Nature in Los Angeles. A few seasonal things to notice around the Los Angeles basin, coast, river corridors, and nearby public foothills.

Look for this month · July

  1. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving between blooms · Flowering gardens and public native-plant patches
  2. Young birds learning the neighborhoodShort flights and adults carrying food · Trees and shrubs viewed from ordinary public paths
  3. Warm-day snakes and lizardsA reptile warming on rock or open ground · Sunny chaparral, grassland, and trail edges
  4. Prickly pear fruitReddish-purple fruit forming on cactus pads · Coastal-sage and open scrub viewed from paths

Coming next month · August

  1. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving between blooms · Flowering gardens and public native-plant patches
  2. Warm-day snakes and lizardsA reptile warming on rock or open ground · Sunny chaparral, grassland, and trail edges
  3. Prickly pear fruitReddish-purple fruit forming on cactus pads · Coastal-sage and open scrub viewed from paths

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