Took my camera to Griffith park on Saturday to finally get some images of the acorn woodpecker colony that lives by the merry-go-round, who have apparently never seen a hole they wouldn't try to use for acorn storage
I have Seek and Merlin Bird ID in my phone. Seek is for identification of plants, fungi, insects, and some animals. Merlin is for identification of birds, including analyzing spectrograms of bird calls.
Now I just need something for identifying minerals… it really is like having a tricorder in your pocket.
Thought I'd browse the Joshua tree observations posted to iNaturalist so far this year and uh wow, this one from californiaenthusiast, dated to Monday near Hesperia, California
Spent the afternoon hiking around Deception Pass State Park, and walked past a madrone full of chestnut-backed chickadees doing adorable gymnastics to glean insects from the leaves
Hey y'all, Dani here. Where my bird people at? Flock to me. Or at me. Send me all the birds and bird people. I'm old and trying to figure out how to use this thing. Don't yell at me. I'll figure it out eventually. #Birds#Nature#Naturalist#Wildlife#photography
This documentary was nearly lost to history because the unreleased 16mm disappeared in the 80s.
Ten years ago my dad found a copy on tape among his old files. https://youtu.be/g8dXMg5Mz6c
Augustine Stahl was from #puertorico and the first #naturalist to catalog flora and fauna of the island.
The #ProtoBird lived some 120 million years ago & did not have teeth—a trait more similar to #birds of today than to birds of its time—sharpening scientists’ understanding of #avian#evolution.
The #scientists who discovered the #NovelSpecies gave it a name that highlights its uniqueness and pays tribute to the British #naturalist#DavidAttenborough : Imparavis attenboroughi, which means “Attenborough’s strange bird” in Latin.
Hey there #Monterey Bay friends! In case you needed something to do this spring, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is again offering the California Naturalist course. I highly recommend considering advancing your skills with this fun and enlightening class. Feel free to hit me up with any questions, since I'm certified, as well!
Spotted in Joshua tree woodland north of Mojave, California: "Desert Christmas tree", Pholisma arenarium, a member of the Boraginaceae that makes a living as a parasite of nearby shrubs, in this case probably rabbitbrush