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Lilac Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)Observer
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Vitex agnus-castus or Buddleja davidii? First time I've ever seen this plant in the Preserve.
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
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Fish fed to osprey fledgling
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Genus MonoxiaObserver
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Something is quickly destroying my wolfberry (Lycium) plant. Maybe an insect, or a rust or fungus?
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Checkered-Skippers, White-Skippers, and Allies (Tribe Pyrgini)Observer
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Suncups (Genus Camissoniopsis)Observer
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@stevejones This one is new to me. Took a guess as to what it is.
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Rock-Jasmines (Genus Androsace)Observer
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Taking a wild guess as to what this is.
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Outer Purslane Sawfly (Schizocerella lineata)Observer
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Found in pool
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White-patched Skipper (Chiothion georgina)Observer
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On Bebbia juncea in my yard
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Brittlestem (Mabrya acerifolia)Observer
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Growing from ceiling and cliff face of wind cave.
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Tucson Cholla (Cylindropuntia × tetracantha)Observer
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@stevejones Taking a guess here. The stems didn't seem thick enough to be buckhorn cholla, but perhaps a little too thick to be pencil cholla. (On shore of Canyon Lake.)
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Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)Observer
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First time visitor to my yard!
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Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)Observer
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@kpegram I think this is an Echo azure, but the Conservancy's record sheet lists Spring azure and not this one. I think it's really supposed to be Echo azure, as that's a western species and Spring azure is mainly an eastern species. What are your thoughts?
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Violet-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus)Observer
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@kpegram I'm not certain if this is a Eufala skipper or Violet-clouded skipper.
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Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmerii)Observer
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@kpegram I'm not sure we ID'd this one correctly in the field. We didn't have any Palmer's metalmark in our tally, but that's what it looks like to me.
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Purple Threeawn (Aristida purpurea)Observer
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Near Maricopa County Seed Library seed ball. Part of the seed mix and likely from it.
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White Leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala)Observer
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Plants in bottom of frame growing inside the Arecibo Observatory reflector.
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
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Finally caught a leafcutter bee in action!
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Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)Observer
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They were eating leaves off one the Elephant bush (Portulacaria) plants in my yard. I've seen the lovebirds in my neighborhood for years, but this is the first time I've seen them eat this. Interesting since both are native to Southern Africa.
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Starry Bedstraw (Galium stellatum)Observer
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Sorry the photos are blurry. Sun was setting and the plant was a little far away.
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Longhorn-cuckoo Bees (Genus Triepeolus)Observer
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I may have multiple photos of this same bee. It was moving fast but there were also other bees too.
