Flora and Fauna Collection

"Hensus" report

2020 Count of eggs laid and henhouses

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a beautiful buck on Fawn Lane

facing the camera with long antlers

A myth abouot 2 oaks

Imaginary tale of how theoaks adjacent to Ford Field came to be

a photographer at the duck pond

man, boy, ducks, pond; Portola Valley Ranch

Backyard Birds of Portola Valley

Color drawings of 20 species of birds

Badger

walking across property midway up Wayside

Badger Video

Short clip of the badger on a home camera

Balance of nature is upset

Forum posting about too many rodents; too few predators;

Bears

Lund article on the history of bears in the region;

Besio vineyard

at end of Georgia Lane with historic Miramontes house in background;

Big Buck 2

staring at camera;

Big buck 2

side view looking back;

Big Buck Lying down

staring at camera;

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bobcat

video of bobcat sitting and moving near a garage

Bobcat at chicken coop

link to video of attempting to get in

bobcat-mt.lion

frolicking and resting

Broom pull

an article about a community effort to remove invasive plants during Covid

Buck and Doe

standing among trees;

Checkerspot butterfly

closeup view;

Checkerspot butterfly

at a distance ina green field;

Checkerspot butterfly

close view, perched on a twig;

circle with horse

black horse silouette against green background with town information on edges; one of a series for Town Seal competition

Coyote

very healthy animal in slight movement

Coyote interaction with dog

neighborhood alert about den,Coyote Warning

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coyote pack

on Escayno at Zeren residence

Coyote running

down Shady Trail with prey in its mouth; followup to FLO-102d

Coyote sighting

report of encounter of resident with small dogs and a coyote near Stonegate;

Coyote sightings

Reports on PV forum about increasing frequency of sightings;

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Coyote visits

Golden Hills sightings

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Coyotes in High Ladera

Three running coyotes

dangers of killing rodents with pesticides

dead deer found at 190 Golden Hills

a presumed mountain lion kill

Dead deer, partially eaten

the entire abdomen area an empty cavity;

Death of red tailed hawk

report of hawk shot with pellet gun;

Deer hunters

7 men standing beside truck containing dead buck; John Skrabo, Jack Skrabo, Nick Skrabo, Bill McKage, Tom Shine, Phil Collier, Ray Collier. early transportation

Deer hunters

a crowd of men and dogs with their catch; Croatians, Skrabo, Duzanica, Kulich, Rokovich

description of encounter with aggressive mountain lion

Ted Driscoll's encounter

Eucapyptus removal on Grove Dr.

Images of equipment dealing with large, fallen trees after a storm;

Eucapyptus removal; Grove Dr

Images of equipment dealing with large, fallen trees after a storm;

Eucapyptus removal; Grove Dr

Images of equipment dealing with large, fallen trees after a storm;

Eucapyptus removal; Grove Dr

Images of equipment dealing with large, fallen trees after a storm;

fallen oak

remnants of an ancient oak;

Fawn leaping

close up, through underbrush;

Fish in newspapers

excerpts reporting on fish and creeks;

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folder with images foxes on a PVR deck

close encounters with animals

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Folder with images of a pack of foxes

Includes a brief description

found at 240 Golden Hills

mountain lion kills

found at 240 Golden Hills

mountain lion kills

fox

running through a field

Fox Family Experience

1995 memoryof Jeanne Kunz

Fox up a tree

link to video of the action

FOX, resting

in a garden in PV

Fries redwoods 1

redwood circle on Farm Rd. with back of N. Lund ;

Fries redwoods 2

redwood circle on Farm Rd. ;

Frog Pond

a sound video of the frogs and still shots of the pond and surroundings;

Frog Pond

Sounds the frogs make

Frog Pond Concert

evocative piece by Dan Quinn

goats as weed mowers

several comments about the benefits of goat herds eating weeds;

Grandma Pratt's daffodils 1

curving log path up daffodil covered hillside; upper Alpine Road

Grandma Pratt's daffodils 1

side view of 033; upper Alpine Road

grey fox

lying on a big stump on upper Alpine

Heritage elderberry tree near Ladera Oaks

a person standing looking at it;

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images from camera trap

fox, deer, mountain lion

Kerry Brown &wildlife

an account and photos of mt lion and dead deer

Lions of Portola Valley

map showing sightings

Lizard, wary

closeup on fence;

Lynn Perlstein's crushed car

car flattened by fallen oak tree;

Mary Kohut Memorial Tree, Town Center

with marker;

Memo on tree removal

Town Manager Nick Pegueros' notice of council decision to remove hazardout eucalyptus trees;

Mouintain lion list

Data of sightings from 2010-present

Mountain lion

caught walking on camera on Arapahoe Court

Mountain lion

caught walking on camera on Erica Way

Mountain lion

two mountain lions on Possom Lane

mountain lion

captured by camera on Sweet Springs Trail

mountain lion

captured by camera on Sweet Springs Trail

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