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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by glassmaVirginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Tubular small flowers by ocean side park

1 0 Polypore

Polypore

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

This specimen was seen on a fallen tree when on a hike in

0 0 Spicebush swallowtail

Spicebush swallowtail

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

This specimen was seen when hiking in First ...

1 0 Turtle

Turtle

by KenMenearNorfolk, Virginia, USA

Red Slider Turtles

1 0 Northern green frog

Northern green frog

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

0 0 Cope's Gray Tree Frog

Cope's Gray Tree Frog

by KenMenearNorfolk, Virginia, USA

Frog, grey, black

0 0 Common five-lined skink

Common five-lined skink

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

This specimen was about seven inches in total length.

1 0 Pine

Pine

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

These images were taken on a hike in First ...

0 0 Fiddler crab

Fiddler crab

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

These were seen when crossing a small bridge when hiking on the Cape Henry ...

0 0 Spanish moss

Spanish moss

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Spanish moss is a flowering plant that is an epiphyte in that it absorbs its ...

2 1 Southern leopard frog

Southern leopard frog

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

This is a well camouflaged frog that is difficult to see, especially when in ...

1 0 Osprey nest

Osprey nest

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Osprey nests are usually very easy to see, as they are rather large and are ...

1 1 Bare-patched Oak Leafroller (mating pair)

Bare-patched Oak Leafroller (mating pair)

by ForestDragonIslip, New York, USA

Very small moths. Striped black, gray and white or very slightly tannish. Moths ...

10 1 Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

by LauraLOVESbirdsVirginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Photos were taken moments before it was released back into the wild - at

5 0 Yellow-crowned night heron

Yellow-crowned night heron

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

This was a beautiful juvenile specimen with its long legs, white spots on its ...

0 0 Sunflower

Sunflower

by Rustic 41Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

The flowers on stalks were on stalks over nine feet above the ground. Those ...

0 1 Coral Bean

Coral Bean

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

Dried legume pod with red beans about half inch or 1.3 cm

16 12 Mourning Cloak Butterfly

Mourning Cloak Butterfly

by Carol Snow MilnePennsylvania, USA

Family: Nymphalidae. Brush-footed butterflies. Wingspan: 6.2 -7.5 cm (2.44 - 3 ...

0 3 Green Jay

Green Jay

by TammyWaguespackTexas, USA

Weight ranges from 66 to 110 grams (2.3-3.9 oz).[4] They have feathers of ...

4 2 Mountain Lion

Mountain Lion

by Wandering NaturalistNew Mexico, USA

found within the Sugarite Canyon State ...

16 10 Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

by Dennis DavenportRidgefield, Washington, USA

Short-eared Owl on marker 12 at the Ridgefield NWR in southwest Washington ...

1 0 Loggerhead Shrike

Loggerhead Shrike

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

The bird has a large hooked bill; the head and back are grey and the underparts ...

0 0 Giant White Butterfly

Giant White Butterfly

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

Large. Cell of upper forewing of male contains prominent round black spot. ...

0 0 Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

A bizarre wading bird, the bright pink Roseate Spoonbill uses its odd bill to ...

0 0 Roseate Spoonbill

Roseate Spoonbill

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

A bizarre wading bird, the bright pink Roseate Spoonbill uses its odd bill to ...

0 0 Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

Eastern Meadowlarks are chunky, medium-sized songbirds with short tails and ...

1 0 Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

by gatorfellowsGalveston, Texas, USA

Yellow-rumped Warblers are fairly large, full-bodied warblers with a large ...

0 0 eastern chicken turtle

eastern chicken turtle

by LewisMyersVirginia Beach, Virginia, USA

from a 1800s printed account which stated ...

2 0 Juvenile bald eagle

Juvenile bald eagle

by mary.gallo.mAngola, Indiana, USA

For the first 3 to 5 years, the North ...

35 18 Pronghorn

Pronghorn

by Gordon DietzmanSouth Dakota, USA

–150 lb) (second photo). Females weight slightly less (

0 2 Blue Land Crab

Blue Land Crab

by JackEng

Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) - ...

1 3 Carolina mantleslug

Carolina mantleslug

by KarenLAlabama, USA

mantleslug, is a species of land slug, a ...

2 0 White-tail deer

White-tail deer

by jakewade97Portland, Tennessee, USA

whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United

5 6 Florida Softshell Turtle

Florida Softshell Turtle

by JackEngDelray Beach, Florida, USA

- possibly a first-time egg-layer - was ...

1 0 Bald Cypress Knees

Bald Cypress Knees

by tibipradaFlorida, USA

seasonally inundated soils of the Southeastern and Gulf Coastal Plains of the ...

14 19 Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane

by williefromwi Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Height: ~80 cm-1.2 m, 3-5 ft Weight: ~ 3-6.5 kg, 6.5-14 lbs Wingspan: ~5-6 ...

2 0 Northern Cardinal (male)

Northern Cardinal (male)

by jazz.mannChicago, Illinois, United States

Although this site is world renown for migratory birds (see below), this ...

3 0 Northern Cardinal (female) photo-bomb by Black-capped Chickadee

Northern Cardinal (female) photo-bomb by Black-capped Chickadee

by jazz.mannChicago, Illinois, United States

Third photo features a photo-bomb by a Black-capped Chickadee. Although this ...

1 1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female)

by jjharri2North Carolina, USA

North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern ...

0 0 coast redwood

coast redwood

by hannawackerCalifornia, USA

The coast redwood has a conical crown, with horizontal to slightly drooping ...

0 0 Cinnamon Basil

Cinnamon Basil

by JimJohnson2Pennsylvania, USA

Seeds in Space Park Seed and NASA -- ...

2 0 Bald Cypress Canopy

Bald Cypress Canopy

by KimChampagneLouisiana, USA

It is a large tree, reaching 25–40 m (rarely to 44 m) tall and a trunk diameter ...

2 0 Black-capped Chickadee (photo-bombing female Northern Cardinal)

Black-capped Chickadee (photo-bombing female Northern Cardinal)

by jazz.mannChicago, Illinois, United States

of overlap is a narrow band that runs along the east-central United

1 3 Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

by JackEngHomestead, Florida, USA

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) observed at Anhinga Trail, Everglades ...

5 1 mute swan

mute swan

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

94 in) wingspan. They may stand over 120 cm (47 in) tall on

2 3 bobcat

bobcat

by MichelleMccrackenFlorida, USA

first birthday, it will reach about 10 lb ...

1 2 Eurasian lynx

Eurasian lynx

by KrisThomasSouth Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

The Eurasian lynx is the largest lynx species, ranging in length from 80 to 130 ...

25 13 Loggerhead Sea Turtle (subadult)

Loggerhead Sea Turtle (subadult)

by JackEngMarathon, Florida, USA

wave goodbye as Saddle sprinted out to sea. This sub-adult loggerhead was ...

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