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Waterfowl (Order Anseriformes)Observer
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I think this is a gadwall, which I've already seen but I learned you can take pictures through binoculars and I wanted to show it off.
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Athyrium Sect. Athyrium (Section Athyrium)Observer
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Hiding in the ground cover! I hadn't spotted it before today.
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Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)Observer
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Making me sneeze since '94.
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Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Observer
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My favorite tree. I like to sing songs about it set to the tune of Hakuna Matata.
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Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)Observer
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Mitten leaves, that's how you tell!
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
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It flew overhead, potato-chipping away!
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Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
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I saw a small, thin jade-colored beetle. It was about a quarter to half an inch long. It was too fast for my camera, but it looked really cool! Thoughts? Ideas on what it was?
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Bees (Epifamily Anthophila)Observer
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See all around! These little friends are so gentle. (Pardon my terrible sketch).
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Black Flies (Family Simuliidae)Observer
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I had to shoo this guy a lot, he was bothering me.
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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)Observer
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Sketched but not snapped. It'll have to do.
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Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)Observer
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It felt like it was snowing multiple times at Yesler from the seeds.
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Artist's Bracket (Ganoderma applanatum)Observer
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These are the coolest darn things! Sometimes unwanted, because they spread and make things rot, but cool as all get out!
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Varied Rag Lichen (Platismatia glauca)Observer
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I think I've got this right! Any corrections?
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Bark Barnacles (Thelotrema lepadinum)Observer
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I think this is the white lichen on the willow at this site. I think it is a crustose lichen.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Saw it landing on the bank, and heard the call. It could use a lesson or two from a lark.
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Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)Observer
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Nature's TP! I love the flowers on this plant, also.
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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I heard a woodpecker but don't have good enough ears or eyes to see it. But I definitely heard one, I know that!
EDIT: I think it is a downy woodpecker. From what I heard on my Merlin Bird ID app, that is what the drumming sounded like.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
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I saw one of these hopping around at Yesler, and a thought came into my head: Tim Billo, if you read this, I would urge you to come up with a rap about American Robins to that song "Scenario" by A Tribe Called Quest. For example, it could go "Cheerio-yo, Cheerio-yo, Cheerily, cheerilup, cheerio-yo." Just a thought.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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Strays from the Center for Urban Horticulture, most likely!
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Ospreys (Family Pandionidae)Observer
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I love these birds. I have trouble finding enough patience to sit and watch one until it dives (how do THEY have so much patience) but it is incredible when they do! This was one of the days I had to find another site because Yesler was closed.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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I wish I was quick with a camera. I saw so many of them in a tree today, and it was incredible because as soon as I approached they started swarming around (slightly frightening at first, but after the initial shock it was pretty cool).
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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Observer
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The swallows have such distinct movement patterns. It's incredible to me. They seem so chaotic yet I wonder what kind of patterns lie within, that we don't and can't understand.
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)Observer
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I love the iridescent feathers! I wish humans looked like that. Anyway, it had the turquoise coloring on the back.
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Typical American Harvester Ants (Genus Pogonomyrmex)Observer
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Fairly certain these are harvester ants. In any case, the order is "Hymenoptera."
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Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)Observer
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I love the color of these birds!
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Small White (Pieris rapae)Observer
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Seen poking around at Yesler, let's hope it stays away from the UW Farm, or they can say goodbye to some cabbage!
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Observer
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This little guy surprised me today! First time I noticed a butterfly hanging around!
