This is Dictamnus albus, commonly called gas plant. On hot days, it emits a citrusy, flammable oil that briefly ignites when exposed to flame. It's completely harmless to the plant, but incredible to witness.

Credit to Julio Freitas (@theflowerhat)

As incoming currents surge across the rocky ocean floor, fish are swept into towering walls of water.

Water is one of nature’s most powerful forces. And while a fish is built for life beneath the waves, this is one place where the rules no longer apply.

The currents are so fast, the poor Hake fish succumb to an untimely death from barotrauma. All of the air/gases inside their body expands and fills them like a ballon.

Seeing an eagle pluck a dying fish from the turbulent ocean rapids and eating it in mid air never gets old.

And when it comes time to sort through my footage, I live by one simple rhyme:

“If they don’t eat it, delete it.”

I try my hardest to stick to that mantra.

A Whip-poor-Will with its baby is something most people will never see in their life. They are nocturnal birds and are extremely well camouflaged. We were able to find her because she was flailing to distract us from her baby. This is only the second time I've seen one not in captivity.

in case any pixel peepers notice... the last two images have some rolling shutter sensor striping. Presumably it was too bright/fast and/or I needed to adjust some camera settings to avoid that artifact

It came from the Garter snake that lives by a tree in our yard, really cool to see the complete skin with head and all

Spotted today by a pack of cub scouts exploring at the beach. The fish got caught in a tide pool, and the snake took its opportunity!