Author Archives: Jack Elliott

Fossilized Sand Dollar

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Pine Mountain Ridge Related Post: Pine Mountain Fossil Foray Fossilized Whale Vertebrae

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Monarch Butterflies

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Related Posts: Monarch Butterflies at Dusk on Ortega Hill

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Gem-studded Puffball Mushrooms

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Jack Elliott

Gem-studded puffball mushrooms grow in a wide variety of areas throughout Santa Barbara County. The specimens pictured here were growing trailside at the edge of dense stands of chaparral. Unlike the sort of giant puffballs I have found in Oregon, … Continue reading →

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The Candy Bag Bandit

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jack Elliott

“I’m gonna fill this whole thing,” I cried leaping into the air. A thin sliver of moon glowed in the star speckled canvas overhead, as I tromped down the road in my Halloween costume with my friend Matt. We set … Continue reading →

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Jumping Spider Snags a Honey Bee

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Jack Elliott

I noticed in my garden this afternoon that a jumping spider had caught a bee while waiting on the flower of a Pachypodium lamerei. Related Post: Praying Mantis Snags a Butterfly

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