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Simi Valley Wildlife (Stargaze Trail)

This guide will help you identify some of the species I have photographed on Stargaze Trail. Now it's your turn, go out there and see how many of these elusive species you will be able to find. Although it might take you more than a few tries going down the trail some species are harder to find ...more ↓

Canada Goose 1
Branta canadensis
Convergent Lady Beetle 2
Hippodamia convergens
Asian Lady Beetle 3
Harmonia axyridis
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 4
Coccinella septempunctata
Hubby's Phacelia 5
Phacelia hubbyi
Black-crowned Night Heron 6
Nycticorax nycticorax
arroyo lupine 7
Lupinus succulentus
American Coot 8
Fulica americana
castor bean 9
Ricinus communis
Snowy Egret 10
Egretta thula
Common Fiddleneck 11
Amsinckia menziesii
Mediterranean Stork's-bill 12
Erodium botrys
purple owl's-clover 13
Castilleja exserta
Western Honey Bee 14
Apis mellifera
Common Desert Centipede 15
Scolopendra polymorpha
Garden Treasure Flower 16
Gazania × splendens
Garden Snail 17
Cornu aspersum
Great Egret 18
Ardea alba
American Wigeon 19
Mareca americana
Woolly Darkling Beetle 20
Eleodes osculans
Salt Marsh Moth 21
Estigmene acrea
Small-flowered Catchfly 22
Silene gallica
Potato Mirid 23
Closterotomus norwegicus

Edited by Thorny Toad Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Bridget Spencer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bridget Spencer
  • 2. (c) Kimberlie Sasan, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kimberlie Sasan
  • 3. (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei
  • 4. (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 5. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
  • 6. no rights reserved, uploaded by Kyle Nessen
  • 7. (c) Jess, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jess
  • 8. (c) Alberto G. Nadal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alberto G. Nadal
  • 9. (c) Juanvi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juanvi
  • 10. (c) Squidpastry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Squidpastry
  • 11. (c) Mary K. Hanson, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mary K. Hanson
  • 12. no rights reserved, uploaded by Al Kordesch
  • 13. (c) Steve Kelley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Kelley
  • 14. (c) Manuel Raab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Manuel Raab
  • 15. (c) Sam Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sam Wilson
  • 16. (c) anthonyhitchcock, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 17. (c) Ferran Turmo Gort, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 18. (c) daverowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 19. (c) aaronr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by aaronr
  • 20. no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
  • 21. (c) Thomas Shahan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Thomas Shahan
  • 22. (c) Lauren Glevanik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Lauren Glevanik
  • 23. (c) drosophila, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by drosophila

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