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Great Egret (Ardea alba)Observer
jason64Description
This bird was just hanging out in an empty lot. Looked out of place without any water in the area.
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North American Hermit Crab (Isocheles pilosus)Observer
jason64Description
Picked up this shell and handed it to my 5 year old son. After holding it for a few minutes he freaks out and yells that it's alive!
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Fragile Rainbow Star (Astrometis sertulifera)Observer
jason64Description
We found this sea star at low tide in a tidepool. We quickly released him back where we found him.
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Black Seahare (Aplysia vaccaria)Observer
jason64Description
Found on beach,local surfers and lifeguards were not sure what it is. Some kind of sea slug? We placed in the water after trying to identify it.
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
jason64Description
Five kittens with a very protective mother running around the area. My other strays in the area.
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Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)Observer
jason64Description
I am not good with birds...sitting in the weeds for some time watching very closely at the dragonflies flying by.
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Observer
jason64Description
Female perched next to the dock.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observer
jason64Description
Baby with a shell that is between 2 to 3 inches from front to back. Hiding in the Moss from an American Coot.
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Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)Observer
jason64Description
Female Red Saddlebag flying next to the trail
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Common Green Darner (Anax junius)Observer
jason64Description
Mating pair flying around the lake and perching for just a moment.
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Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta)Observer
jason64Description
Male Red Saddlebag flying around the lake.
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Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta)Observer
jason64Description
Just found this Tobacco Hornworm on a tomato plant. I first thought it was a Tomato Hornworm, but after a closers look, it has only 7 stripes with a black dotted border.
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Orbweavers (Family Araneidae)Observer
jason64Description
Building a web outside the door next to the light.
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Genus StagmomantisObserver
jason64Description
Several types hanging on the leaves of two Orange trees in the yard