Not threatened

Not threatened

Species

An Acorn Woodpecker clings to the side of a tree trunk, showing its black-and-white body, bright red cap, and pale yellow throat

Acorn Woodpecker

Several aggregating anemones clustered on a rocky tidepool surface, their tentacles spread open among small shells and bits of algae

Aggregating Anemone

American Crow perched on a branch

American Crow

Close-up of a small translucent beach hopper, an amphipod, crawling through coarse beach sand, with grains of sand stuck to its curved body.

Amphipod

An Anna’s hummingbird hovers beside pink flowers, its wings a blur as it extends its long bill toward a blossom.

Anna’s Hummingbird

A cluster of articulated coralline algae with pinkish-red, branching fronds growing on a rocky underwater surface alongside small snails.

Articulated Coralline Algae

An orange bat star resting on a rocky tidepool surface above seaweed and an anemone

Bat Star

A belted kingfisher in flight.

Belted Kingfisher

Bewick's Wren perched with soft material to build a nest.

Bewick's Wren

A Black Oystercatcher hunts for food at a tide pool at Weston Beach.

Black Oystercatcher

Black Phoebe perched on a stick

Black Phoebe

A close-up view of many small black turban snails clustered together on wet rocks, showing their dark spiral shells with lighter tips.

Black Turban Snail

Black-crowned night heron and chick

Black-crowned Night Heron

A black-tailed mule deer standing alert in a dry grass meadow, facing the camera with its large ears upright

Black-Tailed Mule Deer

A blue blossom shrub covered in dense clusters of bright bluish-purple flowers, surrounded by glossy green leaves in sunlight.

Blue Blossom

A large school of blue rockfish swims through sunlit underwater kelp forest waters, their blue-gray bodies tightly grouped as they move together.

Blue Rockfish

A blueband hermit crab emerging from a black-and-white snail shell on a rocky tidepool surface, its red antennae and blue-banded legs visible

Blueband Hermit Crab

Bluff lettuce, a small succulent plant with red-edged green leaves grows from a crack in a rocky cliff near the coast, surrounded by pale gray stone.

Bluff Lettuce

A bobcat standing in a dry, grassy field, looking back toward the camera with its ears upright and tail slightly lowered

Bobcat

A black Brandt’s cormorant perched on a rocky shoreline with its head raised and wings partially spread, showing a bright blue throat patch.

Brandt’s Cormorant

A brown pelican gliding low over the water with its wings outstretched and long beak pointed forward

Brown Pelican

Clusters of brown sea palm algae with tall, palm-like fronds stand upright on wave-swept rocky shoreline, their stems anchored tightly to the rock.

Brown Sea Palm

A brush rabbit sits alert on the ground in a sunlit, brushy habitat, its gray-brown fur and long ears clearly visible as it looks toward the camera.

Brush Rabbit

Long strands of bull kelp with thick stems and tangled golden-brown blades lie washed up on a rocky shoreline beside crashing ocean waves and offshore rocks.

Bull Kelp

Bush Lupine on Moss Cove trail at Point Lobos

Bush Lupine

Blackberries on the vine

California Blackberry

Close up of ripening coffee berries

California Coffeeberry

A California ground squirrel sits alert on a sunlit rock, its mottled brown and gray fur blending with the dry landscape and surrounding desert plants.

California Ground Squirrel

A California market squid with a pale, speckled body and long arms swims just above the sandy seafloor in clear blue water.

California Market Squid

A dense cluster of California mussels attached to a rocky surface in the intertidal zone, exposed at low tide.

California Mussels

California Poppy on Granite Point, close up

California Poppy

California Quail on the trail

California Quail

A California scrub jay with blue, gray, and brown plumage perches alertly on a sunlit rock, surrounded by dry brush and desert plants.

California Scrub Jay

A group of California sea lions splashes in shallow water near a rocky shore, their sleek brown bodies glistening in the sunlight as they raise their heads and look around.

California Sea Lion

California thrasher standing on the ground in dense brush, showing its long curved beak and brown plumage while looking to the right.

California Thrasher

Checkerblooms blooming

Checkerbloom

A coast live oak with thick, twisting branches arching over a sunlit trail, surrounded by dense green understory vegetation.

Coast Live Oak

Coast Morning Glory on South Shore trail

Coast Morning Glory

Coastal Gum Plant with signature white 'gum' in the flower buds

Coastal Gum Plant

A dense cluster of coastal sagebrush with thin, gray-green leaves and tall, slender stems grows in bright sunlight along a dry coastal hillside.

