Adicionado na data
abril 8, 2024
08:41 PM CDT
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 13, 2024
11:23 AM CST
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 13, 2024
11:23 AM CST
Adicionado na data
janeiro 19, 2024
01:42 PM PST
Adicionado na data
julho 7, 2019
03:09 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
setembro 2, 2019
07:28 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
outubro 13, 2022
05:05 PM PDT
Descrição
This Coast Live Oak tree has been almost completely defoliated by the California Oak Moths this year.
Link to moth (caterpillar) observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138666759
Link to same oak tree observation one year ago when it was full of leaves and acorns: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91810838
Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) Native, long-lived tree, up to 125 to 250 years. Quercus agrifolia is by far the most common Oak tree on the Monterey Peninsula. Leaves are dark evergreen, oval, cupped or spoon-shaped, and convex. Underside of leaf has small tufts of hair in the vein axils, called “hairy armpits.” Margins of mature leaves have sharp spines that are very noticeable when you sit in the leaf litter.
Oaks of California, B. Pavlik, P. Muick, S. Johnson, M. Popper, 1991, pp. 25-27
UC Berkeley Oaks website for Oak Tree Species I.D. and Ecology: https://oaks.cnr.berkeley.edu/oak-tree-species-id-ecology/
Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell, 2015, pp. 180-181.
Flora of Fort Ord: Monterey County, California, David Styer, 2019, p. 128.
Monterey County Wildflowers https://montereywildflowers.com/tree-fagaceae-quercus/
Monterey County Herald article "Slowing Down Oak Moth Caterpillars" Sunday, October 9, 2022, pp. 1,3. Fred Watson and Bruce Delgado were interviewed by Luis Melecio-Zambrano for this front page story.
Adicionado na data
dezembro 8, 2022
08:03 PM PST
Adicionado na data
janeiro 14, 2023
06:05 PM PST
Adicionado na data
novembro 26, 2023
04:41 PM PST
Adicionado na data
junho 30, 2023
02:26 AM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 5, 2022
11:34 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
maio 1, 2022
05:14 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
dezembro 8, 2020
06:56 PM PST
Adicionado na data
dezembro 8, 2020
06:59 PM PST
Adicionado na data
abril 18, 2020
05:04 PM EDT
Adicionado na data
maio 4, 2019
09:44 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 20, 2019
03:28 PM CDT
Adicionado na data
março 19, 2019
10:19 PM EDT
Adicionado na data
agosto 9, 2012
11:58 AM PDT
Descrição
Several species here, but I mean this for the orange one.
Adicionado na data
setembro 10, 2015
02:50 AM CDT
Descrição
increíble espectáculo de la llegada masiva de la "mariposa blanca" a El Ejido El Águila, Cacahoatán, en la zona de influencia de la Reserva de la Biosfera Volcán Tacana
Adicionado na data
março 29, 2023
02:31 AM EDT
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 26, 2022
09:34 PM PST
Adicionado na data
março 26, 2023
05:51 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 21, 2023
09:19 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 21, 2023
05:41 PM PDT
Descrição
Desert Floor Area NE of Borrego Palm Canyon Campground, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, California, USA
Adicionado na data
dezembro 21, 2021
07:39 PM EST
Descrição
They have an unnatural relationship
Adicionado na data
maio 14, 2021
11:09 PM PDT
Descrição
Two leucistic juveniles ‘possums :)
Adicionado na data
junho 6, 2020
10:42 AM CDT
Descrição
Photo 1:
More Faces Than I Expected
Yesterday morning I stepped outside before sunrise and saw movement. Turned on a porch light & saw this. I'd been wanting to see this for years. She had 2 babies on her back with a 3rd climbing on. The mama froze as I ran back inside and scrambled to get my camera assembled. I was very lucky, she was still standing frozen when I got back. So dark I had to use flash. I was about 10 feet from her.
Photo 2:
There Is Always One
After my first shot, I stood still & mama finally relaxed and turned sideways. That is when I saw there were 4 babies, not 3. Number 4 was struggling to find a handhold on the other side from it's siblings. Every big family has that one kid that marches to a different drummer.
Photo 3:
Mom Checks Me Out Again
When my flash went off for my 2nd shot, it got mom's attention again. With 3 little sets of eyes also looking my way. Number 4 was still trying to hang on and facing the wrong direction.
