Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Sunset Frogs
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- 1 minute, 2 seconds
A chorus of California Tree Frogs (Pseudacris cadaverina) sing as the sun sets over the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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Calm Days
A Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) sits sentinel as multiple species of birds sing on a quiet, warm day in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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- 1 minute
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Cold Creek
A branch of Arizona Ash (Fraxinus velutina) sways as crickets sing in the cool confines of Cold Creek Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
- Duration:
- 1 minute
Channel Islands National Park
Cloud Forest
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- 58.308 seconds
An ancient Island Oak (Quercus Tomentella) captures moisture in the cloud forest atop Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park.
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Gulls
Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis) and a singular California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) watch a southern swell crash along the shoreline of Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park.
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- 1 minute
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Bird Rock
A Brown Pelican (Pelacanus occidentalis) and several cormorants (Phalacrocorax spp.) sit on a small rock while mesmerizing waves dance offshore of Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park.
- Duration:
- 55.972 seconds
Cabrillo National Monument
Dorid
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A California Blue Dorid (Felimare californiensis) hunts for prey in the intertidal habitat of Cabrillo National Monument.
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Surfgrass
The shifting tide gently moves a bed of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi) laid out amongst intertidal benches covered in algae and coralline at Cabrillo National Monument.
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- 1 minute, 3 seconds
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Fog
A fog bank rolls over a hillside covered in Lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia) at Cabrillo National Monument.
- Duration:
- 58.408 seconds
Last updated: December 30, 2022