Mute swan, William S. Hart Regional Park, Newhall

Bufflehead, Bridgeport Marketplace pond, Valencia

Bufflehead, Bridgeport Marketplace pond, Valencia

Anna’s hummingbird, Placerita Canyon

Anna’s hummingbird, Placerita Canyon

Fiddleneck with fiddleneck plant bug, William S. Hart Regional Park, Newhall

Wild cucumber with jumping spider, William S. Hart Regional Park, Newhall

White-breasted nuthatch, Placerita Canyon

Blue dick with California poppies, Valencia

California poppies with California live oak, Valencia

Blue dick with fiddlenecks, Valencia

Fiddlenecks, Valencia

Dandelion seedhead, Valencia

California quail, Placerita Canyon

California quail, Placerita Canyon

Hairy ceanothus, Placerita Canyon

Bee with miniature lupine, Placerita Canyon

Black sage with painted lady butterfly, Placerita Canyon

Double-crested cormorant, Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Encino

Scaly-breasted Munia, Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Encino

Lawrence’s goldfinch, Castaic Lake Lagoon, Castaic

Bee with sourclover, Placerita Canyon

Coast prickly-pear, William S. Hart Regional Park, Newhall

Coast prickly-pear, William S. Hart Regional Park, Newhall

Mallard with ducklings, San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine

Allen’s hummingbird, San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine

Western grebe, San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine

Western tiger swallowtail butterfly, San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine

Western tanager, San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine

Anna’s hummingbird, San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine

Tadpoles, Iron Horse Trail, Valencia

Water strider pair, Iron Horse Trail, Valencia

Common phacelia, Placerita Canyon