are known, it is the only surviving member of the genus Gymnogyps. (From Wikipedia)
ocellated humboldt lily - Photo CC BY-SA Joe Decruyenaere CC
ocellated humboldt lily info
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cardinal or scarlet larkspur - Photo CC BY-NC-SA Ken-ichi Ueda CC
cardinal or scarlet larkspur info
Delphinium cardinale is a species of larkspur known by the common names scarlet larkspur and cardinal larkspur. This wildflower is native to California and Baja California, where it grows on coastal, inland, and desert chaparral slopes, such as the Colorado Desert, and the Peninsular and Transverse Ranges. (From Wikipedia)
Plummer's mariposa lily - Photo CC BY Jason Hollinger CC
Plummer's mariposa lily info
Calochortus plummerae is a species of mariposa lily known by the common name Plummer's mariposa lily. It is endemic to Southern California where it is found along the coast and inland hills. It is a member of the chaparral plant community. It produces thin, branching stems and a few long curling leaves. Atop the stem is a lily bloom with long, pointed sepals and petals which may be up to 4 centimeters long. The petals are... (From Wikipedia)
Abert's Squirrel - Photo CC BY-NC-SA Jerry Oldenettel CC
Abert's Squirrel info
The Abert's Squirrel or Tassel-eared Squirrel (Sciurus aberti) is a tree squirrel that is native to the Rocky Mountains from United States to Mexico, with concentrations found in Arizona, The Grand Canyon, New Mexico, and southwestern Colorado. (From Wikipedia)
butterfly mariposa lily - Photo CC BY-NC-SA randomtruth CC
butterfly mariposa lily info
Calochortus venustus is a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name butterfly mariposa lily. It is endemic to California, where it can be found in the sandy soils of a number of habitats in the mountains and foothills in the central part of the state. It is a perennial herb producing a branching stem 10 to 60 centimeters tall. There is a basal leaf up to 20 centimeters long which... (From Wikipedia)
Dudleya - Photo CC BY-NC-ND James Gaither CC
Dudleya info
Dudleya is a genus of succulent perennials, consisting of about 45 species in southwest North America. (From Wikipedia)
Indian paintbrush - Photo CC BY-NC-ND Patrick Alexander CC
Indian paintbrush info
Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants native to the west of the Americas from Alaska south to the Andes, as well as northeast Asia. These plants are classified in the family Orobanchaceae, They are hemiparasitic on the roots of grasses and forbs. (From Wikipedia)
woolly blue curls - Photo CC BY Miguel Vieira CC
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Trichostema lanatum (romero or Woolly Blue Curls) is a small evergreen shrub or sub-shrub native to arid coastal regions of California. It is many-branched and grows to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall, with narrow, pointed green leaves. The smooth-petaled blue flowers are born in dense clusters, with the stem and calyces covered in woolly hairs of blue, pink, or white. (From Wikipedia)
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