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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus)Observer
hoosiervagabondDescription
Light pole near west side of Porter County Regional Airport.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
greglasleyDescription
Southwest form (Fuertes race) Red-tailed Hawk; the common form in this part of Texas. Note the lack of a distinct belly band.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
greglasleyDescription
My brother took this image with a cell phone at a winery near Wilcox, Arizona. He and his wife stopped there for a visit while they were passing through the area and this Gray Fox was asleep on the sun-warmed roof tiles of the winery. He said there was a slanted column that the fox apparently uses to get on and off the roof. This fox has obviously found a nice place to warm up in the sun!
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Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL October 2017 Week #43 Jeff Skrentny IMG_1802
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Observer
cynthia_rDescription
Egg at the end of abdomen?
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Chinese Mantis (Tenodera sinensis)Observer
cynthia_rDescription
Behavior before this picture was taken:
--Appeared to be chilling (picture #3) on a trunk of an old rose bush.
--neck behaved like a turtle while head appeared to go completely flat like a cobra.
--antennas pointed out directly in front of bigger eyes
-she grabbed the grasshopper so quickly (see photo 4)
-- First, antennas ate. Then, bit into the skull (photo 6 & 7)
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
lekDescription
Spreading out it's wings to face the sun, on a fine but cool winter's day.
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Observer
cynthia_rDescription
Perched on squash plant.
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
cynthia_rDescription
When I was a child, a few decades ago, the tiny bog turtle was everywhere here. Haven't seen one, however, in the 3 years (2009-2011) that I spent here after being away.*:-(
