Wildlife Wednesday-Turkey Time!
…Wild Turkeys walking by your home and pooping on your driveway! But, they weren’t always so abundant… Click here to read more about their history here and their “fowl play.”…
Popcorn Flower
Popcorn-flower is a member of the fiddleneck family. Flower buds are held in a tight coil (spiral) at the top of the plant. The flowers open starting from the bottom…
Great Egret
The Great Egret is a wading bird with white feathers. It has a long neck and very long, black legs. Its bill is long, thick and yellow. An adult Great…
Hawkbit
Hawkbit is a member of the sunflower family. Each flowerhead is actually made up of 5-50 individual yellow flowers. In Hawkbit, all of the flowers making up the flowerhead are…
Filaree or Storksbill
Filaree is a member of the geranium family. The flowers have five pink petals. Each flower produces five seeds, attached to a long stalk. As the seeds dry, they detach…
Seed Shrimp
Many different species of Seed Shrimp live in vernal pools. They come in many colors. They have a single eye. The body of a Seed Shrimp is protected by two…
California Vole
The California Vole is covered with grayish-brown fur. Its ears and legs are short and it has pale feet. It has a cylindrical shape (like a toilet paper roll) with…