Nature

Max shares an aerial photo of UC Santa Barbara's campus on Wednesday.

Local wildflowers are off to a late start this year and will most likely be "short-lived" due to a fairly dry winter.

An edhat reader shares a view of Santa Barbara's coast on Saturday. 

[Update]: Edhat readers share photos of sunsets and rainbows over Santa Barbara.

Max shares a progressive photo series of Friday's sunset over the Santa Barbara Airport.

The Golden Trumpet Tree steals the show in any landscape, because it has the most intensely yellow - and stunning - display of flowers.

A local pilot shared photos above Hawaii this week, oh wait, it's Santa Barbara!

Tom shares stunning photos of an octopus hunting in a Central Coast tidepool.

Edhat readers share photos and video of a passing hail storm over Santa Barbara Wednesday evening.

An edhat reader shares an up-close photo of a resident of the Carpinteria Bluffs.

Patient #365 at the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is a spotted sandpiper.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a Peregrine Falcon lunching at Goleta Beach.

A reader enjoys the views and landscape of the San Marcos Foothills.

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network received its first baby hummingbird of the season

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network has a rare species currently under care: a marbled godwit.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a flying tree above San Ysidro Ranch!

Virginia opossums were the most common patient at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network in 2020 but this opossum’s story is very different from the rest.

Rep. Salud Carbajal and other legislators expressing concern with the recent decision to forego listing the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act.

Awe-inspiring, breathtaking, amazing, and spectacular - just a few of the superlatives used for old growth Coast Redwoods.

An edhat reader shares live camera footage of bald eagles nesting on Santa Cruz Island.

On January 23rd, this Long-tailed Duck was brought to SB Wildlife Care Network from the Santa Barbara Harbor with a keel injury.

Edhat readers share their photos of the passing storm from this week.

The Santa Barbara Zoo is saddened to share that Mary Lou, the 58-year-old American alligator, has passed away.

An edhat reader shares photos and video of bobcats visiting their backyard in Goleta.

Edhat readers share photos of Monday's sunrise over the Santa Barbara coastline and light snowfall from the weekend.

Ron shares a photo of a double rainbow from Saturday after a light rain.

An injured red-tailed hawk was brought to Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network on New Years Day.

Sea lions were caught on camera surfing waves off the coast of Santa Barbara Island last week.

Max shares a photo of big surf off San Miguel Island this week.

Penguin’s pandemic quarantine adventures captured in a new book about differences and acceptance