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Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)Observer
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It was alive when we found it. We put it in a jar and it died overnight. The photos were taken after it died.
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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)Observer
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There were 4 that I could see. Only 3 in this photo though.
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Subgenus XanthosarusObserver
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I've seen this around the yard a few times this spring. It seems to be burrowing up in a crack in wood beem on my patio.
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Eastern Yellow-bellied Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. flaviventris)Observer
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Found in a nearby basement. Relocated outside.
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Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)Observer
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Found him at my wife's grandma's house. I think its the Sierra Nevada sub species (Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis), but I didn't see it listed, so I just went with the species.
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Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)Observer
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This yellow bird (Western Meadowlark) was sitting all alone just singing its heart out. I enjoyed listening to its song for a few minutes the other day. We have lots of these birds around. They are very plain from the back, but the front is just amazing!
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Lanceleaf Stonecrop (Sedum lanceolatum)Observer
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A great little succulent plant. I don't know what kind it is though. Looks like some sort of sedum? It was growing on a big rock outcrop at the trail head to Table Rock in the Tetons.
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Observer
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A blue dragonfly. Are all of these dragonflies the same species? Or are they different species for each color morph?
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Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Observer
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I'm not a dragonfly expert, but I got a few shots.
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American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)Observer
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Quite a few of these in the pond. This one was one of the larger ones I saw, and it was the only one that sat still long enough to let me get a few shots.
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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I saw about 10 of these out in the bypass this morning.
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
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I think this is a northern flicker. I just saw it in my backyard and ran and grabbed the camera. I've never seen one of these around. Very pretty bird. Sorry all the pics are so blurry. Low light, and not enough time to really get the shots I wanted.
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Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)Observer
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A swallow under a bridge, feeding babies.
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Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)Observer
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Not sure if Yellow bellied marmot is right. This guy was sunning himself on a summer evening in eastern Idaho. Did I get enough of a photo to ID him?
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Bald Eagle in the trees out back, overlooking the south fork of the Snake River.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Osprey and chick. Here the road is on a bit of a cliff, and tyou can look down from the road into this nest. We passed by while their was a large chick still in the nest.
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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)Observer
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A Sandhill Crane in the grass. Its fairly common to see a few out in this area during the summer.
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
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Bald Eagle in tree in Yellowstone National Park.
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American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)Observer
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Could use someone to verify that this is or isn't an American Bittern.
I enjoyed watching this bird. I probably took 70 photos of it just wading through the marsh. It kept eating things, but I couldn't get zoomed in close enough to really be able to tell what it was grabbing.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
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Something in falcon/small hawk range. Kestrel?
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)Observer
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A beautiful flock of pelicans out enjoying themselves.
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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)Observer
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A group of river otters out causing trouble.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Great Blue Heron. So many of these out here.
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Observer
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Surf Scoter out and about. Diving for something that looked like a long clam. I got some shots of it surfacing with one it its mouth, but I have not posted it to Flickr yet.
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Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)Observer
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Reddish Egret seen just before sunrise. Flew off as the sun rose. Made for some nice pictures, but I would have liked it to stay longer. Saw 2 pretty close to eachother.
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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Nuttals woodpecker pair seen together at the wetlands.
