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Tritón de California (Taricha torosa)Observ.
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A decent-sized adult; the first we’ve encountered this Spring.
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Charrán de Forster (Sterna forsteri)Observ.
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Very insistent tern — sound ID by Merlin.
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Sapo Occidental (Anaxyrus boreas)Observ.
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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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Aguililla Cola Roja (Buteo jamaicensis)Observ.
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Huge raptor, some golden colors, but legs wrong for Golden Eagle, our first guess.
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Gaviota de Bonaparte (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)Observ.
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Noisy group, vigorously turning.
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Pato Coacoxtle (Aythya valisineria)Observ.
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Scattered groups chilling.
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Género AgullaObserv.
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Carnivore, hunting for the plant-eating culprits ?
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Colibrí Cabeza Roja (Calypte anna)Observ.
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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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Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus)Observ.
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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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Pato Monja (Bucephala albeola)Observ.
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Fair number, short dives, preen.
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Pato Chalcuán (Mareca americana)Observ.
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Head shield coloring slightly bluish to me.
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Mosquitos Enanos (Familia Chironomidae)Observ.
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Truly tiny. Those ridges are fingerprint-sized.
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Sapo Occidental (Anaxyrus boreas)Observ.
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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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Bejori de Cerca Occidental (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observ.
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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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Insectos Alados (Subclase Pterygota)Observ.
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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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Playero Pihuiuí (Tringa semipalmata)Observ.
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Low tide, and time to saddle up to the invert bar.
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Ballena Gris (Eschrichtius robustus)Observ.
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One of several that morning.
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Gaviota Plomiza (Larus heermanni)Observ.
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Unusual beak for regular local Gulls.
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Tribu OndatriniObserv.
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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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Arao Común (Uria aalge)Observ.
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Second most common seabird this AM.
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Negreta Nuca Blanca (Melanitta perspicillata)Observ.
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Tons of these guys zipping about.
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Negreta Nuca Blanca (Melanitta perspicillata)Observ.
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Tons of these guys zipping about.
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Achichilique Pico Amarillo (Aechmophorus occidentalis)Observ.
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Not yet ready for Ballet, but soon.
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Zorrillo Listado Norteño (Mephitis mephitis)Observ.
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Systematically searching for inverts.
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Hongos Anacates (Género Cantharellus)Observ.
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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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Have not encountered these before. Is the species “dentatum”?
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Mariposa Carey Californiana (Nymphalis californica)Observ.
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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.
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Mariposa Cometa Golondrina del Anís (Papilio zelicaon)Observ.
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Give me my Mint, and nobody gets hurt.
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Size polymorphism — larger workers bringing woody debris to nest.
