Early May in NorCal

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tspuckler
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Early May in NorCal

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A Fence Lizard with an oceanside view.
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What the beach looked like.
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I found a couple of "lifer" California Legless Lizards.
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Beach flower.
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Snowy Plover.
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I traveled north on the coast to look for more reptiles.
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Male Northern Alligator Lizard.
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Female Northern Alligator Lizard
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Coast Garter Snake.
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California Red-legged Frog.
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I went herping with Zach one day.
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Slender Salamander.
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Northern Pacific Rattlesnake.
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A handful of Southern Alligator Lizard.
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Snail-eating Ground Beetle.
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A boldly marked Gopher Snake.
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California Kingsnake.
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On the next day I went exploring this area.
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Patternless Alligator Lizard.
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I found this Western Fence Lizard trapped in a metal container...
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...so I rescued it.
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Pink grasshopper.
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Checkered Coast Garter Snake.
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Striped Coast Garter Snake.
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California Quail.
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California Quail chick.
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Southern Alligator Lizard.
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California Poppy was in bloom in many places where I visited.
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Western Skink.
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Santa Cruz Garter Snake.
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Phat scorpion.
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Yelllow-bellied Racer.
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Gopher Snake.
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Tiger Moth.
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Ringneck Snake.
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I did some herping on a mountain.
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Diablo Range Garter Snake.
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A Crab Spider on California Poppy.
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California Toad.
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Wildflower.
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California Newt.
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Northern Pacific Rattlesnakes.
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Darkling Beetles were commonly encountered.
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Fence Lizard with light blue spots.
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Gopher Snake.
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It was a great time!
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Re: Early May in NorCal

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Awesome rescue!! Great pics as well
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Re: Early May in NorCal

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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.

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makes me miss Santa Cruz... glad you had a good trip... :thumb:
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Re: Early May in NorCal

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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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Re: Early May in NorCal

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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!
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Re: Early May in NorCal

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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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Re: Early May in NorCal

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When I was in NorCal, I missed Florida. Now I'm in Florida, and I miss NorCal!
Ain't that life. It's good to get around, I hope you make it back to NorCal for some 'mandering, Bree.

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
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