Weekly Nature Question #6: What Species Of Bird Is This?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Kyle Kuns

My Weekly Nature Question is about my asking for help from the blogosphere (and other internet users) to learn about species living in Angeles Forest and to share that learning with others. I’m really hoping that this turns out to be a viable and meaningful way to share knowledge.

The answer to last week’s butterfly question turned out to be a Cabbage White Butterfly. As more information is shared, it will appear on the Cabbage White Butterfly Forest Life Page where there are already links to more information.

I’d like to extend thanks to:

Blogger Auntie Beak for identifying the butterfly and providing a link to further information on it. Thanks also to Sue of the blog Backyard Biology for confirming Auntie Beak’s identification.

This week nobody sent me any links to blog articles and I was unable to find any through the search feature in the WordPress reader. If you notice this post and have written (or decide to write) a post on the Cabbage White Butterfly, send me a link and I will add a link to this forest life page and create a reference page like this one to your blog.

This Week’s Question: What species of bird is this?

March 2012

Photo taken from the Upper Sunset Ridge Trail

March 2012

Photo taken from the Upper Sunset Ridge Trail

March 2012

Photo taken from the Upper Sunset Ridge Trail

Weekly Gallery Update #6: Panoramas

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Kyle Kuns

My Weekly Gallery Updates are about sharing photos I’ve added to the gallery section of this site. The galleries are my way of creating a visual approach to searching for hikes by having collections of photos that link to information about hiking to where each photo was taken.

This week I’ve added five photos to my new Panoramas Gallery. I’ve just started reading my camera manual to learn more how to use it. Among the things I’ve been trying out recently is the panorama mode function which takes several pictures as I move the camera that are stitched together in the cameras software creating a wide view image. I’ve become fond of this feature as it gives a more comprehensive view of the terrain even though the output is significantly smaller in pixels than a typical photo.

December 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from the Mt. Hillyer Trail

December 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from the Silver Moccasin Trail

November 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from the Valley Forge Trail

November 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from Mt. Lowe

November 2012 (click to enlarge)

Above photo taken from San Gabriel Peak

Weekly Nature Question #5: What Species Of Butterfly Is This?

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

The answer to last week’s tree question turned out to be a California Tree Frog. As more information is shared, it will appear on the California Tree Frog Forest Life Page.

I’d like to extend thanks to:

Sue of the blog Backyard Biology for identifying the frog and providing a link where I could learn more about it. Thanks also to blogger Henry Mowry of the blog Mowry Journal for confirming that Sue’s identification is correct.

This week nobody sent me any links to blog articles and I was unable to find any through the search feature in the WordPress reader. If you notice this post and have written (or decide to write) a post on this frog, send me a link and I will add a link to this forest life page and create a reference page like this one to your blog.

This Week’s Question: What species of butterfly is this?

August 2011

Photo taken on the Silver Moccasin Trail

Weekly Gallery Update #5: Trees From Below

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

This week I’ve added five photos to my new Trees From Below Gallery. Trees are typically the first image that pops into my mind when someone refers to a forest. They are one of my favorite things to photograph.

December 2011

Above view from the Lower San Gabriel Peak Trail

February 2012

Above view from the Dawson Saddle Trail

November 2012

Above view from the Mt. Hillyer Trail

April 2012

Above view from the Mt. Waterman Trail

May 2012

Above view from the Islip Ridge Trail

Weekly Nature Question #4: What Species Of Frog Is This?

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Kyle Kuns

The answer to last week’s tree question turned out to be a Great Basin Collared Lizard. As more information is shared, it will appear on the Great Basin Collared Lizard Forest Life Page.

I’d like to extend thanks to:

Alex Gurrola for being the first to correctly identify the species and providing a link to more information and to Eric Kuns (my brother) for confirming the identification and providing a more specific link. I also want to say thanks to blogger Henry Mowry of the blog Mowry Journal for checking with his naturalist son to confirm the identification and to verify that the species was within its home range and therefore unlikely to be someone’s former pet. Thanks also to everyone else who commented on this question.

This week nobody sent me any links to blog articles and I was unable to find any through the search feature in the WordPress reader.

This Week’s Question: What species of frog is this? I saw several dozen of these frogs on a hike through Shortcut Canyon on the Silver Moccasin Trail with my brother. We shared the camera that day, so I’m sure some of the photos below were taken by him (I’m just not sure which ones).