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Blue-green Sharpshooter (Graphocephala atropunctata)Observer
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Blue-green Sharpshooter feeding on Rosemary.
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Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata)Observer
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One of many Silver Argiope on an unusual Opuntia cactus.
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Shovel-headed Garden Worm (Bipalium kewense)Observer
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This predatory worm from Asia eats earthworms.
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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. oreganus)Observer
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San Diego Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata ssp. webbii)Observer
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This lovely lizard has taken up residence under a pile of garden clippings in my backyard.
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West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)Observer
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Vanessa annabella?
Caterpillar on the Sphaeralcea ambigua (Malvaceae).
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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Male Robin taking a quick bath. (I took this photo through the kitchen window, with zoom lens... hence the blur).
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Beach Suncup (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia)Observer
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Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia ssp. suffruticosa
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Pink Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)Observer
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Purple Sand Verbena (aka Pink Sand Verbena, Beach Sand Verbena)
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)Observer
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This bird was performing a dance similar to that of the Little Blue Heron, so I originally identified it as such. The coloration of the neck and legs is more consistent with the Reddish Egret, which I now believe it to be.
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)Observer
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Brown Pelican
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Bagrada Bug (Bagrada hilaris)Observer
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Painted Bug adults feeding on Goldenrod.
This invasive Hemiptera species is native to Africa.
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Salt Marsh Bird's Beak (Chloropyron maritimum)Observer
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Salt Marsh Bird's Beak
New taxonomy:
Chloropyron maritimum (Benth.) A. Heller ssp. maritimum
Listed by the State of California as Endangered and by the Federal Government as 'Endangered '
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Osprey at Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve, in Newport Beach, CA.
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Mantids (Family Mantidae)Observer
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Stagomantis californica
This is the California Mantis male and female mating.
S. californica is native to the Western United States.
