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NATURE ALI ADVENTURES

• A photo journal of northern California and Oregon 2003

  • SF BAY AREA

  • HEALDSBURG

  • REDWOOD COAST

  • CRESCENT CITY

  • KLAMATH

  • TULE LAKE

  • SHASTA

  • SACRAMENTO

  • STOCKTON

  • WILDLIFE

• Yosemite February 2005

  • El Capitan

  • Waterfall Spray

  • Yosemite Falls

  • Coyote

  • Foaming stream

  • Streambed

  • Tunnel

  • View of Half Dome

  • White-headed Woodpecker

• Florida 2006

  • Bird Photo Gallery

  • Bird Checklist August 2006 Trip

  • Butterfly Photo Gallery

  • Dragonfly Photo Gallery

  • Reptile Photo Gallery

  • Mammal Photo Gallery

  • Landscape Photo Gallery

• Nature Photos

  • Carrizo Plain National Monument

  • Ancient Bristlecone Forest

  • Nature Ali's Cottonwood Fire Photos

• Southwest National Parks and Colorado Plateau 2005 (not finished yet)

  • Grand Canyon South Rim

  • Southern Colorado

  • Pike's Peak Region

  • Colorado Springs Garden of the Gods

  • Great Sand Dunes National Park

  • Mesa Verde National Park

  • Canyon de Chelly National Monument

  • Grand Canyon National Park North Rim

  • Zion National Park

  • Southwest Wildlife

• Sequoia National Forest Botanical Areas

  • Baker Point

  • Bald Mountain

  • Bodfish Piute Cypress

  • Ernest C. Twisselmann

  • Freeman Creek Grove

  • Inspiration Point

CHECKLISTS   

• Kern Butterfly Checklist

• Tulare Butterfly Checklist

• Kern Dragonfly Checklist

• Kern Fish Checklist

• Kern Amphibian Checklist

• Kern Reptile Checklist

• Kern Bird Field Checklist

• Birds of Buena Vista Area   

• Birds of the Kern River Parkway

• Birds of Hart Park

• Birds Of Pin Oak Park

• Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

• Birds of Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

• Kern Mammal Checklist

• Mammals of the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

• Mammals of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

• Endangered Species   

• Kern Introduced Species - a short introduction and a list of plants

• Checklist of Exotic Animals introduced to Kern County

• Illustrated Checklist of Butterflies of Kern County

• Illustrated Checklist of Dragonflies of Kern County

• Illustrated Checklist of Kern Fish

• Illustrated Kern River Valley Amphibians

• Illustrated Checklist of Kern County Reptile and Amphibians

• Illustrated Checklist of KRP Amphibians & Reptiles

• Illustrated Checklist of Kern Birds

• Illustrated Checklist of Kern County Mammals

• Rodents of the Kern River Valley and Environs   

• Illustrated Checklist of Ferns of Kern County, California

• Illustrated Checklist of Trees of Kern County

INSECTS

• Butterflies of Kern County, California

• Kern Butterfly Checklist

• Kern River Valley Butterflies

• North Fork Kern River Valley Butterfly Count

• Tulare Butterfly Checklist

• Moths of Kern & Tulare County, California

• Moths of Kern County, California

• Moths of Tulare County, California

• Kern Dragonfly Checklist

• Dragonflies of Kern County, California

• Hodgepodge of Insect Photos

Fish   

• Illustrated Checklist of Kern Fish

• Kern Fish Checklist

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES

• Kern County Reptile and Amphibian Photo Checklist

• Kern Amphibian Checklist

• Kern Reptile Checklist

• Photo Checklist of KRP Amphibians & Reptiles

• Checklist of Kern River Valley Amphibians plus article on Salamander diversity

• Simple Checklist of Reptiles of the Kern River Valley

• Bullfrog

• Western Pond Turtle

BIRDS

• Basic Bird Identification

• Kern County Hummingbird Identification Guide

• FEEDING BIRDS - How to

• WHERE TO BIRD - Top Birding spots around Kern County

• Field Guide to Birds of Kern County

  • Black-crowned Night-Heron

  • Great Blue Heron

  • Great Egret

  • Green Heron

  • Lark Sparrow

• Exotic Bird Species

  • Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

  • European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

  • House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

  • Ringed Turtle Dove - Streptopelia risoria

  • Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

  • Rose-ringed Parakeets - Psittacula krameri

  • Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

• Rare Bird Photos - Kern Specialties

• Backyard Bird and other interesting creature/plant photos

• CHECKLISTS - to Kern County Birds

  • Kern County Bird Checklist

  • Checklist Birds of Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area by Alison Sheehey

  • Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge by Alison Sheehey

  • Checklist of Birds of the Kern River Parkway

  • Birds Of Pin Oak Park

  • Endangered and Sensitive Species of Kern County

• OTHER bird articles

  • Yellow-billed Cuckoo

  • Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

  • Summer Tanager

  • Summer Tanagers on the Kern by Terri Gallion

  • Rivers of Birds 

  • Kern Valley Vulture Facts

• Bird Journals

  • Nature Ali's Backyard Wildthings

  • Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

  • WILDLIFE: A photo journal of Nature Ali's northern California and Oregon Adventure

