This frog was one of many surrounding a pond. Every step you took about a dozen jumped in every direction.
This frog was one of many surrounding a pond. Every step you took about a dozen jumped in every direction.
Small, approximately 3/4 inch. Whitish, light yellow wings with two small black dots on each set of wings. Found hiding in leaves of similar color. The surrounding area was wooded, but the location had about 20% canopy cover. About 5 similar found in the area.
Found in wheat and harding grass in front of Dwight building at Pepperwood Preserve. About 3-4 centimeter wingspan.
A small pink/orange flower, growing near a vernal pool. The flower in about 1/4" in diameter. It is growing in a cluster with many others, and it had a skinny green stalk with small green leaves. it has five petals.
Pink, with small petals. Flower and stalk were less than one foot. There were about ten in a three foot diameter. Found next to marshy land with long grasses surrounding.
A very large maple tree which is 30 feet tall and there was only 1 in the area. It was full of green leaves that had the length of 3 1/2 inches long and 4 inches wide. It was located in a rocky forest terrain on a hill.
A small pink/orange flower, growing near a vernal pool. The flower in about 1/4" in diameter. It is growing in a cluster with many others, and it had a skinny green stalk with small green leaves. it has five petals.
The lilies were orange with brown spots. The pistol/stamen are bright green with brown pollen top. The flowers are about 3 inches in diameter. The stalks are long and green. It is located on a hillside near a creek. The plant is in dirt that is covered in leaves and other natural debris. The flowers are heavy enough that they hang upside down, probably from lack of support. It is in a shady spot with tall trees overhead. The trees were a mixture of bay and oak. I believe this flower to be a leopard lily.
The flower was red and prickly. The base of the flower is also prickly but green and purple. the stalk is long, purplish, and skinny. The leaves are many but small. The leaves are green but prickly and skinny. The base of the plant is green and thistle-like. The plant was found in rocky soil near a cliff/steep hill. There are boulders, dead plants, scraggly tough-looking plants surrounding. The plant is about 2 feet high and 2 feet in diameter. There are about 5 others in a 20 foot diameter.
This insect was found in a woodland area with about 85% canopy cover near a slow-moving stream that created a small pool. The insect was standing in a small section of grass in a slightly muddy area. The insect's body is approximately 1.5 cm long with antennae around 1 cm in length and an ovipositor also approximately 1 cm long. Because of the ovipositor, the insect should be a female. Most of its body is black but its abdomen is rounded and a bright reddish amber color. Its 6 legs are slightly hairy and also have a reddish-brown color. It has two relatively see-through wings that reach to the end of its abdomen.
Found between the edge of an oak forest and a Chaparral. When the species was observed it was sunny (approximately 80 degrees Fahrenheit). When I touched the leaves of the plant, a non-sticky "sap" gave my fingers a citrus/ herb scent (the scent smelled like the taste of the new green tips of a Douglass fir). The flower grew in rocky/ arid soil on the edge of the trail and there was no shade or tree cover over the plant. There were approximately 20 -30 plants within an 5 foot by 5 foot area. As we continued our hike, I spotted more of the plant clustered together on the sides of the trail, on rocky hillsides, and in a grassland area. The flowers themselves are white in color. This flower has 3 petals on either side with spaces in between the petals, but when I observed other flowers they had petals all the way around the middle of the flower (with no spaces in between). The flower also has very small flowers (3 in the picture) located in the middle of the big flower. The stems of the flowers are red/brown in color and the leaves of the plant are light/medium green. The diameter of the flower was approximately 2 cm. On some of the flowers it looked like part of the flower had not bloomed yet (it was still budding) or had fallen off by though an indeterminate cause. The size, amount of budding, and amount of petals/small flowers varied with all the flowers on each individual plant. The height of each plant was approximately 1/2 -1 1/2 feet tall.
Butterfly?,2 gold lines on the back, tiny grey dot on the edges of the wings, approximately 1 in long
Kind of dark yellow,small black dots around the body, small orange parts on the legs, kind of shiny, light brown eyes, about 1 in
I have no idea what species left behind this scat but it may be a skunk. It is about 2 inches long and has many seeds or berries in it, although it appears as though there may be a bit of fur in it as well. Its color is redish-orangish-brown. It was found in an oak woodland with about 80% canopy cover. The scat itself was on a trail among leaves and dirt, at the threshold between a wooded hill and grassland.
It was light yellow, really tiny eyes, small black marks between the front legs and white dots, approximately 3 1/2 in long, triangular head, big feelers.It was sunny. Found near the trails. The color of its body matched the color of its eyes.
Small, approximately 3/4 inch. Whitish, light yellow wings with two small black dots on each set of wings. Found hiding in leaves of similar color. The surrounding area was wooded, but the location had about 20% canopy cover. About 5 similar found in the area.
Found next to a rock. Two found in the same place. Has a circle shaped green leaves. Found near water. About 10 inches tall.
Only one lizard was found in the area. It's back has many shades of grey. From it's head to it's tail it is probably 5 to 6 inches. Found hiding in hole.
This frog was one of many surrounding a pond. Every step you took about a dozen jumped in every direction.
Light green spider, yellow abdomen with brown circle coverings, with a red outline, and yellow and tan spots. This is possibly some spices of crab spider?
He was about an inch big. On the outward facing part of his wings there was an orange bar with black spots all over his cream colored wings. The inside facing part of his wings were a dusty blue almost lavender color slightly iridescent. Part of one of his wings was torn when I caught him. He was caught in a grassy area. There were a lot of other butterflies but no other square spotted blue butterflies were seen.
Found under a mossy rock. Was almost squished under the rock and with a foot of a dying scorpion. Was large, around 10 centimeters in body length with 7 centimeter long tail.
Found in wheat and harding grass in front of Dwight building at Pepperwood Preserve. About 3-4 centimeter wingspan.
Underneath rock. Overcast weather.
Creek crossing. Mating. Perched on a plant. Either a Vivid or California/Aztec Dancer. Wet, shady rocks.
This sprawling bush covers about 7 feet. It did not contain many berries. The biggest leaf was approximately 5 cm and the smallest leaf was approximately 2.5 cm in length. The bush was hugging the trail and in a pretty sunny spot.
This is a praying mantis that was on the cement wall of the Dwight Center at Pepperwood Preserve around noon.