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Catmints (Genus Nepeta)Observer
wattmomDescription
Growing in container but unsure where came from or if seeds spread in a prior year.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
wattmomDescription
Warning: animal has died. Unsure why, but close to a roadway so possible it was hit. :-(
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
wattmomDescription
WARNING-Deceased - I do not normally post deceased beings; however, I have never seen a wild bear. Likely hit by a vehicle as it is deceased on the side of the highway.
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Cooters (Genus Pseudemys)Observer
wattmomDescription
She’ll approximately a foot (30cm) long (from tail to neck).
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Red-shouldered Bug (Jadera haematoloma)Observer
wattmomDescription
This flying bug had the body length and shape like a lightening bug, but its colors are pink and gray.
I could not get my iPhone to focus so this is the best photo I captured.
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Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)Observer
wattmomDescription
Seemed much smaller than usual, and I think it may have been a young vulture. It was alone by the road where it was eating something — another large vulture was on a roof nearby.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
wattmomDescription
Small gray-brown bird on a bush in a parking lot. Took off last minute.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
wattmomDescription
Orange with brown/white markings on a nursery's potted plant.
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Observer
wattmomDescription
Bee over 1 inch long on a nursery's potted plant.
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
wattmomDescription
Orange/black butterfly with light spots on a nursery's potted plant.