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The peice of wood it is on is a piece of a 2x4. So it's clearly more than 4inches but not sure of its exact measurement since they move so fast
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Never seen such a tiny bird that was clearly not a humming bird before. Darting around the brush and vines and just as quickly disappeared from our sight. Could hear other song birds nearby
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קרדינל צפוני (Cardinalis cardinalis)מתצפת.ת
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In same portion of trail saw a head headed wood pecker just a 50 feet further north
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Not sure if some kind of gall wasp or praying mantis egg sack. Going with a broader category suggested by computer
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I'm not certain it's a downy but it sure looks like it to me.
It was so happy eating bugs.
The pictures I didn't bother sharing were difficult to see any distinguishing features because it was hanging under a small branch with its tail pointed at me for several minutes. It seemed the most content eating in that position and more alert/easily spooked when it was upright against the trunk in the pictures I did post. (Just incase behavior helps narrow down possibilities)
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גמלי שלמה (משפחה Mantidae)מתצפת.ת
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Hidden quite well while hunting in our Mexican oregano plant (positioned near tomato plants & bell pepper plants)
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Obviously didn't get close enough to measure but somewhere around 1.5-2ft trying to estimate shell length. It appeared to be climbing down a steep hill just after a hard rain, nearest creek access being another 10-15ft down hill.
It wasn't scared of us but we also tried to stay about 6-8ft away so as not to spook it. It stuck its head out slowly and watched us but overall appeared to be taking a break on its long hot journey downhill back to the creek.
When walking on the paved trail from walnut creek park towards Gracey woods park, it was the steep run off path just after the 2nd bridge.
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Noticed it slowly flapping wings on a moss covered tree trunk a few feet from the river's bank between campsites 1& 2 down the gravel road past the Tremont Institute
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It showed up in our potted mint plant a couple of weeks ago and with the triple digit temperatures it seems content to spend all day buried in the moist soil.
**month later it is still choosing to stay in the mint. It sometimes leaves for half a day before coming back to the moist soil
***on August 23rd after a lot of rain it appears our Toad friend has left the mint plant. Who knows if it will choose to return during the next drought
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Noticed these on a leaf near between campsite 1 & 2, just down the gravel road from the Tremont Institute just a few feet from the edge of the river.
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קורמורניים (משפחה Phalacrocoracidae)מתצפת.ת
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It was sitting on a post way off shore.
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גלגלניים (משפחה Araneidae)מתצפת.ת
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The pictures are awful. It was moving super fast to quickly put up an orb design web before nightfall right next to a camper outdoor light. There appeared to be striping on the legs, other than that in the dusk light we were unable to see any other colors or patterns
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In community garden on some squash plants near bell pepper plants