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Forager, birder, barefooter, storyteller, fiddler, living history reenactor, habitat restorer, wild camper, tracker, partner and father.

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The White Tailed Kite aka (Elanus leucurus) such a beautiful bird!! Can’t believe we saw 4 of them!!
Saving open spaces is so important!! #nature #stateofthestateparks #parks #saveorangehills #birds

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The Scatting Scatologist (Barefoot Joel) finds quail tracks next to quail scat! The tiny coils of brown with white caps are next to tiny toe prints. Notice the hallux (hind toe) is not visible.

#naturalistforyou #barefootjoel #birdscat #birdpoop #wildlifetracking #californiaquail #saveorangehills #scattingscatologist #cityoforange #whatsthatscat #elmodenaopenspace

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Come get locked up at the Silverado Country Fair this Saturday and Sunday!

Silverado Country Fair, Sat-Sun, Oct 10-11
9am Unparade (Sat), 10am - 10pm
Live Music, Food, Arts, Crafts, Games, Family Fun

Event link in bio

COST: $10 Adults, $5 Kids, Free Under 3

WHERE: Silverado Community Center
27641 Silverado Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA 92676

Music: Foggy Mountain Breakdown banjo performance by Andrew Upton

Proceeds support the Inter-Canyon League, a non-profit community organization serving the residents of the eastern canyons of Orange County California.

#silveradocountryfair #silveradocanyon #intercanyonleague #andrewupton #victoriabailey #cubensis #shakyfeelin #roadkillkings #thesotrytellers #tedzandthewranglers #thepassingfancies #watermeloneatingcontest #pieeatingcontest #wildwestshootout #marionettetheater #drumcircle #naturalistforyou #barefootjoel

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The Country Fair is comin’ to Silverado Oct 10-11th!

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The Scatting Scatologist (Barefoot Joel) finds mystery scat! Is it roadrunner or is it quail?

#naturalistforyou #barefootjoel #birdscat #birdpoop #wildlifetracking #greaterroadrunner #californiaquail #saveorangehills #scattingscatologist #cityoforange #whatsthatscat #elmodenaopenspace

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Liz and Barefoot Joel find what appears to be a female silver garden orbweaver (Argiope argentata) during the Trail Ranger Interpretive Program (T.R.I.P.) at Peters Canyon Regional Park.

Females are 3 times as large as males.

UV-light reflects off of the top surface of their bodies. This UV-reflectance may serve the same purpose as the UV-silk used to spin their webs: to attract pollinating prey by imitating the characteristics of flowers.

As a spider that is attracted to dry and humid environments, it thrives on the prickly-pear plants of Southern California.

Argiope argentata eats butterflies and moths, both of which require a long bite upon first encounter. This is contrary to other insects that are immediately wrapped in silk. It also preys upon mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and flies.

Like almost all other spiders, Argiope are harmless to humans. They can potentially bite in defense, but pain is comparable to a bee sting.

Instead of purchasing environmentally degrading plastic decorations, consider restoring wildlife habitat with native plants in your home landscape. You'll attract these amazing spiders and many other cool creatures just in time for Halloween!

#naturalistforyou #barefootjoel #trailrangerinterpretiveprogram #orbweaver #silvergardenorbweaver #spiders #argiopeargentata #halloweenhabitat #spidersofoc

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Be vigilant out there, everyone. You might run into a barefoot Joel leading a hike, dressed as a pirate, exploring the world of ghosts and the spirits! Join us on one of our many scheduled hikes. Go to saveorangehills.org to join us.!!#nature #stateofthestateparks #parks #california

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🕯️🙏🏽✊🏽 It'z Happenin! Tonight, 8:30pm 🕯️🙏🏽✊🏽

Join Joese Gloria, Dylan Thompson as we invite Naui and Barefoot Joel on the show to celebrate the life and legacy of our beloved comrade, Scott Sink aka Scott Celtic Knot, Oscar Nudo Celta.

Tonight will be heavy, but it will also be full of love. We're gathering to hold space for our grief and to lift up the joy Scott brought into so many lives across OC activism. He was an environmentalist, an educator, a survivalist, an ecologist, a herbalist, a martial artist, and a prophet of justice. From self-defense classes to Spanish classes, from his deep connection with the natural world to the rap lyrics he left behind — Scott's spirit touched this community in more ways than we can count.

Tune in on YouTube or Facebook Live and drop a comment with a memory of Scott. We'll be reading them live on air tonight.

Descanse en poder, Scott. 🖤

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Pfeiffer Big Sur

Bixby Bridge

Hi that’s me happy as ever because I was on a mountain up north and it smelled like bay leaves everywhere

Limekiln State Park

My love happy and submerged in nature

Are you kidding me like tears were in my eyes and we were hours out from the campsite

San Simeon

7am wake up call via deer

Elk in San Simeon

Swallowtail so cute

Me & bae in our tent

McWay Falls

Joel & I mimicking the redwoods

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Rancho Guadalupe Dunes

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Hola Inland Empire LO! We are partnering with @naturalistforyou to bring you a free guided foraging hike@! We will be learning how to ID edible, medicinal native plants, and there will also be some spooky stories told as we venture deeper into Tin Mine Canyon.

Make sure to meet at Skyline Drive Trailhead (pictures attached) and park along Foothill Parkway.

Make sure to sign the waiver found in the eventbrite link. We cannot have you join the guided hike unless you sign the waiver.

¡Mil gracias!

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I miss my good friend and fellow naturalist, Scott Sink, @scott_keltic_knot who passed away yesterday. He was one of the most generous, caring, considerate, supportive, creative, funny and honorable people I knew. I smile when I think back on all the adventures we shared. He inspired and empowered so many us as an amazing educator, historian, activist, farmer, linguist, etymologist, humanitarian, conscious hiphop artist, community organizer, collaborator, defender of the land and loyal friend. He kept the fire burning literally and figuratively. In your honor, I promise to keep the fire burning and never turn on the sprinklers. Scott, thank you for including me in your life. Love, Joel

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Barefoot Joel finds a California red jumping spider (Phidippus adumbratus), on the gate of @scott_keltic_knot in Trabuco Canyon, CA.

Can you tell if it is a male or a female?

These spiders occur in oak and sycamore woodland, chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitat in Orange County.

#barefootjoel #naturalistforyou #saveorangehills #californiaredjumpingspider #arachnology #spiders #phidippusadumbratus #courtshipdance #territorialdance

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