Here are photos taken at Rancho San Antonio along the Hammond Snider Trail on New Year's Day.
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Ginger near the start of trail

Live Oaks in early winter

Purple Star Thistle (non-native)

closeup of Purple Star Thistle (non-native)

Yellow Star Thistle (non-native)

closeup of Yellow Star Thistle (non-native)

Short Pod Mustard Hirschfeldia incana (non-native)

Hayfield Tarweed Hemizonia congesta

closeup of Hayfield Tarweed Hemizonia congesta

Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis

closeup of Coyote Bush Baccharis pilularis

horse pasture near PG&E substation

old, gray mare

sorrel mare in winter coat

Ginger warming up now

horse and rider on the trail

closeup of Arabian horse

bright yellow lichen on Valley Oak branches

Redtail Hawk in Valley Oak

telephoto view of the Redtail Hawk

the hawk looking at us

the hawk still watching us

pocket gopher peeks out of its burrow

telephoto view of the gopher

large Valley Oak along the trail

Valley Oak with gall

dormant Valley Oak against the sky

dormant California Buckeye

Valley Oak with Mistletoe

telephoto view of the Mistletoe

new growth under the dry grass from last year

Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (non-native)

flower stalk of Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (non-native)

closeup of Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (non-native)

another Jersey Cudweed Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (non-native)

another closeup

Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia

Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia

Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia

Peruvian Peppertree Schinus molle (non-native)

Peruvian Peppertree Schinus molle (non-native)

Chinese Pistache Pistacia chinensis (non-native)

mallard ducks sleeping by the pond

irridescent male mallard duck

Koi eating Koi food

large white koi that we named "Jaws"

video of "Jaws," click to play

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