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krechols13描述
Started these from seed in milk jugs back in January or February. Bring on the Monarch caterpillars!
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krechols13描述
I found HUNDREDS of tadpoles swimming in a watery ditch on the side of the road, scooped some up in a plastic container, and put them back after taking photos for a few minutes. This one was about 1 inch long including the tail. I don't know if it's possible to ID tadpoles to species with certainty, but in the past 6 weeks I have heard or seen Western Chorus Frogs, Wood Frogs, and Spring Peepers at this spot.
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christaspeights描述
I've been watching this for a few weeks and it looks like it has pupated.
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家貓 (Felis catus)觀察者
gray-jay描述
Let the cat out with a harness thingy maybe for 30min. She was very subdued in the jacket, I didn't even click on the leash. She stayed on the paths and sniffed plants. We do have at least 2 jacket free cats that visit the garden (which we chase off with water guns)
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北美負鼠 (Didelphis virginiana)觀察者
shelbie0121描述
Rehab patient, will be released back into the wild
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北極茴魚 (Thymallus arcticus)觀察者
operculum_ben描述
No stocking occurs in this system. Caught ice fishing in the Uinta Mountains.
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Carex grayi觀察者
stockslager描述
Innovative use of Gray’s sedge. In curbside water overflow retention basins. Near OSU campus in Columbus.
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m_whitson描述
We had hard rain last night, but despite that, my tiger beetle babies were fine. It did take a few hours in the warm sun before the second one had re-excavated its hole, but both were out and hoping for ants when I checked this afternoon.
As Cicindela sexguttata is the only tiger beetle I ever see around here (and they're common), that's my hypothesis for the species.
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紅交嘴雀 (Loxia curvirostra)觀察者
whateverwatcher描述
Hoping for a sighting of Red Crossbills as reported for this site. At least my third attempt, and the cluster of birders nearby was a hopeful sign.
But no! The crossbills had just flown off, and a Red-shouldered Hawk (193825430) seemed to be the cause.
Patience isn't my long suit, but it did pay off. So many crossbills! Moving all around the tree, but especially at the base of one large branch where there seemed to be a natural water dish for them. There was a bit of fussing and feuding; everyone wanted a drink now!
I'm not at all certain, but it looked like there might be some begging going on from one of this year's chicks. Seems late, but...? See photos 3-4.
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褐翅蝽 (Halyomorpha halys)觀察者
kristendiesburg描述
This observation is for the larvae. For the egg stage, see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/102745434
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屬 Podisus觀察者
krechols13描述
I knew we had predatory stink bugs in the pollinator garden, but I hadn't ever seen one in the middle of predation before! It was sucking the life out of a Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle grub. (This scene took place on potted milkweed.) A separate observation for the grub can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178872340
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m_whitson描述
This little guy may or may not be identifiable -- I was mostly taking photos of the plant -- but he has cool eyes. These little -- maybe 1 cm long -- green and spiny-headed leafhoppers are relatively common in my yard. I usually see them on large herbaceous plants, like this Solanum or on various composites.
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ildikorab描述
Passiflora 'Aphrodite's Purple Nightie'.
This year it started to bloom in middle of October, 3 months later than last year. I suspect this is because it was overwhelmed by some native strawberries and it could not emerge till I had removed some of the strawberries around it.
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春美草 (Claytonia virginica)描述
I think this is probably a pure white colormorph of C. virginica, but there was a lot of it about and the flowers seemed slightly smaller than on the pink ones
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金葉欒 (Koelreuteria paniculata)觀察者
m_whitson描述
I think Golden Rain Tree must be one of the new, up-and-coming invasives for our area. We have heavily fruiting, mature individuals planted all around our central plaza on the NKU campus, the strong northern Kentucky winds blow the pods into drifts here, there, and yon, and then the seedlings volunteer EVERYWHERE.
The large tree and fruit pictured here are cultivated, but pictured to provide ID traits and show where the volunteers came from. I'm tagging the babies as wild.
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ildikorab描述
This guy was carrying dry grasses and seemed to be building a nest. The 5 little "sticks" were all flown in by it. The tube is a left over stem from a rattlesnake master. We intentionally leave some longer stems when we cut them back in April/May.
Pic 7-8 were taken 2 days later. The entrance has been closed!
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藍堇菜 (Viola sororia)觀察者
m_whitson描述
I started with a single plant of Viola sororia 'Freckles' that didn't last long in my flowerbed, but it set seed and now I have them scattered through my flowerbeds and intermixed in my lawn, right along with the purple wild-type V. sororia.
These spotted flowers are lovely and have the extra nerd value of probably demonstrating the effects of jumping genes. As a flower bud develops, if a transposable element or jumping gene inserts itself into the purple pigment gene of that cell, it turns it off. As that cell divides to form new cells, they, too, will have nonfunctional pigment genes. Cells that weren't affected by a jumping gene will produce purple pigment normally, and so you end up with a patchy flower.
From a wildlife perspective, these plants seem to act just like my normal purple violets. Bees like the flowers, certain caterpillars like the leaves, and ants carry the seeds everywhere.
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Noctua comes觀察者
mbuck58描述
The only moth I found using a black light shining on a sheet in our back yard.
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m_whitson描述
Most of February was weirdly warm here, and the salamanders have activated almost a month early. This gorgeous, glossy individual -- about 4.5" long and as fat as one of my fingers -- was in the sheltered, muddy spot under my trash bin. I'm not sure that I've seen this species in my yard before. I took a few quick photos and then returned it to a slightly safer spot in the yard.
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美國白梣 (Fraxinus americana)觀察者
samgutekanst描述
8-9 feet circumference, looks completely untouched by EAB
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Old township cemetery in the middle of ag country with hundreds of these orchids blooming. Absolutely incredible. Tons of Sceptridium dissectum var. obliquum (and rarely var. dissectum) intermixed with the orchids as well.
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ildikorab描述
This moth was hanging out on a Pycananthemum tenufolium (slender mountain mint).
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stockslager描述
Was just reading about how many different species of beetles are supported by False Solomon's Seal. This is the first year several False Solomon's blooms have made it past the deer eating them earlier in the Spring. I think the colony of plants has finally expanded enough to satisfy the deer and now also the beetles. Keeping the honeysuckle and also the garlic mustard in check has dramatically increased the size of this colony of plants. It's probably the biggest success since the start of the backyard restoration project.
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stockslager描述
Didn't notice it was carrying a lizard (an anole, I think) when I took the pictures. It was too small in the camera's screen to see the lizard. I took a burst and happened to capture it eating the lizard in the air.
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quick3beers描述
Individual 1
This is the same individual: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111220523
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屬 Magicicada觀察者
stockslager描述
Lulu, our Southern Flying Squirrel eating a Pharaoh cicada that made it into our screened porch. I'm guessing there will be a bunch of fat squirrels running around Anderson this year.
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鯉魚 (Cyprinus carpio)觀察者
stockslager描述
This individual carp had a bad day and returns home with a story to tell. The species as a whole will hopefully benefit from the kids' memories of this interaction. My daughter caught it and her expression is slightly more joyful.
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北美負鼠 (Didelphis virginiana)觀察者
stockslager描述
I was moving an opossum that was hit by a car at my mom's house. I picked it up with a pair of pliers by the tail and it slowly spun around. My daughter and I then realized it was a mother with two babies still alive. We washed off the babies and kept them long enough to find an animal rehab to give them to.
