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Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)Observer
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Naturalized along the banks of the Rhine, growing as a small shrub.
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Hoary Willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum)Observer
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Growing at the edge of the Rhine.
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Greater Musk-Mallow (Malva alcea)Observer
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Growing on the banks of the Rhine. Tentative ID.
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Chub (Squalius cephalus)Observer
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Chub, Squalius cephalus. A school of dozens of these large fish was hanging out in the shallows downstream of the falls.
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)Observer
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Black-headed Gull, already in winter plumage in September.
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Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis)Observer
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Growing in a crack in the pavement. This is an introduced species.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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You never know when you're going to see an interesting bird! Nothing but sparrows here in town ... but this House Sparrow has white tail feathers and some other white here and there in his plumage.
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Common Carder Bumble Bee (Bombus pascuorum)Observer
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On red clover, Trifolium pratense
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Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)Observer
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Carrion Crow. Maybe a juvenile? The plumage looks uneven.
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Common Yarrow Complex (Complex Achillea millefolium)Observer
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This is coming up in iNat machine vision as Small False Greenbottle, Neomyia cornicina. It looks like a match to me, but I don't know enough. On a deep pink yarrow.
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Alpine Marmot (Marmota marmota)Observer
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Went to quite a bit of trouble to track down one of these.
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Chalkhill Blue (Polyommatus coridon)Observer
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On wild alfalfa, Medicago sativa.