Animals
Red-legged Frog
Rana aurora is the aquatic jumper who frequents bodies of water and surrounding habitat from Vancouver Island to Baja California, growing to be 2-5 inches long.
Rock Cod
Rod Cod are bottom dwelling sea fish of the genus Sebastes. The large red fish in the photo is the Yelloweye rock fish, also called Red Snapper.
Shield Limpet
This small intertidal creature, the Shield Limpet or Collisella pelta, has a 1-1.5 inch wide and moderately high pointed shell. It is whitish with dark stripes.
Skunk
Skunks are black and white mammals that secrete a foul smelling liquid from anal scent glands which they use as defensive weaponry.
Sowbug Killer
The Sowbug killer spider is quite a gnarly-looking arachnid. Their diet consists exclusively of sow bugs, also known as roly-polys. They are found many places.
Swarming Honey Bees
Honey bees, members of the genus Apis, often swarm in the mid-afternoons of warm June days, spurred on by the creation of a new queen who leaves the home hive.
Tabby Cat
A Tabby cat is characterized by its fur coat which is striped or spotted in light and dark markings. A true Tabby has a natural M marking on their forehead.
Western Gull
Western Gull is the classic seagull with size to 26 inches and wingspan to 58 inches. These western birds range the entire length of the northeastern Pacific.
Wild Chickens Of Kauai
Kauai has a population of wild chickens that roam about the island of their own free will. They were brought to the island by the Polynesians as a food source.