Nature ID
from Monterey Bay and California areas beyond
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
cloudless sulphur ~ 01/17/15 ~ Los Osos/Baywood Park
female cloudless sulphur (BAMONA)
If I didn't know I took this picture on Saturday in the middle of January, 105 miles down the coast as the crow flies in Los Osos/Baywood Park, I would have guessed this was taken sometime in late September or October, based on the yellow and green coloring of the sweetgum (in the garden behind the Back Bay Inn). Up here in Monterey, November is usually when sweetgum leaves have already finished turning bright red, before dropping completely off the tree. Apparent seasons on the coast continually surprise me, even after living here for 12 years. I can't tell you much about the timing of the butterfly, either. I don't think January is typical for cloudless sulphur sightings in CA considering there's only one report this year down in Orange Co. and only one other (ever!!!) single report way back in 1977 down in Riverside Co. (according to BAMONA and an additional quick internet search). Both Art and Chris make little mention of the cloudless sulphur, because it's a more southerly butterfly. So, is this a migrant? Did it recently emerge from its crysalis nearby? Who knows?
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Thursday, January 1, 2015
happy new year's
Wishing a healthy and happy new year to all the bloggers out there! It's been a while since I've done a proper blog and site shout-out. Here are some I've been enjoying lately, in no particular order and not necessarily nature-related:
bigsurkate, Big Sur News & Events – Road Conditions & Fires
bigsurkate, Big Sur News & Events – Road Conditions & Fires
Murrmurrs
what the public defender?, 20-something PD trying to navigate the justice system without killing anyone.
ps 01/03/14 - Here's a new favorite blog post, A Breathing Earth by John Nelson on UX Blog, Data visualization at IDV Solutions., with its follow-up post Breathing Earth: How and Why.
ps 01/03/14 - Here's a new favorite blog post, A Breathing Earth by John Nelson on UX Blog, Data visualization at IDV Solutions., with its follow-up post Breathing Earth: How and Why.