A Naturalist’s Guide to the Santa Barbara Region is also a visual journey thanks to the photos by Stuart Wilson and illustrations by Peter Gaede. This gallery is a small preview of the over 400 color photographs and illustrations in the book.
Photographs By Stuart Wilson.
Caliente Mountains. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
California Alligator Lizard. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Nesting Western Gulls on Anacapa Island. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Coreopsis growing on Anacapa Island. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Anacapa Lighthouse at dawn. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Anise Swallowtail Butterfly. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Carrizo Plain in bloom. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Dolphins ride the wake on the bow of a ship. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Dowitchers feeding at low tide. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Fog on Figueroa Mountain. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
White-tailed Kite. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Gopher Snake. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Moonglow Anemone and Purple Sea Urchins. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Hilton’s Phidiana Nudibranch, a sea slug. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
View from Inspiration Point, Anacapa Island. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Sierra Madre Mountains. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Point Sal fog. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Painted Rock. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Mustard on hills. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
American White Pelicans at Morro Rock. Photo by Stuart Wilson.
Illustrations and Maps by Peter Gaede.
Ocean currents in the Santa Barbara Region. Illustration by Peter Gaede.
Tidepool scene. Illustration by Peter Gaede.
Wrentit in Poison Oak. Illustration by Peter Gaede.
Cross-section of a stream. Illustration by Peter Gaede.
Pond Turtle food habits. Illustration by Peter Gaede.
Mountain Lion. Illustration by Peter Gaede.
