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Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes)Observer
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Brown-headed cowbird fledgling being defended by male and female Cardinals whose brood it parasitized. I spotted the Cardinals feeding the fledgling and went to take a pic of it to see what they would do - which was to try to distract me from ‘their’ fledgling by chirping and flying around.
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Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Observer
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Bluebird male & female at feeder. They have continued feeding for several weeks, suggesting they have a nest nearby. First time seeing bluebirds in neighborhood - possibly due to fewer insects?
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White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)Observer
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Feeding on Buddleia after a rain shower
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Honey-vine Climbing Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve)Observer
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Growing on honeysuckle bush
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele)Observer
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3 fritillaries and 1 monarch on asclepias tuberosa
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
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Hunting moles in soft ground on a rainy day; swallowing first in 4th image; subsequently caught two more
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Tan Jumping Spider (Platycryptus undatus)Observer
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Tan Jumping Spider captured by Spider Wasp (family Pompilidae). The wasp was dragging the limp (probably paralyzed) spider up the wall. Jumping spiders hide under laps in the siding waiting for prey, but in this case, the spider was the victim.
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
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Juvenile Blue Jays learning how to get suet from woodpecker feeder
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
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Slithering across bike trail in Mill Creek Streamway / Shawnee Mission Park - head was moving too much to get a good image
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Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)Observer
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On outside of window glass
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
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Male and female Goldfinches feeding on Salvia
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)Observer
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak female at feeder, 1900 hrs, stayed ~10 min, image taken through window w 2016 iPhone SE
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
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Mating pair; the male is standing
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
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Young Red Fox sleeping in back yard
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Observer
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Ventral side of hind wings seemed exceptionally bright
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North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)Observer
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Immature; 2 images; proboscis visible in 2nd image
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Ruby Bolete (Hortiboletus rubellus)Observer
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2 images of same mushroom; 2nd is 2 days later than 1st
