Saturday, December 20, 2014

Warbler, Mantis and Salamander

Orange Crowned Warblers (Vermivora celata) are passing through my garden now.  They fly into the shrubs looking for insects.

This Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria), a rare sight, is on the sidewalk near my house.

Now that the rain has started, I find Slender Salamanders (Batrachoseps attenuatus) under the stones in the shady parts of my garden.   Only about two inches long, they look like earthworms and live in earthworm burrows.

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