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American Mink (Neogale vison)Observer
eric1980Description
I think it’s a mink?
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
eric1980Description
Sorry for the potato quality of the photos. Bird was far away and I didn’t want to disturb it as it had a fresh kill. Not sure if Cooper’s Hawk or Red-tailed Hawk or something else.
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Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)Observer
eric1980Description
Blue and black with a crest and sharp beak. Looks like a bluejay I'd see in Michigan but without any white feathers.
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Woolly Mule's Ears (Wyethia mollis)Observer
eric1980Description
Seeing this weed everywhere in South Lake Tahoe, often growing in pine needle laden shaded areas.
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Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)Observer
eric1980Description
Large black and white bird. Maybe hints of blue?
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Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes)Observer
eric1980Description
Ant or termite?
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
eric1980Description
At least three bald eagles. The other ones might be young or other raptors due to head feathers being non-white
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Birds (Class Aves)Observer
eric1980Description
Swallows. Yellow or white belly with black bodies.
