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Genus ThyeneObserver
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This little spider was on my porch in Kigali this morning.
The closest match I found for pictures is Malloneta guineensis, but that doesn't seem quite right.
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Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
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It looked like a bee without wings, and was crawling around in the sand below the high tide line. So creepy looking!
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Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)Observer
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In the sunny, exposed grasslands in Marin. They were kind of hiding under some ferns and thistles.
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Polypody Ferns (Genus Polypodium)Observer
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Not very certain on this identification. It was impressively large and taking over the whole tree
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
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I never know what all the cool fungi I see are. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Broad-leafed Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)Observer
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Big seeds growing on these, curious what they are
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Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)Observer
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Already forgot the name of this bird. It's a sea bird migrating through.
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Artist's Brackets, Reishi, and Allies (Genus Ganoderma)Observer
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These looked like an extension of the bark
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Western Hardwood Sulphur Shelf (Laetiporus gilbertsonii)Observer
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In a eucalyptus tree
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Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis)Observer
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The female plants are in bloom
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Hawks, Eagles, and Kites (Family Accipitridae)Observer
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I think this might have been a kite. It was coating and then would do and flap is wings to stay in one place again. On the smaller side, very short beak.
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Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata)Observer
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Got caught out in the fig and it looked like it was frozen solid
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Looks like a juvenile to me, but not sure. Hanging out in Hayes Valley.
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)Observer
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These guys migrate through the bay area in the summer
