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King Tide on Monday
An edhat reader shares photos of the King Tide at the Santa Barbara Harbor on Monday morning.
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King Tides in Montecito
An edhat reader shares photos of the King Tides in Montecito on Sunday morning.
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November Tree of the Month: Eugenia
You might be thinking - “Wait a minute - Eugenia isn’t a tree - it’s a hedge!” Well, you would be partly right.
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Lion Cub Born at the Santa Barbara Zoo
The Santa Barbara Zoo’s African lion, Felicia, has given birth to her first cub, and the two are currently bonding together behind the scenes.
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Sunset from Elings Park
An edhat reader shares a sunset photo from Eling's Park on Wednesday.
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Wildlife Care Network Needs Snails
The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is asking the community for snail donations to enrich recovering animals.
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Early Winter Sunset
Ronald shares a colorful Fall sunset from Monday evening.
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Humpback Whale Knocks Into Kayakers Near Avila Beach
A video captured off the coast of Avila Beach shows two kayakers nearly getting swallowed by a humpback whale.
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One Minute Rainbow Over Stearns Wharf
An edhat reader shares a short-lived rainbow over Stearns Wharf on Sunday.
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A Rare White Rainbow
Harry shares a photo of a rare white rainbow on Hallows Eve over Carpinteria Salt Marsh.
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Bone Dry Red Rock
An edhat reader shares photos of Red Rock without any water and wonders why.
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Western Grebes In Trouble
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network cares for around 1,000 seabirds every year. One of the most common patients are western grebes.
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E. Camino Volcano
An edhat reader captures a photo of a "volcano" above E. Camino Cielo.
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San Marcos Foothills: Of Owls and Boulders
A local reader admires the wildlife and ecosystem of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve.
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Hawk or Eagle Hunting at Alta Mesa?
An edhat reader shares a video of a Golden Eagle, or maybe a hawk, enjoying its hunt in the Alta Mesa Ravine.
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October Tree of the Month: Holly Oak
The Holly Oak, a stately evergreen tree, was first introduced into California in 1858 and is now widely planted as a street tree and shade tree in Santa Barbara.
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A Golden San Marcos Sunset
An edhat reader shares photos of a golden sunset from Old San Marcos Road.
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Bacara Pollution
Tom takes photos of pollution and debris surrounding the Bacara Resort near Haskell's Beach.
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Black Bear in Solvang
An edhat reader shares photos of a Black Bear hanging out in Solvang.
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Atascadero Creek and Goleta Slough
An edhat reader shares a photo of the Goleta Slough and Atascadero Creek.
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Offshore Gyre and a Pilot Retirement
Max shares a photo of a gyre off the Santa Barbara shore and acknowledges the retirement of a longtime pilot.
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September Tree of the Month: Jelly Palm
The Jelly Palm’s distinctive crown, a big ball of recurving blue-green fronds, makes it an easily identified tree in the landscape.
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Shark Washes up on Hendry’s Beach
Edhat readers share photos of a shark that washed up on Hendry's Beach.
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Flying Over the Coastline
Max shares photos from a recent flight over the Santa Barbara coastline.
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Pied-Billed Grebe: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week
The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network rescued an injured Pied-billed Grebe and released it back into the wild last week.
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Mountain Lion on Sweetwater Trail
An edhat reader reports seeing a mountain lion on Sweetwater Trail near Lake Cachuma on Thursday.
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Red Sun Rising
An edhat reader shares a photo of an ominous red sun rising over Santa Barbara.
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Mallard: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week
SB Wildlife Care Network's patient of the week is a Mallard who narrowly escaped a menacing cat.
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Nature Views
Edhat readers share photos of nature views from local areas.
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August Tree of the Month: Water Gum
The Water Gum is as close as you can get to a “perfect tree” for ornamental purposes in Santa Barbara.