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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observer
guyincognitoDescription
Hah, iNat's second suggestion was White Hawk!
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Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Spent some time with this Kit Fox the other day. Tamed up pretty quickly to my presence
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Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)Observer
paul31Description
Saw this kit fox mother and 3 pups, later on saw the dad too
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Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis)Observer
edwardrooksDescription
Female with 4 kits near the road.
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Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas)Observer
alex_bairstowDescription
Dozens of these were washing up, still alive, at La Jolla Cove. All were around 18-30 inches long.
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Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas)Observer
chriswbrownDescription
Washed up on shore still alive, much to the delight of the several western gulls around it.
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Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)Observer
sharkstewardDescription
A whale shark approached the fishing boat Triton while fishing for yellowfin tuna off Catalina Island. Warm waters are bringing many sub tropical species up the coast.
Reported by Captain Ryan Gangler, photo credit
The captain also reports seeing a Hammerhead shark and green sea turtle
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California Butterfly Ray (Gymnura marmorata)Observer
boazsolorioDescription
Found this specimen resting on a boulder, submerged. Measured approximately 20 in. across.
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Pacific Angelshark (Squatina californica)Observer
alex_bairstowDescription
Observed in about 8 feet of water, just offshore from the Marine Room.
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)Observer
ericgbirderDescription
Photo taken by Emily Kim. The birds are mostly Brandt's Cormorants. We're interested in what appears to be a shark "breaching" on the right side of the photo. Do you think this is a shark? Is so, can you ID to species?
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Smooth Hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)Observer
sharkstewardDescription
Scalloped Hammerhead observed by spear fishermen off Anacapa Island near Santa Barbara CA
Photo Credit Forrest Galante,
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Spinetail Devil Ray (Mobula mobular)Observer
thomasabensonDescription
Mobula japanica
31 Aug 2013
CA, ORA Co., Dana Point
One of a group of four Devilrays swimming just below the water's surface approximately three miles south of the Dana Point Headlands (33.41514, -117.71583). You can see the head and mandibles at the left and a portion of the pectoral fins and body at the right.
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Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
About 17 feet long, observed feeding at the surface for appx 20 minutes. Photo credit: Eric Austin Yee aboard Blue Ocean Whale Watch.
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Owston's Civet (Chrotogale owstoni)Observer
liuguangyuDescription
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