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Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)Observer
leppa123Description
a coworker caught this as a caterpillar back in the fall and made it a little enclosure. it emerged today!!
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
rdaitkenDescription
Resting on shore of reflecting pool on the National Mall
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Eastern American Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes ssp. fulvus)Observer
juliedavis1Description
With great blue heron
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
edhassDescription
Bald Eagle with chicks
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Santa Cruz Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. hassi)Observer
jasoneavery
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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observer
mattandelizDescription
rookery with dozens of black-crowned night herons
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Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin (Echinometra lucunter)Observer
rhasigDescription
pinaúna
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Galápagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger)Observer
alexlamoreauxDescription
Medium Ground-Finch feeding on seeds caked into the mud on a giant tortoise.
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Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)Observer
paseowalkDescription
Out from their places of winter concealment, hordes of boxelder bugs have appeared on this warm sunny day.
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
surfmanDescription
The little guy on the left outracing his cousins :)
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Fall Cankerworm Moth (Alsophila pometaria)Observer
vexedmuddlerDescription
Desiccated female and eggs
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Honey Possum (Tarsipes rostratus)Observer
arjonkerDescription
honey possum or noolbenger
Tarsipes rostratus Gervais & Verreaux, 1842
Tarsipedidae
infraclass: Marsupialia
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)Observer
carolyn44115
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
bilchaDescription
As soon as it caught its prey, this merganser swam away as quickly and as far away as it could from the other birds.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
benjesupDescription
Red fox; Paul Spring; 1/17/24
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Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea)Observer
cgdanaDescription
Green tree frog blue morph
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
w293766628_wDescription
Roughly 300. Mainly eating berries from eastern red cedar but also from Hackberry tree. And a few possibly ate from young callery pear tree(s).
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Greylag × Canada Goose (Anser anser × Branta canadensis)Observer
dtread1Description
Olney Manor Recreational Park. Hybrid. Found this reference online: https://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/domgeese.htm
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Southern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis peronii)Observer
adrien-pajotDescription
My best naturalist observation ever, on Christmas day
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Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia)Observer
oebarkerDescription
While investigating snow leopard kill sites, we (@otocolobus) encountered two ~5 week old cubs at a secondary den site. Cubs were well hidden in a rock hollow beneath an overhanging Lonicera shrub.
Wonderful to stumble upon concrete signs of successful reproduction springing from Kyrgyzstan's continued commitment to meaningful snow leopard conservation.
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Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis niger ssp. porteri)Observer
mrselenium
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Santiago Lava Lizard (Microlophus jacobii)Observer
zimmwisdomDescription
lava lizard
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Isabela Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)Observer
zimmwisdomDescription
For Lava Lizard
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Isabela Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis)Observer
rsantospiritoDescription
On top of the marine iguanas head
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Fernandina Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. cristatus)Observer
juanariasbermeoPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Con una lagartija de lava
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Española Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. venustissimus)Observer
juanariasbermeo
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Fernandina Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. cristatus)Observer
juanariasbermeoPlace
Missing Location
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Española Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus ssp. venustissimus)Observer
jerrythornton
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
bilchaDescription
Courtship display.
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Florida Predatory Stink Bug (Euthyrhynchus floridanus)Observer
ozarkakerzfarmDescription
Florida Predatory Stink Bug feeding on a Stink Bug
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Florida Predatory Stink Bug (Euthyrhynchus floridanus)Observer
mortisvDescription
Predatory stink bug eating (?) invasive brown marmorated stink bug
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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)Observer
kmarie86Description
Thousands of lady beetles! Covering branches and plants, all over the ground. I would love to know what's going on here, if anyone knows!
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Observer
dtread1Description
Two Peregrine Falcons on the tower atop the World Building in downtown Silver Spring, MD. One of them has green leg bands on both legs, not sure whether the other one is banded or not..
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Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus)Observer
efalquetDescription
Licensed owl banding station
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Greater Fairy Armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus)Observer
eliamne1Description
Peso 210 gr. Macho adulto
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Giant Isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)Observer
justincmillerDescription
Seen ~ 1800’ deep within submersible. Location and exact time is not exact.
