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@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:24 PM

It’s popcorn lizard season!

Baby western fence lizard, adorably giving me side eye

#herps #herpetology #lizerbs #MentalHealthHike #animals

baby lizard clinging to the trunk of a large tree, which is partially covered in moss
@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:21 PM

Cya, danger puppy!

#coyotoes #MentalHealthHike #animals

@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:19 PM

Yep! Bonus Danger Puppy! It skidaddled up the hill. I suspect it had been at the pond for a drink.

#coyotoes #MentalHealthHike #animals

Zoomed in shot of the hole in the bush showing a coyote on the trailA coyote runs up the hill from the trail
@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:16 PM

On the way back to Montebello I stopped to take a photo of this fine vista.

Can you see the extra bonus animal?

#MentalHealthHike #animals

Stands of trees in background. In the foreground the trail goes through a gap in a shrub.
@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:15 PM

These birds could really zoom - their little legs padding hard out the back like outboard motors!

#MentalHealthHike #lakes #birds

@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:13 PM

Several families of coots were living their best life in this lake

#MentalHealthHike #lakes #birds

@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:10 PM

Across the ridge is the Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve - the trail hopped across to check out Horseshoe Lake

#MentalHealthHike #lakes #trees #landscapes

A lake bends around a stand of pine treesStands of pine trees are reflected in the waters of the lake
@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:07 PM

This squirrel wasn’t going to be deterred by me standing there - it has a nut to eat!

#MentalHealthHike #animals #squirrels

@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:04 PM

I came across two does, who weren’t super panicked but were definitely on alert.

#MentalHealthHike #animals #deer

An alert deer looking straight at the camera, surrounded by leavesAn alert deer looking to the left
@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 10:02 PM

Feathery mosses adorn a trunk

#MentalHealthHike #mosstodon

Feathery green mosses on a trunk
@thundercove.netOct 17, 2026, 9:43 PM

For today’s #MentalHealthHike I returned to Montebello Open Space Preserve

The dramatic open spaces covered in golden wild oats contrast with the deep olive of the wooded areas.

Rather than climbing up the top of the hill, this time I descended to the valley […]

[Original post on mastodon.nz]

Golden wild oats contrast with the dark olive green of oaks, pines and bay laurel trees.
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:59 PM

Here, have some Great Blue Heron relaxation time…
#MentalHealthHike #birds

@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:56 PM

Right at the end this Great Blue Heron was being great, and blue

#MentalHealthHike #birds

A large blue heron preening, while standing on a platform in a weed filled pondA blue heron standing on a green pond
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:54 PM

Does anyone know if the California Buckeye is also known as the Ballsack Tree? :-)

#MentalHealthHike #trees #plants

A leathery fruit hanging from a treeA leathery fruitMany fruits on a tree with dead leaves
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:53 PM

I love it when one fallen log has it all going on…

#MentalHealthHike #trees #plants #mushtodon #lichensubscribe #mosstodon

Mosss, lichens and mushrooms on an old logTurkey tail mushrooms and mossmoss and lichenmoss, lichen and mushrooms on the end of dead log
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:49 PM

Looking up the valley. This sort of view always boosts my chill

#MentalHealthHike #trees #plants

Blue sky above a forest valley. In the foreground dry grasses, with green oaks and firs in the mid to far distance
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:48 PM

Someone’s old nest fallen to the trail

#MentalHealthHike #birds

A bundle of sticks that used to be a birds nestA hand holding up a birds nest, made of twisted sticks and leaves
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:46 PM

This mule deer doe gave me a good staring at

#MentalHealthHike #deer #animals

@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:41 PM

I also saw many fine examples of Bigleaf Maples - which I haven’t seen too many of around here

#MentalHealthHike #trees #plants #maples

green maple leaves seen from beneatha maple tree canopy, silhouetted against the blue skyA dead maple leaf, green and yellow with red veins
@thundercove.netOct 11, 2026, 11:39 PM

This is, I think, a Valley Oak

#MentalHealthHike #trees #plants #oaks

A large oak treeOak tree leaves
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