daniel_observer's Favourites
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Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)Observer
jhartg44Description
In a butterfly garden at Saint James Place in Baton Rouge, near LSU.
Lots of damage to "tail" area.
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Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)Observer
sethshivelyDescription
Near small, weedy pond, very similar to the habitat I have seen these at in Texas. First record in central LA as far as I am aware
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Life (Life)Observer
ncb1221Description
For whatever is affecting this beauty berry plant
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Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora)Observer
jhartg44Description
At Purseweb Corner, right at the edge of trail.
Feeding on Florida Keys hempvine (Mikania cordifolia Willd.
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Carolina Buckthorn (Frangula caroliniana)Observer
daniel_observerDescription
I love this plant
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Round-headed Katydids (Genus Amblycorypha)Observer
jhartg44Description
At the back edge of the meadow area.
Eating leaves on a blackberry plant.
The color is due to erythism, a genetically inherited condition that causes odd color morphs, such as yellow and pink.
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Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)Observer
amberenergyDescription
Armadillo chasing a frog
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Shortleaf Sneezeweed (Helenium brevifolium)Observer
daniel_observerDescription
Very light/minor winging to the stems
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Typical Sawflies (Superfamily Tenthredinoidea)Observer
kpinsoDescription
On black willow
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Marbled-green Leuconycta Moth (Leuconycta lepidula)Observer
annieliveoakDescription
Black light sheet at Thistlewaite WMA
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Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)Observer
cpersiaDescription
Thought I'd have to travel farther for this one lol
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Periodical Cicadas (Genus Magicicada)Observer
isaacandrzejewskiDescription
Lil’ dude needed a help rolling over, I obliged
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Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor ssp. anthicus)Observer
sethshivelyDescription
Pair together
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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)Observer
cpersiaDescription
Leucistic individual
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Speckled Kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki)Observer
micah_shivelyDescription
found on road eating an eastern copperhead
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Leafcutter, Mortar, and Resin Bees (Genus Megachile)Observer
khashagenDescription
Found in a pokeweed stem.
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Lepista tardaObserver
jenniemDescription
I didn’t put a filter on these photos, but they appear more vivid in the photos than in real life, but they are still purple
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Genus HelcystogrammaObserver
amberenergyDescription
In a folded leaf on Giant Ragweed
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Seminole Crescent (Anthanassa seminole)Observer
jhartg44Description
On sunny spot on trail near the edge of the swamp.
Near view of the turtle train.
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American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)Observer
daniel_observerDescription
Flew from woods into yard about 30 feet away, stayed for a minute and flew back into woods. Unbelievable!
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Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)Observer
bobcDescription
in first photo vocalizing, which is what drew my attention to it as I was drinking my morning coffee on the porch. Correct time of observation was 6:55 am local time - I hadn't changed the time in the camera to CDT.
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Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)Observer
amanda619Description
Successful predation event on what looked like a ring-necked snake.
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Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna)Observer
jhartg44Description
I have been told that the small fish at Bluebonnet Swamp are Sailfin Mollies and Mosquito fish.
At least some of these seen to be Sailfin Mollies (??).
Anyone see a mosquito fish in these pictures?
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Buckeye Petiole Borer Moth (Zeiraphera claypoleana)Observer
annieliveoakDescription
Sandy uplands. Private property
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Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)Observer
gystDescription
Planted in a suburban lot in Baton Rouge. I’m surprised to see the leaves fallen so early,
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Scarlet-bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora)Observer
daniel_observerDescription
In total, six moths grasping on to the leaves of a dead/dying branch of boneset on an otherwise living plant. Very cool, very unexpected
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Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)Observer
tim1245Description
Some type of wold berries. I zoomed in.
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Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Observer
micratheneDescription
Female seen feeding young
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
daniel_observerDescription
dark morph
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True Horse Flies (Genus Tabanus)Observer
sandboaDescription
This thing might have killed a horse! It was huge! It was easily twice the size of the other horse flies on the car.
