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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
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Not a grackle, but they’re definitely gracklin’ for food while I sit outside at a restaurant…
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
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Frog eggs found in my parents’ pool. (Will try to remember to follow up with a post about the actual adult frogs.) Moved them to a boggy, shallow spot along the river.
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Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Observer
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😬
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Fragrant Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule)Observer
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Just guessing based on the suggestions...
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Scarlet Spiderling (Boerhavia coccinea)Observer
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I think this was the correct suggestion...? Tiny magenta flowers in clumps...
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)Observer
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Saw this one late at night while I was out on a run. Didn’t seem like the normal birds I’ve seen around UT campus...
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Cottontail Rabbits (Genus Sylvilagus)Observer
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Was out for an evening stroll and saw this little guy zooming around. Was lucky he sat still long enough for me to snap some photos...
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Antelopehorn Milkweed (Asclepias asperula)Observer
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Some plant with an odd alien pod of some sort...
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Mulberries (Genus Morus)Observer
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Yeah, mulberries I think...?
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Aroids, Water-Plantains, Seagrass, and Allies (Order Alismatales)Observer
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The bay is full of this stuff underwater. Was curious what it is.
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Maize Calligrapher (Toxomerus politus)Observer
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This little guy was oddly persistent about wanting to land on me, then on my mom's hand...
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Haircap Mosses (Genus Polytrichum)Observer
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This stuff is all over, and feels nice on your bare feet!
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Forget-Me-Nots (Genus Myosotis)Observer
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Tinier than they look in the photos...
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Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis)Observer
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There are at least a couple of these really fuzzy caterpillars munching on this tree. Not sure what kind...
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American Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica ssp. erythrogaster)Observer
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I'm pretty sure these are baby barn swallows. Mom and dad must be out gathering some food and the babies are starting to get brace enough to wander out of the nest a little.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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It was growing wild along the side of the road, but not sure if it made the jump from someone's garden or not.
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Flatid Planthoppers (Family Flatidae)Observer
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Tiny albino land shrimp? It walks and jumps. Haven't seen it fly. Wha...?
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Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis)Observer
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Fuzzy yellow moth thingy...?
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Coyote (Canis latrans)Observer
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4 coyotes were traveling left-to-right across the back yard. 3 deer came out of part of the woods looking rather defensive towards them...
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Straggler Daisy (Calyptocarpus vialis)Observer
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Tiny yellow flowers close to the ground...
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Giant Spiderwort (Tradescantia gigantea)Observer
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Small purple flowers with interesting buds...
