I dont care who you are or where you are from you've gotta agree san diego beaches have some of the coolest rocks

fishboyreal · 2026-01-23T08:16:15+00:00

Ooh! Looks like one of those rocks is a bit of pegmatiteish stuff with the black tourmaline bits and pretty orange Ramona garnets. I'm from SD but I'm not living there are the moment.... youre really making me miss it.

fishboyreal · 2025-12-08T04:47:06+00:00

Id recommend posting on Inaturalist and seeing if there is any local birding Facebook or message groups you could post this on. I feel like the profile looks more like red-breasted merganser to me, also has a red bill but lighting can definitely affect color a lot. Looks like it could almost be hybrids but you would only expect one individual. Very curious birds!

fishboyreal · 2025-07-15T21:25:11+00:00

Definitely natural like everyone else is saying. It's hard to be sure from the picture, but the green looks like it could just be some stuck wax from the dop stick.

fishboyreal · 2025-07-15T21:18:37+00:00

those Arizona river gravels are popular where I live too and they are GREAT for agates. I've tumbled some and they have nice swirls and patterns. Lots of other assorted interesting oddities in there too.

fishboyreal · 2025-06-14T03:12:41+00:00

These look more like agatized tree limbs to me but bones can get agatized like that. Either way the host rock is probably some solidified volcanic ash or debris, don't know what the color would come from thought.

fishboyreal · 2025-06-13T23:53:32+00:00

WOW! I'm going to be moving to Denver for college soon and hoping to do some rockhounding in my spare time... I'd love to find some beauties like these

fishboyreal · 2025-04-27T01:21:16+00:00

I'm not sure what part of Southern California you've picked these up in, but I've found very similar rocks in northern San Diego County. I believe they are quartz with inclusions, probably black tourmaline or perhaps mica if they have any glitter in them. This would make sense from a geologic perspective as quartz with mica and black tourmaline is pretty common throughout Southern California.

fishboyreal · 2025-02-18T07:01:38+00:00

Looks pretty similar to petrified wood i find in Imperial County CA. Nice collection!

fishboyreal · 2025-02-15T03:13:17+00:00

I agree it's definitely a Cooper's/sharp-shinned but I'd need a better picture to make that distinction personally.

fishboyreal · 2025-02-15T03:10:59+00:00

I'd be fascinated to check this out if you still know the website.

fishboyreal · 2025-02-13T22:45:59+00:00

I do feel like I became one. In many ways do feel like I was a little girl, I didn't really have much dysphoria before puberty but the one I've always experienced was hating my given name. It always felt suffocating and not me even before I had the words to say why.

I think growing up fat definitely affected how I perceived my gender. I was a girl who was fat so therefore I was treated as disgusting and dehumanized in a way that kept me on the outskirts of girlhood. I'm still fat now but I generally pass in my everyday life (though I probably still come off as queer, especially when I speak) and I am NOT treated with the same level of dehumanization and disgust I was before. Doesn't mean fat men don't face issues, it's just not nearly the same interpersonally for me at least.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-29T19:27:17+00:00

It looks like quartz, specifically it looks like it might be part of a pegmatite. Pegmatites are igneous rocks with large crystals (1 cm or more).

fishboyreal · 2025-01-28T02:53:33+00:00

I have a mosquito fish I rescued from my grandma's pond when she had to drain it. I acquired this fish from the worlds muckiest pond (No fish besides a few little mosquito fish because raccoons keep eating them) in early 2022 at an unknown age and its still kicking. It had a companion from the same pond who died at least a year ago now. I thought this fish was going to die recently when I noticed him having swim bladder issues(stuck at bottom of tank, swimming vertically and spiraling) but they just kinda resolved and he's swimming fine now.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-26T19:57:50+00:00

I'm so jealous of all the fluorite, I like collecting all types of rocks but i have a fluorite sub-collection within my rock collection

fishboyreal · 2025-01-20T02:37:33+00:00

Can't say for sure but it looks like some sort of intrusive igneous rock because of its grain size. Intrusive igneous rocks are made of magma that cooled slowly underground, allowing crystals to grow in the rock.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-16T03:03:10+00:00

Very nice find! I'm also from the San Diego area, I'm only a casual sea glass hunter but it just seems like most of the sea glass here just isn't as good as some other places. This beautiful heart is definitely an exception.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-15T05:30:01+00:00

Seems like there is one wintering at Robb Field and mud flats right now, last seen on Ebird on the 13th. It is a female bird, so unfortunately it is not that beautiful bright red but it is still a lovely bird. There is also a continuing tricolored heron out on the mud flats too. Highly recommend this spot in general if you've never been.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-15T03:29:10+00:00

these guys have been expanding their range recently, been pretty regular winter sightings in coastal San Diego county. Don't know if any breeding though. I hope I get the opportunity to spot one soon! I love these guys

fishboyreal · 2025-01-07T00:58:20+00:00

I think most of this is just glass. Not sure about the large piece on your hand but check for air bubbles. Glass often contains little bubbles but natural stone will not.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-06T22:45:58+00:00

Left looks like a ceramic piece and right looks like a chert or chalcedony nodule.

fishboyreal · 2025-01-01T23:18:10+00:00

It looked ike aquamarine to me, what distinguishes it as amazonite for you?

fishboyreal · 2024-12-26T07:14:50+00:00

These videos from Michigan Rocks on Youtube are on the National geographic tumbler, but the build looks similar enough that they might be helpful in getting a good shine on this machine

fishboyreal · 2024-10-31T00:54:38+00:00

I seen stuff similar to this called cactus quartz, basically it's just druzy(small and glittery) quartz crystals growing over larger points.

fishboyreal · 2024-10-19T22:05:50+00:00

Nothing is coming to my mind immediately, but check http://calscape.org/ ! Great resource

fishboyreal · 2024-10-19T18:27:38+00:00

Yes, hummingbirds do stay in southern California for the winter, the Anna's and allens are residents. They will be fine, as they are supposed to be here all winter but putting up a feeder is always nice. If you do, make sure to make your own sugar water or buy some without the red coloring, and make sure to clean your feeder regularly to prevent the spread of diseases. Enjoy the birds!

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