Nature

Another victim of the drought.

MountainMan4865 reported a tiny owl flew into his Painted Cave home and wonders if edhatters can identify it.

A local man had an intense staring contest with a mountain lion in the hills of Montecito on Friday morning and quickly after heard a rifle go off. 

The Tipu Tree has been named Santa Barbara's August tree of the month.

Condor milestone achieved – second generation of condors nesting in the wild in California.

The recent shark sightings inspired Matt Organista to go hunting with his drone. Good thing he wasn't in the water!

An edhat reader shares a photo of large Walking Stick in their home.

Can anyone ID these little guys?

Any bird savvy Edsters out there who know if these are Sharp Shinned Hawks or Coopers Hawks?

Big Pine Mountain looking to the Channel Islands and beyond.

The Tree of the Month for July is the Mimosa, also known as the Silk Tree.

A great white shark was caught on video swimming close to paddle boarders off Santa Claus Lane in Carpinteria.

An Edhat reader reports seeing regular sightings of juvenile sharks on Santa Claus Lane.

Rainbows are meteorological phenomena that we sometimes take for granted.

An edhat subscriber captured stunning views of two very similar, yet different worlds.

An edhat subscriber shares a photo, along with some useful information, about the Santolina plant.

Tom Modugno shares awesome photos from his Figueroa Mountain hike with the gang.

Local biologists from Ventana Wildlife Society were able to successfully restore bald eagles to central California.

An Edhat reader shares two live stream wildlife videos featuring local bald eagles and condor nests.

A subscriber shared some photos of this desert tortoise, which he has had for 58 years.

An edhat reader shares photos of a windy day at Shoreline Park.

An Edhat Reader poetically shares a beautiful, single red rose with the line "Rose by any other name..."

June's tree of the month is the New Zealand Christmas Tree.

Max shares a beautiful aerial photo of Santa Barbara on a clear day.

An edhat subscriber tracks the incredible journey of a hummingbird from egg to fledge in 36 days.

Get up-close-and-personal with an endangered California condor chick on a live-streaming nest cam direct from the remote mountains near Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge.

An Edhat subscriber shares a lovely photo of a hawk hatchling finally flying out of its nest.

Frank captures a photo of the multi-colors from a swallowtail butterfly.