Coastal Sagebrush

A coyote standing alert in a dry, grassy habitat, looking directly toward the camera with its ears raised.

Coyote

Coyote Brush

Coyote Brush

A dark-eyed junco perched on a thin branch in a forested area, showing its dark head, pale bill, and brown-gray body.

Dark-eyed Junco

A Douglas iris with purple and white petals blooming against a blurred green background.

Douglas Iris

Photo of dune buckwheat with dried blooms in the autumn at Point Lobos.

Dune Buckwheat

A dusky-footed woodrat sitting in a nest of sticks and leaves, looking alert with its round ears and gray-tawny fur.

Dusky-footed Woodrat

A pink earthworm stretched out on moist, dark soil with bits of decaying plant material around it.

Earthworm

A large male elephant seal with a pronounced trunk-like nose lifts its head while resting on a sandy beach with ocean waves in the background.

Elephant Seal

Close-up view of feather boa kelp draped across coastal rocks, showing long, dark brown fronds with many small blades lining each side.

Feather Boa Kelp

A giant green anemone with bright green tentacles arranged in a circular pattern around its center, resting on a pink and sandy tidepool surface.

Giant Green Anemone

Dense floating mass of giant kelp fronds drifting at the ocean surface, showing long brown blades and interwoven strands.

Giant Kelp

A long, yellow-green giant kelpfish swims among dense strands of kelp, camouflaged against the waving blades in the underwater scene.

Giant Kelpfish

A giant Pacific octopus resting on a rocky seafloor, its reddish arms spread out with rows of visible suction cups.

Giant Pacific Octopus

A gray whale surfacing in sunlit ocean water, its mottled skin covered with barnacles as it breaks through the waves.

Gray Whale

A great blue heron flying low over the water with its wings fully extended and legs trailing behind.

Great Blue Heron

Great egret standing in shallow blue water, showing its white plumage, long yellow bill, and black legs.

Great Egret

Great horned owl perched on a tree branch, looking directly at the camera with yellow eyes and ear tufts raised.

Great Horned Owl

Hairy woodpecker clinging to the side of a mossy tree branch in a forest, using its beak to peck at the wood while surrounded by tangled branches and green foliage.

Hairy Woodpecker

Close-up view of a delicate, dome-shaped hammock spider web stretched between plants, with a tiny hammock spider positioned at the center against a soft green forest background.

Hammock Spider

harbor seal with speckled gray fur lifts its head above calm blue water, its round eyes and whiskers clearly visible as it swims near the surface.

Harbor Seal

Hermann's Gull standing on a rock along the shore

Heermann's Gull

A hoary bat nestled in the crevice of a tree trunk, its frosted gray-brown fur blending into the bark as it rests.

Hoary Bat

A humpback whale breaching out of the ocean, its massive body rising vertically above the water with its dark, barnacle-covered skin visible against a backdrop of open sea and cloudy sky.

Humpback Whale

Underwater view of a large school of rockfish swimming, some juvenile, among tall kelp fronds in blue-green ocean water.

Juvenile Rockfish

Close-up macro photograph of a kelp fly showing its large brown compound eyes, bristly body, and slender legs on rotting beached kelp.

Kelp Fly

A killer whale (orca) swims at the ocean surface, showing its tall dorsal fin and black-and-white markings.

Killer Whale (Orca)

Strands of pale green lace lichen hanging from the branches of a tree, draping down like delicate, tangled ribbons among glossy green leaves.

Lace Lichen

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Lined Shore Crab

Close-up underwater photo of a lingcod resting among purple algae and rocks, showing its speckled brown body, large mouth, and bright yellow eye.

Lingcod

Close-up photo of a lizard tail plant, showing its thick, green, forked leaves resembling an upside-down lizard body.

Lizard Tail

Miner's Lettuce

Miner's Lettuce

Miniature Suncups in bloom

Miniature Suncup

A dense cluster of monarch butterflies covering branches and leaves, showing their orange and black patterned wings as they gather in a wintering roost.

Monarch Butterfly

A forest of tall Monterey pine trees with gray-brown, fissured bark, standing among green understory plants and dry golden groundcover on a foggy day in the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve..

Monterey Pine

A mountain lion standing alert on a dirt trail surrounded by shrubs and yellow wildflowers in a dry, wooded habitat at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve..

Mountain Lion

Northern Flicker on a tree trunk.

Northern Flicker

Vibrant seed pods of the Nuttall's Loco Weed on Granite Point

Nuttall's Locoweed

Ochre sea star in tide pool.

