Animals

Animals

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

Bobcat

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

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

Coyote

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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