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In Oak Tree Trail habitat restoration project (River Partners, Ducks Unlimited). I thought animal might be sick because it wasn't running away from me, but after crouching and remaining quiet a single kitten emerged from the brush.

Dia 82, un individuo.

Day 82, one individual.

Relacionado con // Related to:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667158
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667199
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2667420

Nice little patch of 20-30 plants. Population previously documented by Lowell Ahart. It's the host plant for the California Dogface, CA state insect (probably extirpated from the area). Maybe worth checking out in May or June when it's flowering.

A female Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) oviposits into the side of a tree.

I was honored to have this observation selected as observation of the day for June 11, 2020, and again as observation of the week (week of June 21, 2020). It is covered in this blog post: A Trip to Texas Provides a Long Sought Photographic Opportunity - Observation of the Week, 6/21/20.

Huge bee! At first glance I thought it was a Xylocopa who had visited passionflower, then was excited thinking I found a rare gynandromorph, but on closer inspection it’s just a bumblebee that is new to my yard.

Probably 50 individuals scattered over 100 yds. Robust population. Growing on granite and growing on volcanics. Cold and windy in the mojave today. This flower looks like a hemorrhoid but I don't care, I love it so damn much.

Found this on a Merritt College Herpetology class field trip. The USGS who was conducting surveys in the area and studying the giant garter snake took our class along on a hike to witness some of their field work. It was really neat to see them install a radio transmitter into the snake so that they could monitor its movements. I highly recommend the class to anyone in the area. There will be another class this Fall 2013 semester, BIO 61D Fall Herpetology class code 40130. To apply and enroll visit the website www.peralta.edu and if you have any questions just ask me.

Scales at base of stipe are 4-5 mm wide, which would key to P. munitum, but otherwise best fits P. imbricans ssp. curtum: scales above base are << 1 mm wide, leaf length ~70 cm, sori toothed but not ciliate, pinnae +/- in one plane. This is probably the same plant as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4970469, a brief search did not disclose any others nearby.