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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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there are a significant number of these in all of our ponds...they are invasive and are decimating native populations ... great for gigging though
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Field Mustard (Brassica rapa)Observer
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volunteer from the year before leftover oilseed canola on fringe of a field we just plowed under for planting
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
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Worst visibility I have ever seen in edmonds. But there was a really good sized seastar clinging to the rocks at about 25ft
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Broadleaf Cattail (Typha latifolia)Observer
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growing in shallows along lakevshore
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Pond and Box Turtles (Family Emydidae)Observer
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turtles floating on logs in lake Washington
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
chrisfur1Description
blood red colored insect cocoon ...3/4" long found about 3 inches underground in soil with high concentration of nitrogen and phospherous, used as one of our row crop fields ...hard chitenous outer layer but still pliable to squeeze
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Horse-Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)Observer
chrisfur1Description
horse chestnut tree 75ft tall
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Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)Observer
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pacific madrona tree ...chewing the leaves gets rid of cramps and stomach aches ...
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
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Doug fir...which is actually a pine
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)Observer
chrisfur1Description
oldest genetically unchanged tree on earth
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
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This was a turkey vulture that was circling out in one of our fields in monroe. A cow had given birth which always attracts some turkey vultures.
Photos / Sounds
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
chrisfur1Description
young scrawny coyote catching mice in silage chop
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Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)Observer
chrisfur1Description
small plant with somewhat fuzzy leaves ...growing on forest service road