alexis_amphibian's Favorites
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Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus)Observer
phenry64Description
Per Leif Richardson @ Bumble Bee Watch
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Digger Bees (Tribe Anthophorini)Observer
newtpatrolDescription
On purple Chinese houses (Collinsia heterophylla)
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Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus)Observer
andreacalaDescription
Feeding on California Buckwheat.
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Subgenus PyrobombusObserver
alexis_amphibianDescription
bumblebee on CA phacelia
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Fog-belt Bumble Bee (Bombus caliginosus)Observer
alexis_amphibianDescription
On honeysuckle
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Fog-belt Bumble Bee (Bombus caliginosus)Observer
alexis_amphibianDescription
bumblebee (likely Bombus vos.) on California bee plant, with common yarrow in the foreground.
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Common Cat's-Ear (Hypochaeris radicata)Observer
rudyardDescription
thicker stemmed than other similar plants
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)Observer
alexis_amphibianDescription
dueling hummingbirds
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Crotch's Bumble Bee (Bombus crotchii)Observer
nancyasquithDescription
Very large for a bumble bee. Seen on switchback section of Stile Ranch Trail visiting black sage.
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Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Tiny bees in a poppy. Multiple individuals in photos.
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Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Small bee.
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Cape Blackfoot (Melampodium sinuatum)Observer
kuedaDescription
Unfortunately I didn't get any more shots.
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Cutworms and Dart Moths (Subfamily Noctuinae)Observer
alexis_amphibianDescription
small bluish-green caterpiller, found near strawberry plants
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Cobweb Spiders (Family Theridiidae)Observer
alexis_amphibianDescription
Mother spider and spiderlings (found under a curled rose leaf.)
Mother spider is white-to-cream-colored with a prominent dark spot on her abdomen. Young are pale and nearly transparent.
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Mining Bees (Genus Andrena)Observer
kuedaDescription
I always seem to call little bees like this megachilids or halictids and I'm always wrong, so I'll be conservative, because my CPU is a neural net processor, a learning computer.
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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)Observer
kuedaDescription
Behold the terror.
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Crioscolia alcioneObserver
kuedaDescription
Wish we had more scoliids in CA. Such cool insects.
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California Lady Beetle (Coccinella californica)Observer
andreakmrDescription
Ladybug perches on an unknown plant.
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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)Observer
kcchief320Description
Had to rescue this little lady from a garage a few years ago. Curious to see if you think it’s actually a Rufous. Have it narrowed down and believe my ID is good.
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
alexis_amphibianDescription
In the garden, under some leaves. (Released again after taking photos)
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Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)Observer
jenniferlchandlerDescription
Guessing. I saw the bird. Bigger than a Pacific wren. Long tail, greyish back. Nest in a very young redwood, about 5' up.
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
bramble_and_vineDescription
Had to relocate this guy. They love hiding under logs and pots.
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California Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)Observer
u_phantasticus
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Western Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus)Observer
robberflyDescription
4th shot: @rebeccafay
