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Roughback Sculpin (Chitonotus pugetensis)Observer
thelittlebrrmaidDescription
When I saw the red eyeliner I had to stop and snap a photo! I'm not sure if this coloring is natural or a sign this fish is ready to mate? Let me know if you have any ideas!
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Phoneutria depilataObserver
snailboiDescription
imported accidentally in a banana box. We cannot figure out the country of origin!
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Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi)Observer
whatsthatmelDescription
I was on a manta ray night dive and this curious monk seal floated up in the middle of our group and looked at us for a while before bumping into a snorkeler, scaring both of them.
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
jeffersonashbyDescription
being harassed by AMCR
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Steller's Jay × California Scrub-Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri × Aphelocoma californica)Observer
fylinDescription
Sounds very similar to Steller's Jay
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Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)Observer
awildlifeDescription
Is this a shark tooth?
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Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies (Superfamily Pentatomoidea)Observer
eric1025
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
natureguyDescription
Back in 2011, when I got this picture and reported the sighting to the Washington Ornithological Society, they indicated it had been a couple years since one had been reported in Washington (state).
I walked the area for years, including nearly 4 years after this sighting, never seeing a Northern Cardinal again.
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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)Observer
sobeautiful4everDescription
Here's a series of photos of a pair of American Dippers constructing their nest in 7 days! Day 5 is missing because it was snowing!
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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)Observer
pigeonpalDescription
Dipper fledglings!
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Isopod Iridescent Virus (Invertebrate iridescent virus 31)Observer
freakishlysoft
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Tufted Ground Squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis)Observer
cclborneoDescription
Sadly, too fast for this particular camera trap setup.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
natureguyDescription
Two species here... the Robin (adult) and Cedar Waxwings (nestlings).
These Cedar Waxwing nestlings are pictured here with heir FOSTER parent. That's right.
This takes some explanation, and this story was full of twists and turns, but far too long to detail here.
Source: IMG_9200xx
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
natureguyDescription
One of the nestlings natural parents... but within a day they'd have a foster parent!
Source: 9220xx
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Barred Owl (Strix varia)Observer
natureguyDescription
Adult delivers Pacific Jumping Mouse for juvenile
Source: IMG_8558xyz, 60, 65, 74
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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)Observer
vanhoutanDescription
Small juvenile olive (26cm straight carapace length) stranded near Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii. Stranding was obtained and necropsied by NOAA program staff. Very unusual to get an Lo observation in the Main Hawaiian Islands.
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Lantern Sharks (Genus Etmopterus)Observer
grahamtDescription
From Kainoa
Caught in deep water shrimp trap- 1,000-2,000’
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Spotted Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)Observer
gavinhDescription
Fins with small spots separate this fish from D. holacanthus. Publishing this range record as a 1st for BC and Canada.
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Dinner Plate Jelly (Solmissus incisa)Observer
jianrzeszewiczDescription
Taken 09/24/2017. Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deep-Sea Symphony: Exploring the
Musicians Seamounts
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Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)Observer
bkellerDescription
Pale iris in winter and pale supercillium
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Yellow-shafted × Red-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus luteus × cafer)Observer
peterolsoy
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Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates castro)Observer
silversea_starsongPlace
Missing Location
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Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates castro)Observer
silversea_starsongPlace
Missing Location
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Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba)Observer
jeffreyleeisanaturalistDescription
PIGU surveys for Nisqually Reach.
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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Zanda funerea)Observer
davidsandoDescription
lutino
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Apache Paper Wasp (Polistes apachus)Observer
evan_cainDescription
Found in wood stack delivered by shipping.
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Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)Observer
derrick56Description
This was the site where the sighting was made and many adults were captured in the sticky traps placed.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORODA/bulletins/320275c
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Ungulates, Carnivorans, and Allies (Superorder Laurasiatheria)Observer
ameliamDescription
Unfortunately I couldn't get any closer than this. Whatever this is was something large.
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Wapiti (Cervus canadensis)Observer
jawadfrangiehDescription
Any guess what this skeleton is? I heard elk, but might be a marine mammal? Observed on sand bar on Nisqually River at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Nisqually River overlook
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Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)Observer
juncojoeDescription
I think it is a hybrid green-winged teal. Possibly Eurasian.
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Sea Lice (Family Caligidae)Observer
eblekeDescription
This may be impossible from the photo, but there's a parasite on this sculpin I'd love to identify, if possible.
