Metallic blue in the sunlight
Spider obs: https://www.inaturalist.ca/observations/243206111
Photos close-cropped; thank you @natev: hairs longer in ocular region, shorter/absent on rest of head
Looks like it was eating a Noctua pronuba larva
Female, dead from pesticides
Very large, the rocks in the photo are roughly dime size. It went under the big rocks surrounding a large fire, and it was hot.
Found during habitat restoration. Observed, photographed then released in a safe location.
Barn Owl Pellet #A-28 (Site-A)
Found in the parking lot amid lots of whitewash.
Pellet length: 2 in (5 cm)
Pellet age: < 2 days (fresh)
This pellet contained the remains of:
a. (California Vole) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184744327
b. (Western Harvest Mouse x2) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184744329
c. (North American Jerusalem Crickets) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184747621
Remains of one or more Jerusalem Crickets found in Barn Owl pellet #A-28.
Here is the observation for the pellet:
Pellet #A-28: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/184744325
I see we've seen this species here once before. The first time was in the manzanita grove.
Similar: C. squamosa but not terricolous and apothecia rare.
"When sterile it is distinguished from Cladonia squamosa by the yellow colour (usnic acid), ± presence of orange pigmentation (K+ purple) at the base of the undersides of the basal squamules and absence of perforations in the podetia; entirely grey specimens, lacking usnic acid, are rarely encountered."
C. squamosa also seems to have more tapering podetia generally?
~13mm body length (not including antennae), nymph. Found underneath the boardwalk.
Well then, I guess I’m not leaving for Puerto Rico on the 12th
Didn't get too sick luckily.
24-year-old female Homo sapiens sapiens; no comorbities known; no prior SARS-CoV-2 exposures known; 2 x Cominarty (Pfeizer) vaccinated; typical COVID-19 symptoms
very old photo, just remembered that people were posting their positive tests on here and thought i would too. i'm all better now :)
Crow on the Top .. Raven in the Middle .. Red-winged Blackbird on the Bottom
Known nesting location. Gave nasally "ahh-ahh" calls. Wing formula with P9 longer than P5 confirms ID.
For the Annual Fleabane (Erigeron annuus), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/228585432
Diese Rabenkrähe nimmt nicht nur ein Sandbad, sie lässt sich auf einem Ameisennest Säure ins Gefieder spritzen, um die Parasiten loszuwerden. "Anting"
You can see the crow's head. Observed crow going into nest and sitting on it. See 28 April, and 20 May observation where the crow can be seen flying away from the nest.
In home, on my monitor, chasing the cursor. Tried to get better picture of face/eyes. Was still there next morning. Video (7 sec).
See 20 April observation where the head of the crow sitting on the nest is visible.
Here is my sequence of shots of the crow attempting to grab a duckling.
the duckling resurfaces in the last shot. whilst a Red-winged blackbird tries to shoo the crow away.
Almost all of the birds that were collected within a few hours from three regions in the island (Sarakiniko, Karave, Kastri - but mostly the first area).
A mass migratory bird death event took place in the island this season. Its probable cause was strong North winds that caused a 1-2 week delay in Africa-East Europe migration. Many birds arrived to the island in critical condition, which was worsened by the lack of food and water. Most died of starvation and exhaustion and many were killed by cats and dogs.
Species found on May 4th- including those not in the photo:
Garden Warbler (30+), Spotted Flycatcher (20+), Wood Warbler (15+), Barn Swallow (15+), European Bee Eater (15+), Sedge Warbler (9), Icterine Warbler (4), House Martin (4), Western Yellow Wagtail (3), European Turtle dove (2), Golden Oriole (2), European Pied Flycatcher (2), Collared Flycatcher (1), Blue Rock Thrush (1), Tree Pipit (1), Eurasian Collared Dove (1), Common Snipe (1), Common Sandpiper (1), Wood Sandpiper (1), Squacco Heron (1), Great Reed Warbler (1), Eurasian Blackcap (1), Common Nightingale (1)
Hummingbird mating display dive and aero-squeak! There are 3 squeaks; the first is 30 seconds in.
I had started to record audio of the birdsong and by chance observed the dives but wasn't able to record video in time. Too awestruck!
Another hummingbird, possibly the intended female, had a front row seat on a powerline during the whole display.
I believe this is an Anna's based on the sound profile.
More info: https://www.audubon.org/news/hummingbirds-shake-their-tail-feathers-generate-high-pitched-sounds
And
https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/01/30_hummingbird.shtml