Monday, July 15, 2024

Shortpod Mustard Hirschfeldia incana (non-native)
Coastal Bush Lupine Lupinus arboreus and California Lady Beetle Coccinella californica
Cobwebby Thistle Cirsium occidentale
Cobwebby Thistle Cirsium occidentale
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Jointed Charlock Raphanus raphanistrum (non-native)
Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Italian Thistle Carduus pycnocephalus (non-native)
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
Coyote Brush Baccharis pilularis
Spineflowers Genus Chorizanthe
Spineflowers Genus Chorizanthe
Magnificent Seep Monkeyflower Erythranthe grandis
California Quail Callipepla californica
California Manroot Marah fabacea
California Lady Beetle Coccinella californica
Bur-Reeds Genus Sparganium
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis
Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis (non-native)
California Quail Callipepla californica
Desert Stink Beetles Genus Eleodes
Rabbit-Tobaccos Genus Pseudognaphalium
Sheep’s Sorrel Rumex acetosella (non-native)
Manroot
Manroot
Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Spotted Cucumber Beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Marsh Harebell Eastwoodiella californica
Western Dock Rumex occidentalis
Western Dock Rumex occidentalis
Western Dock Rumex occidentalis
Coastal Hedge-Nettle Stachys chamissonis
California Mugwort Artemisia douglasiana
California Mugwort Artemisia douglasiana
Velvetgrass Holcus lanatus (non-native)
Trailing Blackberry Rubus ursinus
Meadow Barley Hordeum brachyantherum
Skunkweed Navarretia squarrosa
Lupine
Yerba Buena Clinopodium douglasii
Common Woolly Sunflower Eriophyllum lanatum
Common Woolly Sunflower Eriophyllum lanatum
Coyote Mint Monardella villosa
Coyote Mint Monardella villosa
Graceful Bedstraw Galium porrigens
Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Goldenrods Genus Solidago
Goldenrods Genus Solidago
Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Pacific Aster Symphyotrichum chilense
Wavy-leafed Soap Plant Chlorogalum pomeridianum
California Beeplant Scrophularia californica
California Beeplant Scrophularia californica
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Stinging Phacelia Phacelia malvifolia
Stinging Phacelia Phacelia malvifolia and Coffeeberry
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis (non-native)
California Lady Beetle Coccinella californica – native (left) – Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata – non-native (right)
Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias (notice the feather…)
Coyote Canis latrans
Coyote Canis latrans
Coyote Canis latrans
Coyote Canis latrans
Genus Horkelia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Deervetch Genus Acmispon
Three-square Bulrush Schoenoplectus pungens
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Alkali Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum
Alkali Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum
Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
Beach Suncup Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
Beach Suncup Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
Alkali Heath Frankenia salina
Saltgrass Distichlis spicata
Yellow Sand Verbena Abronia latifolia
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
European Searocket Cakile maritima (non-native)
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
By-the-wind Sailor Velella velella
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
Brass Buttons Cotula coronopifolia (non-native)
Great Blue Heron feather (from heron we saw on the way to the beach)
Beach Starwort Stellaria littoralis