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Guess Who Is Coming to Your Backyard 2?

Posted Posted in Activity pattern, Badgers, Birds, Bobcats, California, Camera traps, Carnivores, Citizen science, Coastal sage scrub, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Consumers, Coyotes, Deer, Diet, Diurnal, Doves, Education, Golf course, Habitat, Herbivores, Home range, Humans, Hummingbirds, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Nocturnal, Opossums, Plants, Predators, Preys, Racoons, Rodents, San Diego, Skunks, Squirrels, United States, Wildlife species

Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION In my previous blogs I reported on camera trap studies I conducted in my backyard, a surrounding golf course, and a nearby avocado grove that is next to coastal sage scrub habitat. My studies generated buzz around the neighborhood, and from local residents I found out […]

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Deer in the Bustling Grove

Posted Posted in Activity pattern, Birds, Bobcats, California, Camera traps, Carnivores, Coastal sage scrub, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Consumers, Coyotes, Crows, Deer, Diet, Diurnal, Education, Egrets, Feeding behavior, Food chain, Golf course, Habitat, Herbivores, Humans, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Nocturnal, Ominivores, Owls, Plants, Predators, Preys, San Diego, Skunks, United States, Wildlife species

  Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION After documenting the species that use the golf course behind my backyard, I moved on to another close by habitat for my C.S.I. project, an avocado grove. Part 3 – Avocado Grove The grove is located in an open space easement that was once coastal […]

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Guess Who Is Coming to Your Backyard?

Posted Posted in Activity pattern, Birds, California, Camera traps, Citizen science, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Diet, Diurnal, Education, Feeding behavior, Habitat, Herbivores, Humans, Little Green Guards®, Mammals, Nocturnal, Predators, Preys, San Diego, United States, Wildlife species

  Written by Julian, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.   INTRODUCTION Animals are everywhere and we often find them sharing our habitat. Which species are among us, what type of area do they prefer and when are they active? These are the questions I wanted to answer in my three-part C.S.I. project. Part 1 – My […]

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Long Live the Tardigrades!

Posted Posted in Algae, Carnivores, Conservation, Conservation Science Investigators, Diet, Education, Habitat, Herbivores, Invertebrates, Little Green Guards®, Plants, Tardigrada, Tardigrades, United States, Wildlife species

  Written by Sean, Little Green Guards® C.S.I.  As part of my investigation about nature I interviewed Dr. Andy Phillips (President of LVDI International) and asked him why he decided to major in biology when he was in college. Here is what he told me: “I always loved animals. I also liked art and photography. […]