Pictures of Southern California Wildlife

Here is a collection of the wildlife Ashley and I have seen while on our hikes in Southern California. We continually update this section when we see more wildlife.





Red Diamondback Rattlesnake at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.

Red Diamondback Rattlesnake as Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.

Patch Nosed Snake at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.

Patch Nosed Snake at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park.



California King Snake at the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve.

Bighorn Sheep near Cucamonga Peak.

Bighorn Sheep near Cucamonga Peak.

Frog on the Quail Hill Loop.

Centipede on the Quail Hill Loop.

Crayfish at Mason Regional Park.

Female Roadrunner Peters Canyon Regional Park.

Male Roadrunner Peters Canyon Regional Park.



Wild Turkeys at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.

Wild Turkeys at Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.

Arroyo Toad at Riley Wilderness Park.

Spider in his hole at Riley Wilderness Park.

A Tarantula on the Bear Canyon Hike.

A Newt on the Bear Canyon Hike.

A Gopher Snake at the Crystal Cove State Park.

A Gopher Snake at the Crystal Cove State Park.

A Roadrunner at the Crystal Cove State Park.

A Woolly Bear Caterpillar seen while at Riley Wilderness Park.

A White Heron seen while at Riley Wilderness Park.

Tarantula seen on our Aliso Creek Trail Hike.

Baby Alligator Lizard seen on our Aliso Creek Trail Hike.

One of two turtles that we saw while hiking in Santiago Oaks Regional Park.

A Frog that we saw while hiking in Santiago Oaks Regional Park.

A Baby Rattlesnake we saw while on our Colinas Ridge Hike.

A 4 foot Pacific Rattlesnake we saw while on our Colinas Ridge Hike.

This is a picture of a Coyote that we saw near the San Mateo Wilderness. We have seen several Coyotes during our hiking trips. They are very common in Southern California.

Gopher Snake in the Aliso & Wood Canyon Wilderness.

A Hawk near its nest in the Aliso & Wood Canyon Wilderness.

A cotton tail from the Aliso & Wood Canyon area.

Here is one of the Stink Bugs that we have seen on numerous hikes. 

Quail that we saw while at Caspers Wilderness Park

A Ground Squirrel we saw while at Caspers Wilderness Park

 
One of the many Turkey Vultures that we have seen while Hiking. We saw this one at Caspers Wilderness Park

Another Turkey Vulture we saw. This one we saw at Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park

Blue Heron we saw while at Laurel Canyon in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

A Butterfly we saw while at Riley Wilderness park

A Horned Lizard we saw while on our hike to Sitton Peak.

Two Western Whiptail Lizards we saw fighting while hike at the Devils Punchbowl.

A Blue Jay we saw while at the Devils Punchbowl

A Horned Owl we saw at the Devils Punchbowl.

An Alligator Lizard we saw while hiking at Palomar Mountain

A Wild Turkey we saw while hiking at Palomar Mountain

Lizard

Blue Dragon Fly

Red Dragonfly

Black Butterfly 

A Female Deer we saw while at Riley Wilderness Park

Three deer in Riley Wilderness Park.

A Tarantula we saw in Riley Wilderness Park.

A Canyon Wren we saw while in the Wilderness Glenn of Mission Viejo.

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