Unknown, possibly undescribed species of Leafminer fly found yesterday and IDd by @ceiseman
Collected 4 individuals (photos 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12) and placed them in a jar to rear. Individual #4 (10-12) perhaps already left leaf or has been parasitized, unclear.
My first cinnamon bear! Saw a mom and cub on the side of the highway and watched as they ran through the tall grass and climbed a ponderosa pine
First time I’ve seen a healthy individual, and first for the yard. What an insane species!
Found by Kaiden on herring eggs during harvest, IDd by @kaiden as Kelp Clingfish. Later in macro photos noticed the fish seemed to have it’s own eggs inside of it, told by one of the KXSA Stewardship team that they’re known to lay their eggs on top of Herring eggs
Also to note, threw it back in after took photos and it swam away seemingly fine
First photographed moth of Klemtu for the season! Noticed by @kaiden on the window of the Stewardship Office. Posted to BugGuide for ID https://bugguide.net/node/view/2230129
@kevintoo Check this out!
Ludicrous record but makes sense given the past 11C weather. Snowy as hell and flew out in front of @kaiden and I. Habitat pic and field sketch. Brown body with pale yellow outer wings, nothing else it could have been. Chased to get a photo but we were unsuccessful.
@aiva @thyggen thanks for the memo about incidentals / field sketches, I hope you’re proud of yourselves
Found on a Pomelo! Seems to have an infestation of Cirrospilus coachellae wasp as well (see: https://ag.arizona.edu/crops/cotton/insects/other/peelminer.html). Will iNat Wasps separately
Swam down the river while I was taking a break and watching some birds. Actively diving for a bit before they noticed me and began making a grunting noise, before going back to their business.
The bend in the river had a thin layer of ice build up and a few times the otters swam right under it so shallow you could make them out through the ice, and the displacement of water made the whole layer crackle and shift with one of the eeriest sounds I've heard in nature.
One of my favourite wildlife encounters of all time.
I believe these are the small fish in Atlin Warm Springs, as assessed by COSEWIC.
Habitat temporary pool.
Image 1 shows male.
Image 2 shows female.
Image 3 shows anterior view of male head.
Image 4 shows male left 2nd antenna, distal segment, and the finger-like process at its proximal end.
Habitat saline lake.
Image 1 shows male.
Image 2 shows male head with spines on the medial surface of the basal segments of the second antennae, and an outgrowth near the proximal end of each such segment.
Wo! Neat!!!
Absolutely stunning individual, realized afterwards I've seen this species once before over a year ago but felt like the first time I'd seen one. Set my moth light up again to see what kind of winter moths might be coming in and starting getting these guys, very pleased.
Noticed in the dark by single speck of glowing light on what I believe was the rear of one of these individuals. Light was a faint light green. Curious, is this a mating pair? Can’t see the individual underneath very well but seems to be a much different body type from the one on type. If different please let me know and I’ll make a separate obs.
Seen with @carterstrope and @ Andrew whatever your username is 👁️
Neat
Insane density of C. gaultheriella, unsure if this is common in riparian old growth but was kind of astounded
Interested in this one, never seen a bark miner on a rose before. Marmara?
Holy shit this is so cool, what on earth!!! Please correct me if I'm wrong but everything I read online led me to this ID
https://inverts.wallawalla.edu/Arthropoda/Crustacea/Maxillopoda/Cirripedia/Coronula_diadema.html
Holy moly. Yesterday We had noticed this carcass and assumed deer from hide colour and size. Low tide revealed the hind limb & paw, and more pronounced tail vertebrae. @liamragan
*Edit, confirmed as Wolf when it seen alive by locals on Hesquiat 1 reserve. They initially thought the living creature was a large sickly dog, later ID’d post humously as a young wolf.