Ochre Sea Star

Osprey in flight looking for fish

Osprey

A close-up view of several Pacific dampwood termites clustered on a piece of rotting wood, showing their reddish-brown bodies and segmented abdomens.

Pacific Dampwood Termite

Pelagic Cormorant in breeding plumage

Pelagic Cormorant

Two peregrine falcons perched on a bare tree branch—one with wings spread preparing to take off, the other leaning forward—against a pale sky background.

Peregrine Falcon

Pigeon Guillemot spreading wings while standing on coastal rocks.

Pigeon Guillemot

Close-up image of a translucent planktonic larval fish floating against a black background, showing delicate fins, speckled markings, and a faint purple-pink tint.

Plankton

Poison Oak leaves, green and red, growing as a vine

Poison Oak

Close-up underwater image of a purple sea urchin with long spines resting on a rocky, algae-covered ocean floor.

Purple Sea Urchin

Pygmy Nuthatch on tree

Pygmy Nuthatch

A raccoon with gray and black fur and a distinctive black “mask” on its face walks forward on a forest floor covered in dry leaves and twigs, with blurred trees in the background.

Raccoon

Red-shouldered Hawk in a Monterey Pine tree

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-tailed hawk soaring in the sky with wings spread wide, showing brown and white plumage and a rusty red tail against a clear blue background.

Red-tailed Hawk

Risso’s dolphin leaping out of the ocean, showing its gray, scarred body and curved dorsal fin above choppy water.

Risso's Dolphin

Close-up view of rock weed, a brown intertidal algae with flat, branching fronds and small, air-filled bladders, attached to coastal rocks.

Rock Weed

A rough limpet clings to a wet, brown rock surface in the intertidal zone. Its oval, ribbed shell is brown and white, blending into the textured rock around it.

Rough Limpet

Sagewort

Sagewort (Sand Hill Sage)

A bright yellow sea lemon nudibranch with a bumpy, textured surface rests on a rocky, algae-covered tide pool floor. Its frilly gills are visible near the back of its body.

Sea Lemon

Bright green sea lettuce algae growing in shallow intertidal pools among rocks, with sunlight reflecting off the water.

Sea Lettuce

Sea Thrift blooming on the Coal Chute trail

Sea Thrift (Sea Pink)

Seaside daisies carpeting Coal Chute Point

Seaside Daisy

A cluster of bright red-orange seaside painted cup plants growing among green coastal vegetation, with fuzzy green leaves and colorful bracts.

Seaside Painted Cup

Sky Lupine

Sky Lupine

Anchovies Swimming in Ocean

Small Fishes

A snowy egret with bright white feathers and yellow feet wading in shallow blue water while looking down for prey.

Snowy Egret

Song Sparrow perched on a fence post

Song Sparrow

Close-up of a bright yellow Sticky Monkeyflower bloom on a green shrub, showing its tubular petals and surrounding leaves in natural sunlight.

Sticky Monkeyflower

Striped skunk in the forest

Striped Skunk

A dense mat of long, bright green blades of surf grass grows among brown and red seaweed in the shallow intertidal zone, with water flowing gently over the plants.

Surf Grass

Frontal view of a Tidepool Sculpin

Tidepool Sculpin

Townsend's Warbler perched on a Monterey Pine surrounded by lace lichen.

Townsend's Warbler

Trentepohlia on the branches of Monterey Cypress trees in Point Lobos

Trentepohlia

Turkey Vulture sunning on the Bird Island trail

Turkey Vulture

A small brown valley pocket gopher sits in dry grass and soil, with its rounded body, short limbs, and whiskered face visible as it looks slightly to the side.

Valley Pocket Gopher

Vole eating

Vole

A western fence lizard with dark, mottled scales sunning itself on a large rock, its body stretched out and head raised against a blurred natural background.

Western Fence Lizard

A western gray squirrel standing upright on the forest floor, holding food in its front paws among pine needles and green grass.

Western Gray Squirrel

A western gull stands on a rocky shoreline covered with mussels and barnacles, looking out over the ocean with waves in the background.

Western Gull

White-crowned Sparrow at Point Lobos

White-crowned Sparrow

White-tailed Kite in flight

White-tailed Kite

California Manroot (Wild Cucumber) blooming on the trail

Wild Cucumber (Manroot)

Close-up of a wood mint plant with small purple tubular flowers and fuzzy green leaves growing in a shaded woodland area in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve..

Wood Mint

Wren Tit perched on a branch on a sunny day.

Wrentit