A Fence Lizard with an oceanside view.
What the beach looked like.
I found a couple of "lifer" California Legless Lizards.
Beach flower.
Snowy Plover.
I traveled north on the coast to look for more reptiles.
Male Northern Alligator Lizard.
Female Northern Alligator Lizard
Coast Garter Snake.
California Red-legged Frog.
I went herping with Zach one day.
Slender Salamander.
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake.
A handful of Southern Alligator Lizard.
Snail-eating Ground Beetle.
A boldly marked Gopher Snake.
California Kingsnake.
On the next day I went exploring this area.
Patternless Alligator Lizard.
I found this Western Fence Lizard trapped in a metal container...
...so I rescued it.
Pink grasshopper.
Checkered Coast Garter Snake.
Striped Coast Garter Snake.
California Quail.
California Quail chick.
Southern Alligator Lizard.
California Poppy was in bloom in many places where I visited.
Western Skink.
Santa Cruz Garter Snake.
Phat scorpion.
Yelllow-bellied Racer.
Gopher Snake.
Tiger Moth.
Ringneck Snake.
I did some herping on a mountain.
Diablo Range Garter Snake.
A Crab Spider on California Poppy.
California Toad.
Wildflower.
California Newt.
Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes.
Darkling Beetles were commonly encountered.
Fence Lizard with light blue spots.
Gopher Snake.
It was a great time!
Early May in NorCal
Moderator: Scott Waters
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Awesome rescue!! Great pics as well
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Great post! I'm jealous of the Anniella, I haven't had any luck seeing one this year. On the off-chance you wanted IDs for the two unidentified flowers, the first, from the beach, is Yellow Sand Verbena, and the second is Wild Radish.
JimM
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makes me miss Santa Cruz... glad you had a good trip...
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Thanks for the flower IDs, Jim - I did not know what either of those were.
Tim
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Nice post and nice pictures!
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Great meeting up with you again, like always, Tim!
Great legless!
I'm going to steal that shot of me walking for my blog, if you don't mind- credit will be given, of course!
Great legless!
I'm going to steal that shot of me walking for my blog, if you don't mind- credit will be given, of course!
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When I was in NorCal, I missed Florida. Now I'm in Florida, and I miss NorCal! Your pics make me miss it more! I never got to see any sallies while we lived there. That will be on the top of my list when we return. Great pics!
~Bree
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Ain't that life. It's good to get around, I hope you make it back to NorCal for some 'mandering, Bree.When I was in NorCal, I missed Florida. Now I'm in Florida, and I miss NorCal!
I was just thinking about the St Joe peninsula...I need to get back there.
Thanks Tim for the vicarious road trip. I miss the legless at the beach, they're sure fun to grub up.
cheers,
Jimi