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飛羽木 (Fallugia paradoxa)觀察者
ellen5描述
Eking out an existence in a poor spot
Elevation 6573 ft
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屬 Saldula觀察者
joemdo描述
ID based on suggestion from iNat suggestedthis was in Saldidae and I have observed a similar one in this genus before
Attracted using a $15 DJ blacklight connected to a USB portable battery pack... read more here: https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/damontighe/11836-diy-moth-light
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大尾鷯哥 (Quiscalus mexicanus)觀察者
kalamurphyking描述
White Rock lake, Sunset Bay
Photo story
Photo 1:
Well Hello There
Tracey & I were at the lake and there was a juvenile grackle that approached Tracey. I gave Tracey the bag of bird seed I had with me and she fed the baby. She sat down & it came right up to her.
Photo 2:
Would You Like Some Peanuts?
I have never seen a juvenile grackle ask people for food and be hand fed before. Possibly something happened to its mother. In the bottom left corner you can see a rock dove also interested in the food.
Photo 3:
Don't Worry, You Don't Have To Share With The Rock Dove
The dove was making the baby grackle a bit nervous.
Photo 4:
Here's Some More
It seems to be focused on Tracey as she talks quietly to it.
Photo 5:
Careful, That's A Big Bite
Junior has a beak full of bird seed & Tracey looks like she is cautioning Junior to take smaller bites.
Photo 6:
You're So Brave
Such a brave bird. We ended up leaving a small pile of birdseed on the ground and went on our way. I had never seen anything like it with a wild grackle.
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wlhwildlife描述
There was a flock of around 50 birds today at the Village Creek Drying Beds.
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bobnieman描述
Noisy recording because there were lots of bees and a lot of singing birds. They were much closer than usual, but still not close. Adult and kid, perhaps plural (more than 20 present)
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屬 Abegesta觀察者
amzapp描述
Species info pages on BugGuide:
A. reluctalis - subterminal line runs parallel along the outer margin.
A. remellali - subterminal line angels upward as it approaches inner margin.
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nathantaylor描述
Syn. D. neomexicana. Photo 15-16: Left: Argythamnia serrata; right A. humilis.
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ellen5描述
Exquisitely well camouflaged on seedhead of coneflower
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8890
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anita363日期
缺漏日期描述
From the famous Ishtar Gate in the walls of Babylon, dating to 575 BCE and at one time considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The bull was sacred to Ishtar. This is an aurochs, the now-extinct ancestor of domestic cattle. Seen in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums, 14 Oct 2012.
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埃及雁 (Alopochen aegyptiaca)觀察者
dwhitec描述
Egyptian Geese (feral) - 5 little ones eventually came out from underneath the parent making it a gaggle of geese :-)
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ellen5描述
There was a continuous buzz from low shrubs, as in the sound recording attached -- so certainly there were numerous such cicadas in the area.
The one i was fortunate to photograph had been caught by a robberfly.
Reference soundfile: www.insectsingers.com/100th_meridian_cicadas/songs/04.US.OK.SCA.01.C9_11.Beameria_venosa_fragment_filtered.mp3
Sanborn & Phillips distribution maps found here: www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/5/2/166/htm
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Nama hispida觀察者
amzapp描述
A much deeper shade of purple than usually seen. See last photo for comparison.
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amzapp描述
Most callipygous beetle I've ever seen; no clue what it might be. On Apocynum cannabinum.
Looks like a larger version of genus Zabrotes, but Zabrotes are only a few millimeters. This is obviously much larger.
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bdriscoll描述
This bumblebee bee is similar to the one posted two days ago but it is smaller and has red legs in addition to red eyes.
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ellen5描述
see also a second observation made nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8624594
I'd love to hear some advice on how to tell admirabilis from montezuma
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plectrudis描述
This specimen has much smaller spines than I thought was characteristic for horse crippler cactus--but perhaps it's fairly variable?
UPDATED: changed from Echinocactus texensis to Cactaceae based on Sam's comments below.
