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Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta ssp. picta)Observer
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
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Let the cat out with a harness thingy maybe for 30min. She was very subdued in the jacket, I didn't even click on the leash. She stayed on the paths and sniffed plants. We do have at least 2 jacket free cats that visit the garden (which we chase off with water guns)
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
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dozens flying east in the mornings and west in the eves; they rarely land in the yard. peanuts :D
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Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)Observer
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Fits the eastern palm warbler description; and was foraging for awhile around the front yard
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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3rd day in a row I've found a little honeybee visiting the birdbath
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Mexican Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia mexicana)Observer
ildikorabDescription
This guy was carrying dry grasses and seemed to be building a nest. The 5 little "sticks" were all flown in by it. The tube is a left over stem from a rattlesnake master. We intentionally leave some longer stems when we cut them back in April/May.
Pic 7-8 were taken 2 days later. The entrance has been closed!
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Our backyard hawks, hanging out above the bird feeder. Female on the left, male on the right.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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Wow it has been a month since our last sighting of 'Silver'; since my last observation actually. We had already concluded the worst.. but there s/he is! :)
Still dragging that back foot, hobbling across the driveway
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
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Sharing food atop the neighbors chimney
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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'Silver' with the bad back leg has visited the bird feeder about once a day the past week or so! despite the handful of other squirrels that will run her off and some big hawks that frequent thru here...
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Four-lined Plant Bug (Poecilocapsus lineatus)Observer
m_whitsonDescription
This is exciting! I think these colorful bugs were eating honeysuckle. I photographed the adult and the nymph on Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) but I also saw what looked like feeding damage on the young leaves of nearby Amur honeysuckle (L. maackii). Since both plant species are invasive here and these little bugs are charming, they're welcome to eat as much as they want. Biocontrol is encouraged. :)
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Observer
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The flying bee kept approaching the bee on the flower.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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This one is still around, with the deformed tail and dragging a back leg. We don't go out when 'Silver' is here (as our kid named her) to give her the best chance of getting food. Other squirrels have run her off. Go go underdog..
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Eastern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis ssp. cardinalis)Observer
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Cardinal getting territorial with itself in this mirror. It was doing the same thing last week too. It spends a not-insignificant amount of time battling itself.
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Observer
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Sparrow seemed to be admiring him
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
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The big reach technique. Pretty effective. A handful of squirrels visit this feeder and several different techniques are showcased.
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Euphorb Mini-Fairy Bee (Perdita minima)Observer
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Quarter is for size reference
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Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Observer
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on Aromatic Aster
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Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes ssp. asterius)Observer
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On fennel.
Suburban native garden.
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Mordellina pustulataObserver
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On lanceleaf coreopsis.
Suburban garden.
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Hump-backed Beewolf (Philanthus gibbosus)Observer
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On boneset.
Suburban garden.
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Spotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Observer
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On New England Aster.
