Coyote loping through oak woodlands

LATO wildlife camera volunteers Nathan and Dan Sharon spotted this coyote loping through Santa Margarita's oak woodlands during a March 2017 outing to service wildlife cameras.

Oaks have flowers ~ where acorns begin!

Coast live oak flowers at the Pismo Preserve, March 6,2017 (Photo credit: Lyza Johnson)

Male oak flowers or catkins (Photo credit: Lyza Johnson)

Sally Krenn holding oak flowers, January 23,2017 (Photo credit: Alison Jackson)

Coast live oak male flowers or catkins on January 23,2017 at the Pismo Preserve (Photo credit: Alison Jackson)