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
garychangDescription
I saw a group of crows while walking my dog (who made it tough to take a photo), including one light gray individual.
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Northern Lampreys (Family Petromyzontidae)Observer
kristinpool_naturegirlDescription
Found in South Fork of Muck Creek
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Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios)Observer
medellin_ortizDescription
Ejemplar 38. Para más información visita: https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/megamouth/mega38.html
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Skates (Order Rajiformes)Observer
ssunfloweredDescription
about 11”, very dried out. hooked spines all long the length mostly on the sides. possibly some kind of sea snake? there are definite vertebrae inside of it.
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Black Merlin (Falco columbarius ssp. suckleyi)Observer
kristintolleDescription
Small raptor being mobbed by several crows at dusky near the sea at the edge of a mixed deciduous and conifer forest.
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Western Hornet Fly (Spilomyia citima)Observer
rustybeeDescription
Queen Anne's Lace
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Giardia lambliaObserver
te488077Description
This is a duodenal biopsy where Giardia organisms were found "incidentally." The patient may have had some non-specific GI symptoms leading to the endoscopy, but Giardiasis must not have been on the top of the differential diagnosis. If it had been, a diagnosis could have been made more economically with a GI Pathogen PCR test on feces, or with a fecal Giardia antigen test.
The organisms have the typical look of "tumbling leaves," and are seen between the villi and not actually attached to the tissue.
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New World Flying Squirrels (Genus Glaucomys)Observer
hendre17Description
While living at Apple park apartments on a third story balcony-this small flying squirrel repeatedly found late night snacks in our bird feeder. On this one occasion it stayed for more than 20 minutes before jumping off and gliding to the forest floor below. The apartment was 35 feet up and surrounded by by multiple large Douglas firs. I shot all photos through the sliding glass window with Canon Powershot sx130.
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
mossytoesDescription
This is not my photo. I did not have a camera when we were walking along North Lake Whatcom Trail. A neighbor later sent this to me.
Why the mountain lion was swimming in the lake in broad daylight is a mystery. It does look pretty young though.
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North American Mountain Lion (Puma concolor ssp. couguar)Observer
rjbaltierraDescription
Saw two while driving out of a canyon north of Davenport, WA. Incredibly one sat in the open for a few minutes while I took photos from my car!
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Orca (Orcinus orca)Observer
minetteDescription
Photographs of six transient orcas who were in Hood Canal for several months in the spring/summer of 2005.
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
hendre17Description
Four CWW perched on a single Douglas fir limb(recent large groups have been feeding on an osoberry below over the last week at this location).
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
hendre17Description
Leucistic American robin. Poor image quality, but of useful documentation of this rare albinism.
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Mountain Lion (Puma concolor)Observer
e_corinne_sDescription
Tracks in the TESC forest near the beach. Could the scratched up tree bark (pictured) be related? 4 toes, no claws
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Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)Observer
rngrdaveDescription
Human hand for size comparison. Very small cetacean
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Genus MonodontomerusObserver
rustybeeDescription
Hatched from mason bee (Osmia lignaria) cocoon. Female.
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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)Observer
harsiparkerDescription
This was a new one for me. Never seen a bird that had completely molted all its head feathers at the same time.... Weird and wonderful.
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
elilivezeyDescription
Found on Bryoria capillaris in opal Creek Oregon
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Silent Slant-faced Grasshoppers (Subfamily Acridinae)Observer
ryanvanhuyssteenDescription
Grasshopper
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Molluscs (Phylum Mollusca)Observer
cheyenne062Description
I have no idea what this is, but it looked like it might be an egg sack??
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
nurylonDescription
Strange rock hard growth on Douglas Fir trunk
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Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis)Observer
schaferphoDescription
Khutzeymateen Valley
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Typical Funnel Weavers (Subfamily Ageleninae)Observer
wendy5Description
Here is the funnel web of a Tegenaria agrestis or Hobo Spider with its spider, found along the gravel road that goes to the summit of Mt. Walker. This is one of hundreds of flat funnel webs that were about 1' across, some smaller and some up to 2' by 1'. The webs were spun among weeds by the road, quite visible as they were covered in dust from the gravel road. I noticed the Hobo Spider stays close to the hole of the funnel, but ventures out onto the platform of the web. The spider is only about 1/2" long and a medium tannish-brown.
