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American Robin Turdus migratoriusObserver
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It's kind of spring here in DC? Hard to tell with the fact that we were supposed to get snow again this weekend. Can't really go birding for very long right now in this cold.
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Common Water Monitor Varanus salvatorObserver
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Seen swimming under the pier at Sutera Harbor.
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Common Water Monitor Varanus salvatorObserver
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An adult monitor near the kitchen, trying to steal some scraps.
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Common Water Monitor Varanus salvatorObserver
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A juvenile in the brush by the beach on Manukan Island, hanging out near the base camp we made during training. You can see the yellow spots up close though maybe not as easily in the photo. There were a lot of monitors around Manukan, though this was the only juvenile I saw.
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Black Longspine Urchin Diadema setosumObserver
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Near the jetty, there's not a ton of natural predators for the sea urchins so there's huge groups of them sporadically in the shallows.
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Striated Heron Butorides striataObserver
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In Kota Kinabalu for work this coming week. Saw this little heron near the boat jetty this morning eying a monitor lizard swimming away. There are a few of them around the shore.
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Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensisObserver
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We were in a marine protected area north of Riung, Flores studying flying foxes...and found a Komodo dragon on the same beaches instead. The ranger belatedly told us there were also 9 Komodos on this island, so we just hung out in the boat far from shore until it left. It liked to sun on the only beach we could pull the boat up to, so we just had to wait.
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Durian Durio zibethinusObserver
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Durian flowers in bloom in the field! Not sure what species this is though since there are quite a few different ones in Indonesia.
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Apples Genus MalusObserver
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Started seeing a lot of these fruiting now near the bus station. I'm not great at ornamental plants...some kind of crabapple?
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Two-striped Water Monitor Varanus salvator ssp. bivittatusObserver
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Pulau Sepa, RT.11/RW.5, Ancol, Pademangan, Kabupaten Kepulauan Seribu, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 14430, Indonesia (Google, OSM)Description
These water monitors live around Pulau Sepa Resort, mostly in the back near the garbage pile. They get quite large and don't bother you so you can get pretty close to one to observe them.
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True Crabs Infraorder BrachyuraObserver
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We found a lot of tiny crabs found during tide pooling, every rock revealed a new one. Still going through all the photos
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Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrusObserver
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A surprising find when I was at Pulau Sepa Resort running a workshop! They were not there the first night, but the second day appeared and were roosting around the island and stayed for the duration of our time there. At night, very active and noisy. By day I would find pairs spread around the island like this, and found only one group (~25-30 individuals). Unclear if they are permanent or migratory. Could be vampyrus or hypomelanus, though I'm leaning vampyrus due to relative size and the mantle coloration (hence the ID). Couldn't get a good picture since everything was so backlit from the extra sunny days we got.
And yes there really is an island there but it's so small I can't get it to appear on any version of Google Map.
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We found this snail in the mangrove in Peleng, a fairly sizable specimen.
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Genus RhizophoraObserver
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I think this is Rhizophora apiculata. One of the mangroves we reconned.
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River Toad Phrynoidis asperObserver
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Found during a night walk by the stream in the camp grounds of Bukit Barisan Selatan NP.
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Sand Sifting Star Archaster typicusObserver
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Found on the beach while we were waiting for the flying foxes to emerge at dusk.
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchosObserver
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So many ducks at Lake Konstanz
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Sanderling Calidris albaObserver
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Feeding at the edge of Lake Konstanz.
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Eurasian Coot Fulica atraObserver
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Seen among a group of ducks feeding near the shore. Though, quickly ran away under the ships in harbor.
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchosObserver
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There are so many ducks at Lake Konstanz!
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Mute Swan Cygnus olorObserver
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I'm at Lake Konstanz the next couple days at a workshop, hanging by the lake before dinner. What a massive swan!
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Sulawesi Fruit Bat Acerodon celebensisObserver
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Caught from a colony on an offshore coral sand spit with spiny brush forest.
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Small Sparrowhawk Accipiter nanusObserver
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Caught by the villagers in a forest near their house. It's the right place for a small sparrowhawk but I could be wrong since I don't have a field guide with me right now.
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Beetles Order ColeopteraObserver
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Grubs of some beetles most likely in some wet dirt behind AREC
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Serviceberries Genus AmelanchierObserver
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Shrub we found the small insect on in front of the Aquatic Resources Education Center
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Sulawesi Bear Cuscus Ailurops ursinusObserver
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Caught by a hunter in an almond tree near a village in Peleng
