Reacting sluggishly from its polypore perch.
On a trail at Tryon Creek SP
Photo and observation by Harsi Parker during the 2012 VNC Neill Point BioBlitz. Used with permission.
Photo and observation by Harsi Parker during the 2012 VNC Neill Point BioBlitz. Used with permission.
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Note dusky eyes , but most of all a very distinctive tiny sharp pointed yellow-green beak . Mantle darker than nearby Ring-billed Gulls .
ostracod
A few of the small organisms found in the garden.
S nazinta found under rocks in the garden. Different small species found under wood.