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草合歡屬 (屬 Desmanthus)觀察者
ellen5描述
Stems are brown and fuzzy, distinguishing this prairie acacia from Desmanthus illinoiensis
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amzapp描述
Snakeweed grasshopper looks fetching in this daring ensemble of fall colors: Green leggings with a splash of orange flair, chartreuse chitin exoskeleton hand-made by mother mature (complete with fabulous white and black linear accents), designer wings composed of the world’s finest cuticle, all of which is accented with a pair of stunning articulated antenna. Call 1-800-GO-OUTSIDE to see yours now. Don’t wait.
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ellen5描述
Low growing, perhaps 8 inches in height. Just a few of the blossoms retain ray flowers.
Soil in this spot will be wetter than usual, perhaps alkaline.
Formerly Bahia woodhousei.
http://www.opsu.edu/Academics/SciMathNurs/NaturalScience/PlantsInsectsOfGoodwell/plants/pasturefiles/pasture90.html
http://intermountainbiota.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=2280
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ellen5描述
Fly was perched on a blade of grass in direct sun, making for burnt-out photographs, but also making its blue iridescence visible.
In the last photo, the fly had moved over to a sprig of juniper in the shade, so head features more visible
aka "blue-banded flower fly" http://bugguide.net/node/view/1083349/bgimage
http://syrphidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/152/media
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gcwarbler描述
In remnant chalk prairie along Comanche Bluff Trail. (I had misidentified this in the field as "false gaura".)
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Seen on the Skull Rock Nature Trail.
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苦滇菜 (Sonchus oleraceus)觀察者
ellen5描述
About 5 feet tall.
Note the lobes at the base of the leaves are large, rounded, and wrap around the stem. Leaf margins prickly.
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苦滇菜 (Sonchus oleraceus)觀察者
ellen5描述
This sonchus caught my eye with its fringe of white
foliage: basal lobes pointy, and with leaf-ears on the stalk; no clasping
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oz4caster描述
Also known as Plains gaura. My first time to see this small but pretty species.
Reference:
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/ona/Gaura_brachycarpa.htm
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connlindajo描述
This species lacks the white tops of L. texensis
Yegua Knobbs Preserve, property of Pines and Prairie Land Trust (No public access)
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普通草蛉屬 (屬 Chrysoperla)觀察者
keimwj描述
13 Apr 2015.
Buckingham Springs, Bucks Co, PA.
11.3 mm forewing length.
Attracted to porch light.
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普通草蛉屬 (屬 Chrysoperla)觀察者
ellen5描述
Found the insect early in the morning floating in a chilly bird bath. I took it indoors and photographed it as best i could under household fluorescent lighting, but not adequately.
I made the following visual observations:
The insect is pale green in color with a beautiful golden sparkle on both body and wings. The eyes are shiny red-gold in color. There are no markings on the head or pronotum, but a row of copper-color spots down the dorsal ridge of the abdomen. Characteristic?
It quite resembles a number of other Chrysopidae observations that have yet to be ID'd, to my knowledge:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/389293/bgimage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/341208/bgimage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/464839/bgimage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/595340/bgimage
http://bugguide.net/node/view/649760/bgimage
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大麥草 (Hordeum murinum)觀察者
ellen5描述
Haukos & Smith, in Common Flora of the Playa Lakes, designated this Sitanion hystrix, which appears to have been placed under Elymus elymoides
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蒲公英屬 (屬 Taraxacum)觀察者
ellen5描述
Two dandelion species growing directly adjacent to one another; the difference in seed color is evident --
T. erythrospermum upper left
T. officinale lower right
Besides seed color, the species differ in minutiae such as the length of the seed "parachute". Leaf morphology of both species can vary, and in this example both are pretty much indistinguishable
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ellen5描述
ID for the taller plant on the RIGHT is D. pinnata
--as compared to flixweed, D. sophia, on the left
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ellen5描述
gray-green, filigree leaves and really tiny mustard blossoms; perhaps they are just emerging
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亞組 Agrestes觀察者
ellen5描述
Veronica persica or V. polita?
Growing in shade beneath a stand of junipers