Photo 4:
Mom Decides I'm No Threat
Mama ignored me and the camera flashes and wandered around the deck sniffing and exploring for a minute or so. Baby # 4 finally seemed secure. Babies stay in mom's pouch until they are about 2 1/2 months old when they emerge and climb on her back. They stay with her until they are about 4 to 5 months old.
Adicionado na data
dezembro 13, 2021
11:18 AM CST
Descrição
Photo 1:
Well Dang!
I'd been eagerly watching my owl box since an owl visited it for one day in mid October. Only squirrels had occupied it since. At dusk yesterday I got excited when I saw a face with white on it which would rule out a squirrel. Grabbed my camera, turned on the flash since it was so dark. Dang it, that is not an owl either. Has to be a pretty small possum to get in that opening.
Photo 2:
Taking The Slow Elevator Down
When the interloper saw me, it sank out of sight in slow motion, was hilarious to watch. I made all kinds of interesting and coaxing sounds but it refused to look out again. This morning no sign of it. Back to hoping that someday a screech owl couple will move in & raise babies.
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
02:40 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
02:40 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
04:55 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
01:14 PM CST
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
05:12 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:12 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
10:10 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
03:45 PM PDT
Descrição
On rotting Agaricus mushrooms
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
11:02 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
11:54 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
11:51 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:15 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:13 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:32 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:45 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:34 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:52 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
06:49 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
07:00 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
07:06 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
07:13 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
07:13 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
07:13 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
07:13 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
04:53 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
05:00 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 16, 2023
11:54 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
05:07 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
07:07 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
07:35 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
07:42 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
07:40 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
08:19 AM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
10:17 AM PDT
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
11:52 AM PDT
Descrição
Taken by a friend. Eggs? Slime mold?
Adicionado na data
março 17, 2023
03:59 PM EDT
Descrição
Substrate. Living Eastern Red Cedar
Habit. Single
Odor. None
Taste. Not determined
Reference. WCH-20230313-19
Adicionado na data
junho 2, 2019
09:16 AM AEST
Adicionado na data
agosto 19, 2020
11:17 AM NZST
Descrição
some form of marine isopod. very very cool.
Adicionado na data
abril 14, 2018
07:52 PM PDT
Descrição
I hope this is Pleurobrachia bachei (Sea Gooseberry), as it would be the first I've found! It was only about 1/2" across, like a clear marble.
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
11:05 PM UTC
Descrição
Not the shell, the clear orbs within the shell, found on sandy beach
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
02:11 PM PST
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
02:12 PM PST
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
02:12 PM PST
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
03:08 PM PST
Descrição
maybe
I don’t know how separate thing this is
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
11:11 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
03:21 PM PST
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
11:23 PM UTC
Descrição
I was in this area a couple of months ago when a group of birders told me they were on the hunt for this woodpecker. I didn't see it, and had mostly forgotten about it until today. I was underneath a tree and I heard a bird making a call. I looked it up on Merlin and it said it was a Lewis’s woodpecker. So I got some sound and I got some photos.
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
03:26 PM PST
Adicionado na data
março 3, 2023
03:32 PM PST
Adicionado na data
maio 13, 2022
01:40 PM PDT
Adicionado na data
janeiro 22, 2020
05:45 PM PST
Adicionado na data
setembro 28, 2021
03:16 PM EDT
Adicionado na data
abril 18, 2017
08:22 AM PDT
Descrição
This is a fungus that infects Miridae.
Adicionado na data
setembro 3, 2020
06:55 PM EDT
Adicionado na data
dezembro 31, 2020
12:19 PM MSK
Adicionado na data
maio 6, 2018
04:17 PM EDT
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 21, 2023
06:47 AM PST
What
Wapiti
(Cervus canadensis)
Adicionado na data
janeiro 15, 2023
09:30 PM EST
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 1, 2023
12:12 PM HST
Adicionado na data
abril 19, 2020
10:05 PM EDT
Adicionado na data
julho 29, 2021
07:41 PM MDT
Adicionado na data
agosto 1, 2021
06:21 PM MDT
Adicionado na data
agosto 1, 2022
02:12 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 6, 2023
09:17 PM UTC
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 10, 2023
12:28 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 10, 2023
12:36 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 10, 2023
12:33 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 10, 2023
12:41 AM UTC
Adicionado na data
fevereiro 22, 2023
09:48 PM PST
Adicionado na data
janeiro 29, 2023
03:59 PM UTC