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Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)Observer
romeheatherDescription
Body about 8 inches, darker brown feathers on back, lighter on belly with a few white ones, yellow feet not webbed, lives near shallow lake.
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Black Rat (Rattus rattus)Observer
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grey/brown mouse with long tail which searches for food after rain. Climbs trees. Body length (not measuring tail) about 4 inches.
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French Honeysuckle (Sulla coronaria)Observer
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red wildflower that grows on edge of forest gets afternoon sun. Grows about 2 feet tall.
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Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)Observer
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red insect about a centimetre long with black tipped wings that flew and hopped around in the grass
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Stonewall Rim Lichen (Protoparmeliopsis muralis)Observer
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Lichen around 4 centimetres in diameter, growing on a rock.
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Genus GerrisObserver
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Small insect which was on surface of fresh water..it would quickly jump, glide along the surface
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Artist's Brackets, Reishi, and Allies (Genus Ganoderma)Observer
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fungus growing on tree decay, Has white underbelly
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
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Black and cream color stripes, snail.
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Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta ssp. elegans)Observer
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Pond slider turtle lives in shallow little lake. Has red stripe along side cheek.
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Black Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris)Observer
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A type of fern that grows with a lot of water in both shade and sun.
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European Carp (Cyprinus carpio)Observer
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About 3 feet long, cream colored, scoots in shallow fresh water.
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Green Algae (Phylum Chlorophyta)Observer
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a type of algae that grows in a shallow canal of fresh water.Is darker green beneath the surface, lighter green above water surface.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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Apparently gathering pollen.
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Egyptian Bird Grasshopper (Anacridium aegyptium)Observer
romeheatherDescription
A little over an inch long.
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Tropical Tent-web Spider (Cyrtophora citricola)Observer
romeheatherDescription
this image is of its underbelly. It was about a centimetre big. Its web didn't have a circular pattern.
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Olive-tree Beauty (Peribatodes umbraria)Observer
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Wingspan about an inch. Cream, light brown, grey and black
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Bird's-foot Trefoils and Deervetches (Genus Lotus)Observer
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Small yellow petals grow in a circular pattern around stem.
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Genus PanorpaObserver
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small, body 1/3 of an inch approximately
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)Observer
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Wingspan just over an inch.
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European Toad (Bufo bufo)Observer
romeheatherDescription
They're light brown, very small (about the size of a fingernail) recently emerged from being tadpoles in a shallow stream.
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Hop Trefoil (Trifolium campestre)Observer
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Grows in between rocks near water.
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Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber)Observer
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pink wildflower which grows wild on a wall.
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Crane Flies (Infraorder Tipulomorpha)Observer
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Looked like a very long mosquito, not quite an inch long, had stripes on its back.
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Gourd Family (Family Cucurbitaceae)Observer
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climbing plant with big leaves and light yellow wildflowers, growing in semi shade.
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European Striped Shield Bug (Graphosoma italicum)Observer
romeheatherDescription
A red beetle like insect with black stripes on the back and black spots on belly. They've been congregating on Queen Anne's Lace.
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Hedge Woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)Observer
romeheatherDescription
Pink petals grow in circular pattern around stem which is about 2' tall. 2nd image (same date)
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Purple Viper's-Bugloss (Echium plantagineum)Observer
romeheatherDescription
purple wildflower.
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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)Observer
romeheatherDescription
Observed in park in Rome, Italy; was walking through grass presumably looking for bugs or worms, was about 5.5-6"long.
