feathersandflora's Identifications

This raccoon was seen digging in grass alongside a suburban neighborhood road. The temperature was about 50 degrees and there were no other visible people or animals nearby.

These birds were seen swimming in the San Diego creek, some in the water and some in the muddy areas surrounding the creek. The temperature was about 67 degrees.

This bird was perched on top of a sign on the side of a service road. The temperature was around 68 degrees and conditions were clear.

This small lizard was seen basking in the sunlight, the temperature being around 68 degrees with sunny conditions.

as the sun was setting there were so many crows flying in our direction. the crows had a black body and beak. was taken around sunset time at 60°F

found growing out of the cracks in the concrete, as well as it’s own little shrub. the leaves are spiky shaped. taken at 59°F

found in the parking lot of IVC. taken when temperature was 59°F

64 degrees Fahrenheit. Has strands with buds on them all throughout the plant.

65 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, no clouds.

65 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny, no clouds.
Had lots of little birds relaxing on its branches.

67 degrees Fahrenheit, sunny with no clouds.
Grew on a few nearby trees, layered over each other in an almost stepwise fashion. Orange red in color.

67 degrees Fahrenheit, blue skies, no clouds.
Red on its head, and a striped brown pattern to its underlying beige tone. The organism was as its name suggests, pecking wood.

67 degrees Fahrenheit, blue skies, no clouds. This plant was in a pretty barren trench.

67 degrees Fahrenheit, sunset, no clouds.
Yellow neck fur. Stripes of white pointing towards back midline until reaching the tail.

Male fiery Skipper mother displaying on a flower
The meadowhawk was found on the other side of the same plant
Ivc bees garden
Sunny, AM

Found on the same plant as the Fiery Skipper
IVC bees garden
Pollinated several flowers before moving on
Sunny, AM

Was found on a trail at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, where it is noted as an invasive species
Sunny, cold day
Pretty purple color

One of the many plants found at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Cold, sunny day
Similar in appearance to the California brittlebush, which is also native to this area, but has different flowers

Had orange beak, which is feature of great egrets, which are found in abundance at Bolsa Chica Wetlands
Cold, sunny day
Sitting in a pack of 4 before 1 flew off