Nature

An edhat reader shares a photo of a bobcat spotted near Hendry's Beach.

An edhat reader shares the view of Santa Barbara County from the Edison Catway.

A bobcat is hanging out in the Arroyo Burro Restoration at Barger Canyon, can you spot it?

Edhat reader Dulce shares photos of several bird varieties paying a morning visit. 

The Ginkgo Tree is our November Tree of the Month.

An edhat reader shares photos from a beautiful day at Hendry's Beach.

Edhat reader Pat explored Yellowjacket Ranch on a mule.

An edhat reader shares photos from a County Search and Rescue training on Gibraltar Rock.

Pilot Max shares an aerial photo of the Santa Barbara coastline on Sunday.

An edhat reader shares photos from Shoreline Park.

An edhat reader spots a praying mantis hiding in a bush.

Santa Barbara is home to the largest Fern Pine in California.

There's a ton of adventure to be had at the Channel Islands National Park, but here are four of them to tackle on your next adventure.

Anyone else see the dragon at Goleta Beach yesterday? It was majestic!

A subscriber shares photos of some morning visitors.

Edhat reader Dulce captures photos of a few of nature's morning visitors.

An edhat reader rode their bicycle up to La Cumbre peak to check out the newly installed piano.

Dulce captured photos of a crow challenging a red-tailed hawk on the Mesa

Steve captured a photo of migratory birds heading south for the winter a little earlier than expected.

Charles captured photos of the double rainbow before Sunday's rainstorm.

Our September tree of the month is the colorful and beautiful Crape Myrtle.

An edhat reader captures photos of two hawks hanging out in a More Mesa backyard.

Can edhatters identify this garden bug?

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.