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Ecuador Philodendron (Philodendron verrucosum)

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stevendaniel

Date

April 4, 2023 10:10 AM CST

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Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus)

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julianhsu

Date

July 25, 2020 01:43 PM CST

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Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

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bmeade00

Date

April 14, 2021 02:16 PM EDT

Description

Shot with 365nm UV light.

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Oneseed Bur Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus)

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douggoldman

Date

September 13, 2012 05:42 PM EDT

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Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus)

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jon_sullivan

Description

Vertebrae of a common thresher shark washed up on Birdlings Flat beach.

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Turk's-cap Lily (Lilium superbum)

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hlpgtf

Date

July 30, 2014 05:53 PM EDT

Description

Growing along the roadside of Rt. 528

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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

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opisska

Date

November 2018

Place

Botswana (Google, OSM)

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lungchris

Date

June 22, 2022 01:14 PM +07

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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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keimwj

Date

January 2, 2018 12:11 PM EST

Description

02 Jan 2018.
Rickert Rd, Doylestown, Bucks Co, PA.

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Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

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txherpbird

Date

February 18, 2022 09:34 AM CST

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Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis)

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psweet

Date

October 20, 2023 08:36 AM CDT

Description

Bird on the right in the wider shots

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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

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ospr3y

Date

October 7, 2023 10:00 AM CDT

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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

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pen_and_paper

Date

June 17, 2023 06:31 PM PDT

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Jaguar (Panthera onca)

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ilee1112

Date

August 2023

Description

This young male was lounging on a beach of the river bank when we spotted him. He was incredibly relaxed (besides a little annoyed by the bugs) while we were quietly watching him for almost half an hour, right before the rise of super moon! Feeling like winning a lottery of mother nature :-D

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Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

Date

October 1, 2023 01:27 PM EDT

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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)

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greglasley

Date

December 12, 2018 02:37 PM CST

Description

This was pretty exciting to watch although the birds were quite high. We saw an adult Golden Eagle overhead so I stopped to try to get some shots. An adult Red-tailed Hawk started diving on the eagle and made 4 or 5 passes before deciding he had explained to the eagle that this was his area.

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Common Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina)

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bmac922

Description

These two turtle eggs were discovered during a volunteer event at the Frick Environmental Center. During digging/weeding in the grass beds, these two small eggs were spotted by volunteers, one of them recently cracked open (most likely accidentally broken open by volunteers). Both were brought to the HAR Wildlife Rehab center shortly afterward.

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Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

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pedsdoc

Date

July 24, 2021 10:16 AM UTC

Place

Buffalo (Google, OSM)

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Parasitic Bolete (Pseudoboletus parasiticus)

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alan_rockefeller

Date

August 8, 2021

Description

Pseudoboletus parasiticus parasitizing Scleroderma citrinum. Photographed last night at Mycofest in Pennsylvania with a Convoy C8 365 nm UV flashlight and Acebeam PT40 white LED flashlight. I noticed this bolete was fluorescent by running the UV light over the specimen table at night.

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Peruvian Shield Mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis)

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tshahan

Date

August 2015

Place

Belize (Google, OSM)

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Pale Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)

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theorickert

Date

August 25, 2023 08:30 AM EDT

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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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bernadette44

Date

July 30, 2023 03:11 PM EDT

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Witches Broom of Hackberry Fungus (Podosphaera phytoptophila)

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amobarn

Date

August 7, 2023 03:01 PM EDT

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Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)

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burls

Date

July 2023

Description

On cult Del exa. A reliable visitor to this plant species.

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Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus)

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pete_woods

Date

August 2023

Description

These photos are of 3 to 4 individuals in the same patch of cutleaf coneflower.

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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)

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jayras

Date

February 14, 2023 08:54 AM PST

Description

Continuing odd Red-winged Blackbird. Outwardly male, but lower breast is very female-like. Lots of leucism mainly in tail and vent area but also leggings and odd patches such as a slight bit along the edge of the wing "shoulder". See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144558985 for earlier observations.

