Nature

Edhat readers share their photos and reports of hail, snow, and rain throughout Santa Barbara County.

Connor offers tips on how to keep your garden healthy during Santa Barbara's winter season.

Edhat readers share their Christmas Day photos throughout town.

Betsy waited for the sun to rise on the steps of Old Mission Santa Barbara for the official first day of winter.

The Santa Barbara Zoo is excited to welcome Penelope and Calabaza, two new white-faced saki monkeys who will now call Santa Barbara home.

An edhat reader reports spottings of Mountain Lion scat in two areas on Las Canoas Road.

The Brazilian Pepper Tree puts on a dazzling show this time of year - not with flowers but with shiny green foliage and clusters of bright red fruit. 

The Santa Barbara Zoo gets in the holiday spirit with festive decor and more through December 31.

An edhat reader snapped a photo of a dolphin swimming in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

The Santa Barbara Zoo has revealed the name and photos of their new African Lion cub born on November 5.

An edhat reader snapped a photo of a crow chatting with its metallic brethren.

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network release four raccoons back into the wild after they were rescued as babies.

While hiking the Bill Wallace trail, Aquaholic snapped a pic of a Bald Eagle, Tag #66. Does anyone have information on it?

Max shares Saturday views of Santa Barbara from the land and sky.

An edhat reader shares photos of the King Tide at the Santa Barbara Harbor on Monday morning.

An edhat reader shares photos of the King Tides in Montecito on Sunday morning.

You might be thinking - “Wait a minute - Eugenia isn’t a tree - it’s a hedge!”  Well, you would be partly right.

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.

An edhat reader shares a sunset photo from Eling's Park on Wednesday.

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is asking the community for snail donations to enrich recovering animals.

Ronald shares a colorful Fall sunset from Monday evening.

A video captured off the coast of Avila Beach shows two kayakers nearly getting swallowed by a humpback whale.

An edhat reader shares a short-lived rainbow over Stearns Wharf on Sunday.

Harry shares a photo of a rare white rainbow on Hallows Eve over Carpinteria Salt Marsh.

An edhat reader shares photos of Red Rock without any water and wonders why.

Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network cares for around 1,000 seabirds every year. One of the most common patients are western grebes.

An edhat reader captures a photo of a "volcano" above E. Camino Cielo.

A local reader admires the wildlife and ecosystem of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve.

An edhat reader shares a video of a Golden Eagle, or maybe a hawk, enjoying its hunt in the Alta Mesa Ravine. 

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.