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0 0 Flame Skimmer

Flame Skimmer

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

1 0 Variegated Meadowhawk

Variegated Meadowhawk

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

2 3 Willow Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

2 5 Western Forktail

Western Forktail

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

3 4 Cardinal Meadhawk

Cardinal Meadhawk

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

0 0 Smooth Alumroot

Smooth Alumroot

by birdlady6000Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

1 0 Hardhack

Hardhack

by birdlady6000Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

0 2 Large-mouth Bass

Large-mouth Bass

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

0 0 American Rubyspot (female)

American Rubyspot (female)

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

0 0 Black-fronted Forktail (female)

Black-fronted Forktail (female)

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

2 2 Common Green Darner

Common Green Darner

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Sorry about the last 2 being a little blurry. This was found in

2 3 Spotting

Spotting

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Spotted swimming with a school of immature Large-mouth Bass

1 1 Sacramento Sucker

Sacramento Sucker

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Bottom feeding fish. Dorsal fin is sits back closer to tail. Greenish brown ...

0 0 Spotted Bass

Spotted Bass

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Spotted bass has been introduced in this

0 0 Bluegill

Bluegill

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Member of the Sunfish family. Small greenish color with some patterns of an ...

0 3 Red Elderberry

Red Elderberry

by birdlady6000Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Thrushes love the berry of this shrub in our area. Also it is a good place to ...

0 4 Spotting

Spotting

by JeanSawatzkyAbbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Large creamy white mushroom - approx 8" across with a stipe of 4".

1 3 black capped night heron

black capped night heron

by JonHaywardOakland, California, USA

This is a black capped night heron found at the

0 0 Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Small white Egret. Sometimes mistaken for being young Great Egrets because they ...

0 0 Flame Skimmer

Flame Skimmer

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Flame Skimmer is medium sized but stocky dragonfly. Abdomen is deep orange red. ...

1 0 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Blue-gray above and light gray below. White eyering, long tail and pointed ...

1 0 Forster's Tern (breeding plumage)

Forster's Tern (breeding plumage)

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Breeding plumage for some is difficult. Medium size tern with orange bill with ...

2 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Large blue grey herons with white and black. Long neck and legs. These large ...

4 3 Violet Cortinarius

Violet Cortinarius

by JeanSawatzkyAbbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Purple velvet caps of approximately 3" across and stipes between 3 and 4". ...

0 0 Impatiens noli-tangere

Impatiens noli-tangere

by birdlady6000Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

This is the closest ID I could find for this little flower that is in bloom ...

0 0 Chicken in the Woods

Chicken in the Woods

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Other name it goes by is Sulphur shelf. It's a parasite on hardwoods trees, ...

0 0 Common Water Strider

Common Water Strider

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Four long legs that ride on the water and two shorter legs in the front for ...

2 0 Desert Firetail

Desert Firetail

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

A red Damselfly. This is a male and female in a tandam position. The males ...

1 0 Western Pondhawk

Western Pondhawk

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Just like it's name this one mainly patrolled a small pond along with other ...

1 0 Damselfly   (teneral)

Damselfly (teneral)

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

This is a teneral damselfly, which is newly emerged from the nymphal skin. ...

1 1 California Least Tern

California Least Tern

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Smallest of the American terns. Orange bill with black tip. Breeding plumage is ...

2 0 Ringneck Duck

Ringneck Duck

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Looking similar to the Scaup and Tufted duck. Males have dark head, breast, ...

0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Adult bird, rufous barred chest and belly, checkered dark and light wings and ...

1 0 California Whiptail

California Whiptail

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Long slender bodied lizard with long tail. About 6 light brown stripes down the ...

1 0 Western Forktail  (female)

Western Forktail (female)

by JellisHayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Females in the immature stage is an orange and black with thorax stripes, then ...

0 0 Common Merganser (male)

Common Merganser (male)

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Large diving duck, these birds swim lower in the water the most other ducks. ...

2 1 California Newt (Rough Skinned)

California Newt (Rough Skinned)

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Not to be confused with the Rough-skinned Newt-Taricha granulosa granulosa. ...

3 3 Spotted Towhee

Spotted Towhee

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Deep black heads that reaches to the chest. White center from chest to belly. ...

2 0 Northern Pintail Duck

Northern Pintail Duck

by JellisHayward, California, USA

Dabbling duck
I always describe this as an elgant looking duck. With it's ...

3 2 Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

by DonnaPomeroyHayward, California, USA

the ranges do not quite overlap. Their breeding habitat is near streams, ...

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