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wingedwolfpsion

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Jun 27, 2011

Description

These small, unusual yellow flowers were in a field of mowed short grass, mixed with clover.

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Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

At rest, the folded wings caused the brown markings to look like an old dead tree on the moth's back. :)

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Butterflies and Moths Order Lepidoptera

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Jun 27, 2011

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Jun 27, 2011

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eastern tailed blue Everes comyntas

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

A tiny butterfly, actually slightly smaller than an azure.

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Beetles Order Coleoptera

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Jun 27, 2011

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

They used the daisies as their love-nests, dozens of them, lol.

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Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

The Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium has a ground feeder along with their other bird feeders, and these turkey hens are very acclimated to human presence.

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Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

Definitely a first for me. Hard to believe this is considered a pest species. Beautiful!

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

This worse-for-wear sulpher was probably elderly.

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Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus

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wingedwolfpsion

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Jun 27, 2011

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Date

Jun 27, 2011

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A fuzzy hoverfly, around the size of a greenbottle. Appears identical to Bombylius minor, though I understand this family is very poorly described, and that beefly shouldn't be in the US.

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

A grasshopper nymph

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Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

A fritillary.

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Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 27, 2011

Description

Some people think toads are ugly. This is an absolutely gorgeous toad. He's cute, and beautiful.

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Large Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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wingedwolfpsion

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Jun 12, 2011

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wingedwolfpsion

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Jun 12, 2011

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Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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House Sparrow Passer domesticus

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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Plains Leopard Frog Lithobates blairi

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Jun 12, 2011

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Canada Goose Branta canadensis

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Jun 12, 2011

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Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo

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Jun 12, 2011

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Skippers Family Hesperiidae

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wingedwolfpsion

Date

Jun 12, 2011

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Jun 12, 2011

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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus

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wingedwolfpsion

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Jun 12, 2011