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Brown Stink Bugs (Genus Euschistus)Observer
monicapDescription
Has a light yellow-green belly
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Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Observer
monicapDescription
On Dill in neighbors garden
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
monicapDescription
Found this fledgling while mowing. After the picture, we put him on the other side of chain link fence for safety. Parent seen nearby.
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American Robin (Turdus migratorius)Observer
monicapDescription
Eating worms and bugs at the edge of a large puddle under an oak tree.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
monicapDescription
Seen hanging low on tree branches. I think it's a juvenile from the behavior and there is a known best near by.
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Common Apple Snails (Genus Pomacea)Observer
monicapDescription
Also an egg mass. Knocked it into the water before thinking to photograph.
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)Observer
monicapDescription
I can't believe this guy is so close to my house! He was wading and feeding in the canal at W . Metairie AV and Kent Av in Metairie LA.
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Hackberries (Genus Celtis)Observer
monicapDescription
Leaves are compound. Leaves are on top and bottom. Approximately 9 leaflets per stem.
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Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)Observer
monicapDescription
Carapace about 5" long
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American Elm (Ulmus americana)Observer
monicapDescription
Leaves have a sandpaper texture. On main drive
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Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)Observer
monicapDescription
Discover Trail. Dry stream bed