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Tons of flies; second photo are erupting or younger. Overstory oaks.
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A bit further along, with some rear appendages showing. The cool, wet weather has been good for amphibians this Spring.
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עקב אדום-זנב (Buteo jamaicensis)מתצפת.ת
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Huge raptor, some golden colors, but legs wrong for Golden Eagle, our first guess.
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שחף בונפרטה (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)מתצפת.ת
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Noisy group, vigorously turning.
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Calypte annaמתצפת.ת
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First I heard it sing, then it landed right next to me, posed all its feathers, and then sped off. A bit of red around throat.
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שלך (Pandion haliaetus)מתצפת.ת
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And on a sunny Birthday walk around the E Bay, what a huge nest I should run into …
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Basking on a warm afternoon, but rain is near. Snake was roughly 1/3 the width of the trail. Cyclists — take care.
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ברווז אמריקאי (Mareca americana)מתצפת.ת
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Head shield coloring slightly bluish to me.
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ימשושיים (משפחה Chironomidae)מתצפת.ת
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Truly tiny. Those ridges are fingerprint-sized.
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Well, based on these two in amplexus, and similar ephemeral waters filled with egg masses and juveniles, it should be a toad-filled Spring/Summer in the Park.
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לטאה דוקרנית מערבית (Sceloporus occidentalis)מתצפת.ת
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“This brick ain’t big enough for the both of us”. Newt to the right was eventually scared away by W Fence lizard (left) doing this weird jaw-shuddering aggression. Both animals warming-up, presumably.
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בעלי־כנף (חרקים) (תת מחלקה Pterygota)מתצפת.ת
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Now, that is a niche I’d not considered — small flying insects armored by Echinocactus barbs. Host plant in second photo.
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לוויתן אפור (Eschrichtius robustus)מתצפת.ת
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One of several that morning.
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Tail moved in plane of torso, as in the manner of a snake. I have some “live” frames showing movement.
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Not the new State Mushroom, but a fine specimen. Smell was standard “fresh mushroom” smell. Bay and oak nearby.
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Tons of these around Almaden — ‘mad as a Hatter’, puddling, chasing and Thermoregulating. Second photo shows band and eyespots on ventral surface.