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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Temperature here in coastal San Diego North County is 95°F, which is way hotter than it has been since I’ve lived here. Not exactly a silver lining but the sunrises are smoking hot too!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

California bat ray swimming buy this week…

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My sharp, adorable and generous sweetheart became my wife on this day, 45 years ago. She’s been my partner and teacher in everything for all this time through good times and bad times, smiling through it all. Hoping for many more years to come!

Molly and Thomas Webb at their wedding on September 6th, 1981

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This was taken on a helihiking trip near Banff. The views were stunning.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Seaside daisy is great and I have plenty blooming now but they aren’t hyperlocal in my area. For summer blooms Orcutt’s hazardia is great but my favorite is Isocoma menziesii because it is big and green all year long AND it blooms late summer through fall. It’s sometimes 6’ tall and full of blooms!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Because our main local plant community is dominated by coastal sage scrub I have California buckwheat growing in abundance. It is another powerful native bee magnet and a keystone species. Honeybees love it too!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I agree. Also, grow Native plants to feed native bees. This is a shot of Hazardia orcuttii, which is a rare endemic that only grows in one spot in the US, which happens to be in my neighborhood. Native longhorn bees swarm around it when it’s in bloom. Please grow native plants for our native bees.

Native bee nectaring on Orcutt’s hazardia

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We need to impeach and remove RFK, jr. He is personally responsible for a spike in measles cases that is unlike any that we have seen in 35 years. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

A graph showing a large spike in measles cases in the US

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

He reminds me of one of our rescues that passed away 10 years ago. Here’s a photo of my proud rescue Zeus, he’s quite a character.

Photo of Zeus, a large off color rescued Swiss shepherd

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

We have Castilleja affinis subspecies affinis here. It’s really charming.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Turkey vultures are more dignified than you’d think…

Turkey vulture preening itself on power pole

Turkey vulture standing proud on power pole

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Mike, Thank you for the great work you are doing for your constituents in San Diego North County! Did you know that the commissioner of the Social Security Administration is sending out political propaganda to social security recipients? Isn’t this illegal?

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Rose in Rain No rain here for awhile but just looking at this rose photo is refreshing like a summer downpour.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Manzanita Beach bubbles on the northern Oregon coast.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Western tiger swallowtail butterfly taking a break on my navel orange tree. It was asking for a closeup so I obliged. Is it nature or is it art?

Closeup of a western tiger swallowtail resting on a navel orange tree.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Nectaring is a competitive sport for this yellow-faced bumblebee on Salvia apiana (sacred white sage)!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Beautiful, like many cactus flowers. Here’s a shot of a desert species (Opuntia basilaris, the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear) in Anza Borrego Desert near Coyote Creek.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🌱 Native bee in native beach evening primrose.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

🌱 California native Fragrant pitchersage blooming in my garden now.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I’m watching a family of mule deer growing up from my backyard. The grass along Escondido Creek is still green while the hillsides are drying out.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The more difficult the more interesting! Here are Penstemon spectabilis that took me 2 years to establish. The hummingbirds think it’s worth the wait.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🌱 Brodiaea orcutii a rare and beautiful local wildflower growing in my native garden.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The male hooded oriole today getting jelly for his chicks that are nesting in my native California palm

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Showy penstemon (Penstemon spectabilis) is a beautiful local native plant here. I’ve been propagating them by seed. The hummingbirds love them!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I agree with Representative Thompson! Thompson: “Mr. Secretary you shouldn’t be in this office.”

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Spectacular Penstemon spectabilis in bloom in my wildlife corridor border garden. It’s growing next to an Orcutt’s hazardia, one of the rarest native plants in North America. I’ll post photos of that beautiful goldenbush this summer when it’s in bloom.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The plant that I posted isn’t pink, much darker in real life though! I do wonder about hybrids of these two species?

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

BloomRed Sand Verbena (Abronia maritima): A rare, salt-tolerant creeper with bright red-purple flowers that thrives on Southern California dunes, often blooming year-round.

Red Sand Verbena (Abronia maritima): A rare, salt-tolerant creeper with bright red-purple flowers that thrives on Southern California dunes, often blooming year-round.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

🌱 Native Iris douglasiana in my California native garden. These are 25 years young.

White Iris douglasiana in my native garden

Yellow Iris douglasiana in my native garden

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🌱 Interspecies cooperation? Savia apiana (white sage) is a sacred local native plant to indigenous peoples. It produces many flowers for the pollinators and lots of seeds for native birds. Another local plant (false bindweed, Calystegia macrostegia) is able to reinforce the long flower stalks!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Today I was ‘suspended’ from Nextdoor for posting negative comments (in a very mild way) about magas and on the felon in oval office attacking local bioscience as an institution. Appreciate the freedom you have in here. If you’re in good trouble and fighting for Truth and Justice, then you’re okay!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

🌱 One of our local native annual wildflowers, Phacelia tanacetifolia aka tansy leaved phacelia, blooming in my native garden.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

No Kings protest in San Diego North County today. One of many in our County!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🌱 Hybrid ‘Beaumont’ Macadamia nut tree blooming exceptionally well this year!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Wonderful fragrance from this Clematis. I grew it when I lived in Tennessee and it was one of the first things to flower in our garden there. Here’s our native Clematis pauciflora blooming now. The bright shiny seed heads are stunning and last through the summer here in San Diego North County.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Last month in Anza-Borrego, very hot there today!

Desert sand-verbena with a desert background

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Tree Ceanothus is endemic to California. Glossy leaves, fragrant and abundant flowers, blooming now. Grows up to 30’ tall. One of my favorites.

Blue flowers and glossy leaves of California native tree Ceanothus

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Wonderfully fragrant! Our native California red honeysuckle, shown here, also blooms in the winter. It’s not as fragrant as winter honeysuckle but it attracts our year round hummingbirds and is not invasive.

Pink and yellow flowers of the California native red honeysuckle

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I took this photo expecting to crop it but the cloudy sky was so interesting. Can anyone see the white-tailed kite?

Stormy sky with a white tailed kite barely visible

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Nice! Here’s the first sliver of the sun in Encinitas…

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I really enjoy seeing the personality of this guy. This Audubon’s warbler and 2 others are now residents on my property. This one is dominating the jelly feeder and hogging my dog’s water bowl. They tussle over territory every day but it all seems pro forma.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

🌱 Clematis pauciflora (aka virgin’s bower) our Southern California native Clematis is exploding in bloom right now. The fragrance is beautiful and so subtle that I’ve never noticed it till now. The seed heads that come in summer are silvery and very striking. It’s really a wonderful vine!

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

It’s taking almost 5 years but I’ve harvested some very large cherimoyas from the tree I started from seed.

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Thomas R. Webb, PhD @thomasrwebb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🌱 The Anza Borrego State Park in San Diego County is known for its fantastic wildflower superblooms. This week we’re starting to see some hints that this could be a good year after unusually heavy rainfall. 🤞

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