He's still in a dream
Photos not in chronological order
Rainy night. Many newts out and about. This newt was found eating a worm. The worm was not calm. The worm was very actively trying to escape.
Caught by a cormorant and carried for awhile then dropped in the creek as the bird gave up trying to swallow it.
These are my favorite oak right now I think
photographed through spotting scope using iPhone
landed on the rock where a young hiker was already residing on. Condor ended up perching alongside the individual for roughly 30-40 minutes
caught, maneuvered, ate frog
interspecific amplexus female P. leucomystax with R. reindwardtii
swamppeat secondary forest
all data taken inside consesion forest of PT. Mohairson Pawan Khatulistiwa (PT MPK)
Two species of amphibians in the photo. I wondered if newts prey upon salamanders?
Tiny (1-2 mm)....not easy to photograph!! Foraging underwater on film on rocks...
With an amphipod (?) buddy in foreground (not in focus).
I saw it while hiking! It was resting in the shade of small boulders and when it heard me approaching, it jumped up to look at me.
Casual sampling, but the mean stem height (base to first inflorescence branch) of the population in this observation is ~24 cm.
Other observations from this population on the upper slopes of Palmdale hills:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195636546
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195418810
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196476351
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195418810
USGS map including Palmdale Hills, thanks to @plantsoflacounty: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Prodesc/proddesc_98617.htm
observations from Mt. Emma Rd.:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195991410
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/195990923
Leaf margins were wavier than plane in both the Palmdale Hills and Mt. Emma Rd.. populations. Glands not found on either population. Stem hairs present in both. Taller and more erect plants were more common at Mt. Emma Rd.
Calflora observations of E. clavatum from Carr Canyon, south of Mt. Emma Rd.:
https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1228971
As always, correct me if I'm wrong. However, that looks like a pink gape, pink legs, and light patterning. Last photo shows it standing in front of a Herring Gull.
Within the +/- of this record: https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1228971
Well over 6 dm. Bright green, round/reniform but generally wavy-margined leaves
Within the +/- of this record: https://www.cch2.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=1228971
Over 6 dm. Bright green, round/reniform but generally wavy-margined leaves
At least 500 plants; upper portions of at least 3 slopes of Palmdale Hills
A fallen branch around 60 cm long, stems woody.
Seed photos taken two weeks later, stem cross-section photo taken four years later.
@keirmorse, I was surprised to come across this—the only one I saw—right on the PCT, and blooming on Dec 31st?!
I thought of you. I’m guessing this is M. davidsonii…
Scrub oak, on an overgrown fire trail just upslope from Cobal Canyon Motorway, Marshall Canyon, San Gabriel Mountains foothills. Coin used for scale is a US quarter dollar (¢25 piece), 24.26 mm, 0.955 inch in diameter.
Juveniles de albatros de ceja negra. A diferencia de los albatros de cabeza gris, estos hacen sus nidos todos juntos en barriales abiertos entremedio del tussok. En isla Gonzalo.
Dos pequeños visitantes nocturnos, que frecuentemente nos visitan para dejarnos los productos finales de sus procesos digestivos.
Two small nocturnal visitors who frequently come to poop on the roof.
Registro feito durante um dos resgates do Projeto Marsupiais em área urbana. Um dos filhotes dessa mamãe gambá tinha se separado dela e o projeto conseguiu devolvê-lo. O condomínio do resgate era perto de uma área verde, e conduzimos a família de volta para a mata.