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When I arrived, a raven was trying to pick it up, but got scared off as I walked down the sidewalk. The critter twitched once while I was looking at it.

Adult great horned owl and fledgling.

First scorpion of the weekend.

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We watched it catch s squirrel. In the photo the squirrel is under the bird. We saw it fly with the squirrel.

Identified as a ruber by local experts.

Unfortunately I was unable to get more than two photos. I thought it was a Cooper's Hawk but it was not.

Large flock of these were resting in the water on the backside of Anacapa Island.

Spotted two banana slugs mid-coitus on a sign along one of the Arcata Community Forest trails.

Small size. Thin bill. Similar to first fall color.

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

3 February 20232
Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center (CCNHC)
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Mixed in with a flock of American Robins foraging in the Brazilian Pepper.

Adult.

Hybrid?

Hummingbird with bright purple head

skulking in a flock of snow geese before finally catching one