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Snowplant (Sarcodes sanguinea)

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jmmcc92

Date

May 30, 2021 06:02 AM PDT

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Ironweed Clearwing Moth (Carmenta bassiformis)

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birdizlife

Date

July 8, 2023 06:55 PM EDT

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Hornet Clearwing Moth (Paranthrene simulans)

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jareddw

Date

July 5, 2023 08:29 AM EDT

Description

Found right next to my red oak tree. Obviously thought it was a large yellow jacket at first but upon closer inspection, it's a near perfect mimic moth!

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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola)

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coolmayo

Date

April 22, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

Description

In the last image I believe there is some sort of mining bee grabbing onto the bumblebee?

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Perfoliate Tinker's-Weed (Triosteum perfoliatum)

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pete_woods

Date

June 14, 2023 12:15 PM EDT
Birds

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Manu (Birds) (Class Aves)

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blackhound

Date

May 22, 2023 10:24 AM EDT

Description

So this happened. Right over my head and unfortunately straight into the sun. Based on what is generally flying about at this site, my guess is the largest bird is a red tailed hawk that has raided a nest. The noise sounded like it was coming from crows (likely the second bird) and I have no idea why the third smallest bird was part of the ruckus. It followed after the two larger birds like a bullet. The smallest bird appears to have a bright orange underside so Oriole?

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Basswood (Tilia americana)

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hannahtidae

Date

April 30, 2023 05:27 PM EDT

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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)

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courtharding

Date

August 2021

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natemartineau

Date

August 2018

Description

Hybrids and backcrosses between S. terebinthinaceum and S. laciniatum.

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Virginia Bunchflower (Veratrum virginicum)

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pete_woods

Date

July 2018

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Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)

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almeat557

Date

June 2, 2018 12:33 PM EDT

Description

Pocket prairie full of rare diversity!

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Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)

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wildlander

Date

May 14, 2023 05:20 PM CDT

Description

?!

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Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)

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djm

Date

May 10, 2023 09:03 AM EDT

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American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

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jbaljunas

Date

April 16, 2023 09:54 PM EDT

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Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

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charmainet

Date

April 21, 2022 03:44 PM AEST

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Robust Clubhook Squid (Onykia robusta)

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zooillogix

Date

July 7, 2017 04:27 PM PDT

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julietrav24

Date

April 29, 2023 11:09 AM EDT

Description

Squishy, flat topped, erupting from the tree

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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)

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michellearnold

Date

September 27, 2019 04:31 PM EDT

Description

Chinese mantis eating a Ruby throated hummingbird in butterfly bush

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Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

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hugh_vandervoort

Date

June 6, 2018 08:11 AM UTC

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Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus)

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brianbailey

Date

February 11, 2017

Description

American Mink with a freshly caught Round Goby

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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

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bmac922

Date

March 2023

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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

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kayley-j-dillon

Date

March 21, 2023 11:02 AM EDT

Description

My first butterfly of the year!

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Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum)

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oscarnigam

Date

March 23, 2023 08:56 PM EDT

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Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)

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sjacquaye

Date

April 22, 2022 04:28 PM EDT

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Giant Lacewing (Polystoechotes punctata)

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michaelskvarla

Date

July 1, 2012 12:10 PM CDT

Description

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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

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carlacox

Date

May 19, 2007 03:58 PM HST

Description

My daughter (age 11 at the time) brought home "Turkey Eggs" from a hike with a friend. I was horrified and made the girls take me back to where they'd found them.

There was no nest to speak of and it was in an abandoned barn/shed. I went back for a couple weeks in a row and kept seeing a Turkey Vulture spook from the shed. One day, it became apparent that my "Turkey Eggs" were really Turkey Vulture eggs. I was over the moon! I went back once a week for several weeks for photos.

Sadly, the last time I went back, it was obvious that (possibly) a raccoon had found the chicks. Feathers and parts and pieces strewn all over, in and outside the shed.

