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1 0 Dark Fishing Spider

Dark Fishing Spider

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

These are large spiders with a leg span up to 90mm (3.5 in). Brown with ...

2 0 Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Males are an iridescent black with a brown head; the female is gray/brown with ...

0 0 Indiangrass

Indiangrass

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This grass grows up to 2 m tall (6 ft.). The seedhead is feathery and may be up ...

0 0 Round-headed Bushclover

Round-headed Bushclover

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Round-headed bushclover will grow up to 1.3 m (5 ft.) tall with unbranched ...

1 0 Bush Katydid

Bush Katydid

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This insect resembles a large green grasshopper, with exceptionally long ...

0 0 Broad-headed Bug

Broad-headed Bug

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Dark true bug, long and slender with long antennae. Usually 10-18mm in length.

0 2 Indiangrass

Indiangrass

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This grass grows up to 2 m tall (6 ft.). The seedhead is feathery and may be up ...

5 0 Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The Brown Thrasher is about robin sized with rusty-brown upper parts with ...

0 0 Northern Paper Wasp

Northern Paper Wasp

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

These wasps are large, slender-bodied wasps with yellow faces, dark backs, and ...

9 7 Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The greater sandhill crane stands about 1.2 meters (3.75 feet) tall with some ...

1 1 Banded Net-winged Beetle

Banded Net-winged Beetle

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin

This species of net-winged beetle is about 1 cm (.5 in) long. It would be easy ...

8 8 Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The is one of the smaller grebes at 31–38 cm (12–15 in) in length. Both the ...

0 0 Blue Dasher

Blue Dasher

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Both adults have greenish thoraxes with black striping. Faces are white and ...

2 0 Killdeer

Killdeer

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Long-legged shorebird. Brown on back and head, white breast and belly with two ...

0 0 Canada Darner

Canada Darner

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

These big dragonflies are nearly seven centimeters (3 inches) in length. Eyes ...

1 0 Curly Dock

Curly Dock

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This plant may grow up to a meter tall on a single stem. It starts as a rosette ...

3 0 Sharptail Grouse

Sharptail Grouse

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Sharptail grouse are about the size of a small chicken. They are mottled brown, ...

5 4 Eastern Hognose Snake

Eastern Hognose Snake

by IgniWisconsin, USA

A small Hog-nosed snake basking in the sun.

11 4 American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The breeding male (shown) of this small bird is bright yellow with a black cap ...

1 1 Assassin Bug

Assassin Bug

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

About 1 cm in length, Zelus is well suited for its role as a predator. Its ...

12 11 Gophersnake

Gophersnake

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Bullsnakes are among our longest snakes here in Minnesota; I've seen them ...

14 10 Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This ground squirrel is about 11-16 in long, including tail. They are typically ...

8 7 Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The red-winged blackbird is a common bird over much of North America. The male ...

3 0 Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swan

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl in North America. These big birds may ...

12 8 Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The belted kingfisher is 28–35 cm (11–14 in) in length with a large head. Color ...

0 0 Deer Fly

Deer Fly

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

About 11 mm in length. I suspect this is Chrysops univittatus, but don't know ...

2 0 Northern Paper Wasp

Northern Paper Wasp

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Are large, slender-bodied wasps with yellow faces, dark backs, and red with ...

0 0 Switchgrass

Switchgrass

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Switchgrass is a tallgrass prairie plants also found in North American ...

6 5 Common Loon

Common Loon

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This bird is a very large member of the loon family of birds. They are ...

1 0 Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The greater sandhill crane stands about 1.2 meters (3.75 feet) tall with some ...

0 0 Canada Darner

Canada Darner

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

These big dragonflies are nearly seven centimeters (3 inches) in length. Eyes ...

0 0 Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

There are six subspecies of Sandhill Crane. The sandhill in this photo is a ...

0 0 Bufflehead

Bufflehead

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Adult males are white and black with a large head and a white patch that wraps ...

22 6 Field Ant

Field Ant

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This field ant is about 5mm long and dull red with a slightly darker abdomen. ...

6 3 Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The greater sandhill crane stands about 1.2 meters (3.75 feet) tall with some ...

1 0 Northern Leopard Frog

Northern Leopard Frog

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

The frog pictured is indeed a leopard frog, but is an unusually pigmented one. ...

2 1 Snapping Turtle

Snapping Turtle

by Gordon DietzmanMinnesota, USA

Snapping turtles are large freshwater turtles. They are noted for their ...

0 0 Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin

A tall, long-legged wading bird. Coloring is predominately gray, with red cap ...

0 1 White-tailed Deer

White-tailed Deer

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

White-tailed deer vary in size across their range with the smallest subspecies ...

1 0 Red Pine (Norway Pine)

Red Pine (Norway Pine)

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This tree is noted for its tall and straight trunk. It often grows as tall as ...

5 1 Common Loon

Common Loon

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

This bird is a very large member of the loon family of birds. They are ...

4 5 Spotting

Spotting

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

I found this dragonfly larvae among some weeds at the edge of a large wetland ...

3 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Great blue herons stand about 115–138 cm (45–54 in) in height and, as their ...

0 0 Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Big bluestem may grow to 1–3 metres (3.3–9.8 ft) in height. In fall the lower ...

4 3 Backswimmer

Backswimmer

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

About 1 cm in length. Last pair of legs are elongated and paddle-like. They are ...

1 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Great blue herons stand about 115–138 cm (45–54 in) in height and, as their ...

0 0 Trumpeter Swan

Trumpeter Swan

by Gordon DietzmanWisconsin, USA

Trumpeter swans are the largest waterfowl in North America. These big birds may ...

1 0 Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

by Gordon DietzmanGrantsburg, Wisconsin, USA

The red-winged blackbird is a common bird over much of North America. The male ...

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