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Highlights of March

Springtime! Courtship. Flowers. Caterpillars.

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Sphinx moths
Cutworm larvae
Mourning cloak caterpillars
Monarchs eclosing
An abundance of crane flies
Katydid nymphs
Harlequin bugs mating
Lady beetles in abundance
Plant bug nymphs
Damselflies
Lizards in courtship colors
Gopher snakes
Bullfrogs
Canada geese
Green heron in breeding plumage and juvenile green herons
Great heron in breeding plumage
Snowy egret in breeding plumage
Blue birds
White-faced ibis
Great-tailed grackle
Hummingbird nests
White crowned sparrows
Song sparrows
Warblers
Hooded oriels
Western kingbird
Meadowlarks
Wigeons
Ring-necks duck
Canada goose
Goose eggs
California poppy
Fig leaves appearing
Mustard in bloom
Wild radish in bloom
El Dorado Park and Nature Center, Long BeachWestern fence lizard - Sceloporus occidentalisValley carpenter bee - Xylocopa sonorinaCabbage white - Pieris rapaeMourning cloak - Nymphalis antiopaWest coast lady - Vanessa annabellaMonarch - Danaus plexippusMournful duskywing - Erynnis tristisSeven-spot lady beetle - Coccinella septempunctataGopher snake - Pituophis cateniferFig treeAllen's Hummingbird - Selasphorus sasinWhite Crowned Sparrow - Zonotrichia leucophyrsAmerican Wigeon - Mareca americanaAmerican Wigeon - Mareca americanaRing-necked Duck - Aythya collarisNorthern House Wren - Troglodytes aedonAmerican lady - Vanessa virginiensisBlack Phoebe - Sayornis nigricansWestern black widow - Latrodectus hesperus