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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

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suki9999

Date

June 6, 2017 10:26 AM EDT

Description

Juvenile peregrine falcon on Gulf Tower in downtown Pittsburgh

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Purple Martin (Progne subis)

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dyeany2

Date

June 2, 2020 10:30 PM EDT

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Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

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oscarnigam

Date

March 14, 2023 09:08 AM CET

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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)

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pete_woods

Date

January 26, 2012 01:42 PM EST

Description

Air pollution extirpated most of this genus of lichens from Pennsylvania about a hundred years ago. So why it was growing in Frick Park, in the middle of Pittsburgh, the air pollution capitol of the east, I do not know.

It was growing on an ash tree, attached to the trunk where the trunk was about 3 inches wide. The lichen clump is about 4 inches wide, with the longest branch about 4 inches long. The tree was infested with emerald ash borer, and had been recently cut down.

This may be an isolated waif, or it may be part of a larger population. I still have to do a better search of the immediate area, and of other ash trees around the park, to see if there are any other colonies.

The elastic cord inside each stem clearly identifies this as an Usnea. There are 9 species of this genus historically known from Pennsylvania; I haven't yet figured out which species this is or if any other Usneas have been collected in recent decades.

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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

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oscarnigam

Date

February 2023

Place

Maine, US (Google, OSM)

Description

With Maine Fish and Wildlife

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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

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glenn01

Date

November 17, 2022 04:13 PM EST

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Golden-fronted × Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons × carolinus)

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gardenhen

Date

February 2023

Description

Merlin ID'd the sound as Red-bellied, but the yellow belly makes me think Golden-fronted. Please help.

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Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

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megraptor

Date

May 19, 2022 07:19 PM EDT

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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)

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cuihenggang

Date

April 29, 2017 09:38 PM EDT

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Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

Date

August 8, 2015

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Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus)

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thomashossie

Date

March 2022

Description

Bones recovered from Great Horned Owl pellets. Looks like at least 6 voles.

Pellets also contained squirrel bones. That is posted as a separate observation

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Coyote (Canis latrans)

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tcaspi

Date

August 9, 2021 07:46 AM PDT

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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)

Date

July 2020

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Atlantic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus ssp. atlantica)

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gernotkunz

Date

July 2013

Place

Germany (Google, OSM)

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Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus)

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ricardonieto

Date

February 22, 2022 10:27 AM MST

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California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus)

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thewondernebula

Date

March 5, 2022 12:14 PM PST

Description

Sea lions resting on the docks, and chasing each other in the water, in MdR.

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Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

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zveroboy57

Date

February 11, 2019 01:09 PM +05

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Greylag × Canada Goose (Anser anser × Branta canadensis)

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slambert40

Date

January 7, 2023 12:51 PM EST

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Northern Shoveler × Cinnamon Teal (Spatula clypeata × cyanoptera)

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ryanwatson

Date

February 26, 2021 04:03 PM PST

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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

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shrike2

Date

January 1, 2023 01:16 PM PST

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Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake (Imantodes cenchoa)

Date

January 24, 2019 11:39 PM EST

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Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)

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metaphortune

Date

December 26, 2022 02:52 PM EST

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Ihupuku (Southern Elephant Seal) (Mirounga leonina)

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heathercatchpole

Date

December 10, 2022 06:35 PM AEDT

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Ihupuku (Southern Elephant Seal) (Mirounga leonina)

Observer

muonmo

Date

February 10, 2019 05:29 PM SAST

Description

Buffel on Fish Hoek Beach

Buffel was first tagged (#16577) by Steve Kirkman at Buffel's Bay near Cape Point in November 2014. (https://bit.ly/2XcIETs)

Estimated to be about 3 at the time (so now around 7 or 8), he's been a regular visitor since then, having come ashore at Scarborough, Olifantsbos, Hermanus, Paternoster and now Fish Hoek, where he's settled in for his annual 'catastrophic moult'. It's perhaps not been his best choice of location, as it has not been a peaceful time for him!

At Duiker Island he was observed cuddling Cape Fur Seal pups to death in misplaced sexual advances! (https://www.animalocean.co.za/2018/11/southern-elephant-seal-tag-number-16577/) And apparently he thinks we are just big penguins.

