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Apple Malus domesticaObserver
becksnycDescription
63 apple trees, two species grafted & espaliered by an Amish man. He trained a successor who now cares for them. Red & Yellow apples. An amazing sight! Located alongside Sunny Slope Amish market.
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Staghorn Sumac Rhus typhinaObserver
becksnycDescription
Planting bed. #visualpuns
Even more hysterical, iNat's suggestion? American Beaver. LOL.
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Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensisObserver
carrieseltzerPlace
Fort Foote Park, National Capital Parks-East, Prince George's, Maryland, United States (Google, OSM)Description
Three squirrels! I waited around in vain for a while to see if two more squirrels would peer out of the other two holes.
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Canadian Bunchberry Cornus canadensisObserver
trscavoDescription
The watershed of the Bingo Brook
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Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensisObserver
carrieseltzerDescription
Seven squirrels (at least!) in one tree
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North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatumObserver
lynnharperDescription
Not the slightest bit concerned about me. This big porcupine clearly had its mind on the hemlock grove 200 feet away down a well-traveled trail, and the presence of a good-sized primate was not going to deter it from dinner. In other words, I had to keep backing up so it wouldn't run into me!
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Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginianaObserver
hill_jasonmDescription
Quite the face!
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Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerinaObserver
ellenjones6Description
Video here: https://youtu.be/qWnVxzMFQJ8 or here: https://vimeo.com/499699541
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Yellow Birch Betula alleghaniensisObserver
ellenjones6Description
In mixed forest on the Potato Field Loop at John Brown Farm: https://wildadirondacks.org/john-brown-farm-trails.html
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Rose Twisted-Stalk Streptopus lanceolatusObserver
ellenjones6Description
In mixed forest on the Potato Field Loop at John Brown Farm: https://wildadirondacks.org/john-brown-farm-trails.html
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Heartleaf Foamflower Tiarella cordifoliaObserver
ellenjones6Description
In mixed forest on the Old Road at the Peninsula Nature Trails in Lake Placid: https://wildadirondacks.org/peninsula-nature-trails.html
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Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatusObserver
ellenjones6Description
On the marsh from the Woods and Waters Trail floating bridge at the Paul Smith's College VIC: https://wildadirondacks.org/woods-and-waters-trail.html
Video here: https://vimeo.com/429413816 or here: https://youtu.be/XQeU41LconM
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American Beech Fagus grandifoliaObserver
carrieseltzerDescription
Stunning beech with a gradient of color
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American Chestnut Castanea dentataObserver
mmwebbDescription
IDed by Bernd Heinrich (at his former house)
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Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgareObserver
sadawolkDescription
Huge! One of hundreds . . .
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Musk Thistle Carduus nutansObserver
sadawolkDescription
Huge! The golf course manager has increasingly mowed further and further into the “ meadows”, and the areas are covered with thistles, Rudbeckias, and all the green plants that quickly fill in these spaces.
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Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatusObserver
mfaucherDescription
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), 109_5953-Edit.tif
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Common Yarrow Achillea millefoliumObserver
tsnDescription
A beautiful roadside patch of yarrow in its yuletide red and green finery
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Japanese Holly Ilex crenataObserver
sadawolkDescription
Just-for-Fun Thanksgiving Day observations - the goal was fruits, flowers, birds, and animals. Mostly successful
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Butterflies and Moths Order LepidopteraObserver
mcloughDescription
cocoon attached to raspberry cane wrapped up in hay-scented fern
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Common Greenshield Lichen Flavoparmelia caperataObserver
ryanwertzDescription
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Red Fox Vulpes vulpesObserver
kyletansleyDescription
Can we please put up "leash your damn dog" signs in Arms Forest?
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American Beech Fagus grandifoliaObserver
tsnDescription
This beech tree has a leafy skirt!