• Christmas Bird Counts

MAMMALS

• Kern Mammal Photo Checklist

• Kern Mammal Field Checklist

• Virginia Opossum

• Coyote

• Kit Fox

• San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel

• California Ground Squirrel

• Fox Squirrel

• Lodgepole Chipmunk

• Deer Mouse

• Desert Cottontail

• Mammals of the Kern River Valley 

• Mammals of the Kern River Watershed an Essay by John Harris

• Rodents of the Kern River Valley and Environs

• Mammals of Kern National Wildlife Refuge 

Kern Introduced Species - A checklist

Checklist of Exotic Animals introduced to Kern County

• American Bullfrog - Rana catesbeiana

• Eurasian Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto

• European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

• Fox Squirrel - Sciurus griseus

• House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

• Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana 

• Ringed Turtle Dove - Streptopelia risoria

• Rock Pigeon - Columba livia

• Rose-ringed Parakeets - Psittacula krameri

• Spotted Dove - Streptopelia chinensis

Plants 

• Trees of Kern County, California 

• Plants of the Kern River Preserve

• Rare Plants of Kern, Inyo and Tulare Counties 

• Ferns of Kern

• Mushrooms

• Giant Sequoia Groves in California © Alison Sheehey

• Giant Sequoia versus Coast Redwood © Alison Sheehey

WILDFLOWERS

• Kern River Preserve Wildflowers

• 2007 Wildflower Reports

  • February 2007 Wildflowers

  • March 2007 Wildflowers

  • April 2007 Wildflowers

  • May 2007 Wildflowers

• 2006 Wildflower Reports - Kern, Inyo, and Tulare Counties, California

  • January 2006 Wildflowers

  • February 2006 Wildflowers

  • March 2006 Wildflowers

  • April 2006 Wildflowers

  • May 2006 Wildflowers

  • June 2006 Wildflowers

  • July 2006 Wildflowers

Places

• Kern County Spring Landscapes

• Carrizo Plain National Monument

• Bakersfield

• Kern Valley Vulture Watch Count Site

• Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST

• Baker Point Botanical Area

• Bald Mountain Botanical Area

• Bodfish Piute Cypress Botanical Area

• Cow Flat Road

• Piute Mountains

Habitats 

• Habitats

• Foothill woodlands    

• Great Valley Grassland 

  • California's Grasslands

• Great Basin Desert    

• Mojave Desert    

• Sierran Forest 

• Riparian Forest

  • Aspen Groves

• Kern County Biogeography 

• Kern County Geology 

NATIVE PEOPLE

• Indigenous Peoples of Kern County

Kern National Wildlife Refuge Complex

• Visiting Kern National Wildlife Refuge

• News about Kern National Wildlife Refuge

• Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

• Mammals of Kern National Wildlife Refuge

• Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

• Pixley National Wildlife Refuge trail dedication

• Checklist of Birds of Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

• Essay on my trip to Pixley National Wildlife Refuge

Kern River Valley

• Kern River Preserve Self-guided Nature Trail   

• Wildflowers of the Kern River Valley    

• Flora of the Kern River Preserve   

• Amphibians   

• Mammals of the Kern River Valley by John Harris   

• Rivers of Birds      

• Butterflies of the Kern River Valley

• North Fork Kern Butterfly Counts   

• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher   

• Summer Tanager

• Summer Tanagers on the Kern by Terri Gallion   

• Yellow-billed Cuckoo

• Checklist of Kern River Valley and Southern Sierran Mammals

• Reptiles of the Kern River Valley and Watershed

• Field Notes of Reptiles & Amphibians of the Kern River Preserve

RESEARCH

• Rose-ringed Parakeets - The Status and Distribution of Rose-ringed Parakeets in Bakersfield, CA

  • Rose-ringed Parakeets in The News

  • Wild Parakeet and other parrot photos

  • Bakersfield Parakeet Sightings

  • Parrot Links

• Status and Distribution of Kern County Mammals

• Status and Distribution of Kern County Birds

• Status and Distribution of Kern County Amphibians & Reptiles

• Status and Distribution of Kern County Fish

pages from potential books

• Field Guide to Birds of Kern County

  • Black-crowned Night-Heron

  • Great Blue Heron

  • Great Egret

  • Green Heron

  • Lark Sparrow

• The Nature of Kern County

  • Kern County Biogeography

  • Kern County Geology

  • Nature Photos

• Kern Introduced Species

• The Fauna of Kern County

  • Nature Photos

  • Kern County Mammals

  • Kern County Reptiles and Amphibians

  • Kern Bird Checklist

NATURE ALI DESIGNED WEB SITES

• Kern River Preserve

• Valley Wild

LINKS

• Links to other people and places around central California

• Wildlife in Kern County links  

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