Everybody just loves Buffel!

See him a year later when he returned to Buffels Bay to moult again: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59130685.

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Saddleback Caterpillar Moth (Acharia stimulea)

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jbaljunas

Date

August 30, 2022 04:46 PM EDT

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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

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lkaufman18

Date

March 2021

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Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)

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jddel88

Date

October 18, 2022 08:23 AM EDT

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Trumpeter × Whooper Swan (Cygnus buccinator × cygnus)

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tkoffel

Date

November 2, 2016 03:14 PM EDT

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Barred Owl (Strix varia)

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snakeeater

Date

October 3, 2022 06:26 PM EDT

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Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

Observer

greglasley

Date

April 26, 2018 03:52 PM CDT

Description

This is an interesting story with a happy ending. My friend David Ferry and I were driving along Hwy 87 at 60 mph near Crystal Beach, Texas, when I glimpsed what I thought was a Least Bittern standing on the very edge of the road with cars whizzing past. I made a U turn and went back where we indeed found a Least Bittern, resting back on its tarsus joints within inches of passing traffic. I picked up the bird and we stood on the side of the road to examine it. My best guess is that (1) it took a glancing blow off a car windshield, perhaps, or (2) It was totally exhausted from migrating across the Gulf of Mexico. It did not seem to be badly injured and its wings did not seem to be broken. Rather than just leave it here on the road to be crushed and killed I decided we would take it to a nearby marsh area off the roadway where it could die in peace and dignity. So we drove off with Dave holding the bird in his lap and heading to a marsh well off the road where I know Least Bitterns were present. We put the bird down on the edge of the marsh and it just stood there looking at us. I was about to just drive away and let nature take its course, but decided to take a few more shots of the bird. I got down low to the bird's level and it went into the characteristic bittern pose by stretching its neck high and trying to look like a swaying bit of marsh grass. It kept a watchful eye on me from both sides of its raised bill and image 1 shows this action. The bird then started slowly walking away from us. I bent down to take another shot and the bittern took flight and flew out into the marsh and out of sight. I choose to believe it recovered and is doing well.

near Crystal Beach,
Galveston Co., Texas
26 April 2018

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Common Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis ssp. sialis)

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chelsea_carroll

Date

March 1, 2022 08:08 AM EST

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Common Raven (Corvus corax)

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shay80

Date

September 4, 2022 01:49 PM EDT

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Steller's × Blue Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri × cristata)

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jacobrud

Date

January 12, 2021 12:00 PM UTC

Description

I’m curious if this is a steller’s jay, blue jay, or some sort of hybrid?

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Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata)

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dtpines

Date

April 2021

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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

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tynamo

Date

March 5, 2022 05:07 PM EST

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Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides)

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kalea_gregoris

Date

September 18, 2022 02:28 PM EDT

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Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina)

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stephen_bucklin

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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

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astanyoung

Date

August 9, 2022 11:31 AM EDT

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Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)

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oscarnigam

Date

August 25, 2022 07:46 AM EDT

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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

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javiehweg

Date

May 27, 2020 06:50 PM EDT

Description

albino

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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

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johnmamas

Date

August 25, 2022 02:26 PM EDT

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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Date

July 7, 2022 01:13 PM EDT

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Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)

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glenn01

Date

July 26, 2022 01:13 PM EDT

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Eastern American Jack-O'-Lantern (Omphalotus illudens)

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etrees_8

Date

July 31, 2018 05:40 PM EDT

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Rattler Round-winged Katydid (Amblycorypha rotundifolia)

Observer

stephen_bucklin

Date

July 16, 2022 09:47 PM EDT

Description

Population of at least 10 singing males along the edge of the parking lot. Song was a swishy rattle of variable lengths (estimated 1-4 seconds) with variable pauses between.

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Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)

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phacelia15

Date

June 29, 2022 09:18 PM CDT

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Slater Spider (Dysdera crocata)

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evelyntomology

Date

May 22, 2022 11:05 AM EDT

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Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)

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ctracey

Date

August 18, 2011 04:11 PM EDT