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Sea Swallow (Glaucus atlanticus)Observer
harrierDescription
Wash-up even with strong east widnds and high surf. In cup for viewing and then placed back in ocean.
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)Observer
thomasabensonPlace
Missing Location
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Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)Observer
crx2aj3Description
tiny and plain, super active so hard to get a decent shot but ID seems solid from what I saw
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Gray Gull (Leucophaeus modestus)Observer
smw7648Description
A dark gray feathered gull spotted on Perdido Key, FL
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Red-headed Pine Sawfly (Neodiprion lecontei)Observer
bella_novae_caesareaDescription
On Pitch Pine
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Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)Observer
urbanwoodsDescription
Randomly dropped onto the sand at my feet for a few moments before continuing west. I don’t keep an official lifelist of lepidopterans, but this is one I’ve wanted to see for a while. Pretty exciting, even if the photos suck
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Bay Nettle (Chrysaora chesapeakei)Observer
oxydorasDescription
Debating between Moon Jelly or Lion’s Mane Jelly
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Sunflower Mining Bee (Andrena helianthi)Observer
mollymjacobsonDescription
Same location as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94736222
Large population of Helianthus maximiliani and several dozen of these bees visiting it exclusively - the most common pollinator on it.
The first three photos are of the same individual, the others are not. I took a few hundred photos so it was rather hard to choose which to post!
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Two-spotted Ladybird (Adalia bipunctata)Observer
xrisDescription
Two-spotted Lady Beetle (Adalia bipunctata) on Packera aurea, Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park, NYC, April 2024
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Two-spotted Ladybird (Adalia bipunctata)Observer
matthew_willsDescription
Color/pattern variation. Saw many more of the nominal form in this and other Northern Catalpas here today. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170518031
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Slender Cottongrass (Eriophorum gracile)Observer
trscavoDescription
In a wetland along the Chickering Bog Trail (outside the boundary of the natural area)
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Alpine Woodsia (Woodsia alpina)Observer
hayleykoldingDescription
Boreal calcareous cliffs at Smuggler's Notch (coordinates not specific for each observation)
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White Mountain Arctic (Oeneis melissa ssp. semidea)Observer
origamileviDescription
4-5 individuals on the summit of ball crag
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Southern White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura ssp. altipetens)Observer
cypselurus
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Great St. John's Wort (Hypericum ascyron)Observer
micholokoDescription
First time seeing this one, very cool!
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Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)Observer
flammulatedDescription
Amazing encounter with a group that swam past us right along the shoreline of the bay.
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Dusky Dolphin (Sagmatias obscurus)Observer
craigphillipsDescription
A large pod of I would think many more than 100
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