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Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
First time seeing one of these in my yard! 😍
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Haag's Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum haagii)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
Cool bug!
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White-winged March Fly (Bibio albipennis)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
Suddenly seeing a bunch of these friends in my yard.
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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
The first one I’ve ever seen in the wild! A male. Incredible. He wasn’t doing so well and I think he was on his way out. Glad I got to see him before he dies.
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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
Soooooo excited to finally find one of these in my yard! She was eating flies on my narrowleaf milkweed. I love her.
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Genus MecaphesaObserver
michellevanegasDescription
The second one I’ve found in the yard in a week! The first gal was white and on my lavender. This one is yellow and hanging out on my California sunflower bush.
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Tribe MisumeniniObserver
michellevanegasDescription
Not sure what kind she is, but she’s beautiful and I love her! The first crab spider of this size that I’ve seen in my yard.
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Caterpillar-hunter Beetles (Genus Calosoma)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
He skeddattled away pretty quick so I couldn’t get more photos. Thought it was a darkling beetle at first but I was wrong! Not sure if this is who I’m dealing with though. Never seen one in the yard before!
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
Found on a piece of celery in the grocery store.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
The first kestrel I’ve ever seen!!
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Gulf Fritillary (Dione vanillae)Observer
michellevanegasDescription
The first one I’ve ever seen in the wild!
