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Genus CassiaObserver
spdavis81Place
Reserva Ecológica Manglar Churute, Km 45 a 50 metros de la Hda Aloja SatoRi 091201, 091201, Ecuador (Google, OSM)
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Squids and Cuttlefishes (Superorder Decapodiformes)Observer
breadcootDescription
Interested in an ID on the squid held in the bill.
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Legumes (Family Fabaceae)Observer
lsiferDescription
The plant in the very fore-ground.
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)Observer
lsiferDescription
Date is approximately 4 weeks after September 22 - I don't remember exactly when I found it.
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Domestic Cat (Felis catus)Observer
gori88llaDescription
Deer shot with copper ammo. I was hoping first mammal this winter would be a Mustalid sp.
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Leucauge argyraObserver
roddy3Description
Roddy Franco 21099
Visto en Modulo de Ornamentales - Zamorano observacion #4
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Long-tailed Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus ssp. macrurus)Observer
cholmesphotoDescription
A female Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) oviposits into the side of a tree.
I was honored to have this observation selected as observation of the day for June 11, 2020, and again as observation of the week (week of June 21, 2020). It is covered in this blog post: A Trip to Texas Provides a Long Sought Photographic Opportunity - Observation of the Week, 6/21/20.
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Cart-Rut Shell (Dicathais orbita)Observer
jacqui-nzDescription
Many eggs! Low tide.
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Odorous Ants (Subfamily Dolichoderinae)Observer
lsiferDescription
Extrafloral nectary drinking, off Ricinus communis
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Great White Heron (Ardea herodias ssp. occidentalis)Observer
jaykellerDescription
View the sequence of 18 shots that document this Great White Heron's struggle with this fish at Bahia Honda!
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Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Observer
tanager15Description
Blue Dasher (female) ovipositing
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Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Observer
connlindajoDescription
Voracious spider captured hummingbird in web at sugar feeder. I did not think about location of web, other than it was uncomfortable to avoid when going through garden gate, when I rehung the feeder. A few hours later, she had trapped and beheaded and wrapped the hummingbird.
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Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)Observer
alexis_orionDescription
three almost-adult chicks.
mother: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22988158
likely father: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22988150
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Robin (Erithacus rubecula)Observer
alexis_orionDescription
this robin was sitting in a bush right behind the bench we were sitting on. it was at the very closest focusing distance of my 45-200mm lens!
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Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)Observer
greglasleyDescription
I feel like I should post one of those warnings you see on some TV shows...."Viewer Discretion is Advised; some images may be disturbing to some viewers". After some of the road kill images that are posted on iNat perhaps this is not too bad. At least it was completely natural, unlike the slaughter caused by vehicles on our wildlife.
Between 1996-2005, I was a bird guide on 13 trips to Antarctica. During those trips I saw lots of Leopard Seal attacks on penguins, but none stands out in my mind more than this one. This adult Chinstrap Penguin had somehow escaped from the jaws of a Leopard Seal, but was mortally injured. The penguin was virtually "de-gloved" whereby its skin was almost removed from its body. The penguin struggled ashore where it stood still for 10 or 15 minutes, much to the distress of several tour participants I had with me. As the penguin stood there, several Brown Skuas began to gather about, waiting for the inevitable to happen. Slowly the penguin walked farther away and out of immediate view, with 4 or 5 skuas walking along behind it. I did not follow, but rather decided to allow the scene to unfold without my observation and intrusion. It was a reminder that nature can be tough and brutal.
Image 4 shows a small portion of the Chinstrap Penguin colony at this location.
image scanned from 35 mm slides
Bailey Head,
Deception Island,
Antarctica
29 January 2002
