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1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Root DoctorMaryland, USA

0 2 Dock Leaf

Dock Leaf

by cjm.artistNew Jersey, USA

Broad, dark green, spear like leaves with purplish veins. Reminiscent of ...

0 0 Japanese barberry

Japanese barberry

by EliseCohenMaryland, USA

A very invasive shrub in this area.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Mike UlderichVirginia, USA

About 3 feet tall, spiny barbs in a ring spaced roughly 8-10 inches apart. ...

0 0 Honey Locust Tree

Honey Locust Tree

by 20zrozgonyiBaltimore, Maryland, USA

This is a picture of a Honey Locust Tree with not a lot of leafs on it.

1 0 Miami mist

Miami mist

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

locations elsewhere in Appalachia and throughout the

1 4 Dragonfly - Common Green Darner

Dragonfly - Common Green Darner

by Mostly MicrobeFort Washington, Pennsylvania

I would call this a green dragonfly. But would appreciate any help in ...

1 0 Silver-spotted skipper (caterpillar)

Silver-spotted skipper (caterpillar)

by awsmMaryland, USA

Yellow-green body. Dark-blackish head with glow-y orangish "eyes". Two ...

0 0 Wineberry

Wineberry

by 21akodenskiTowson, Maryland, USA

This stem originally came from the Far Eastern countries and

0 0 Ladybug

Ladybug

by aawsmArlington, Virginia, USA

Ladybug spotted late morning (11am) today on August 14, 2013 in Arlington, VA. ...

4 1 Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly

Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly

by aawsmMaryland, USA

Beautiful butterfly in backyard. Wings are black with outstanding blue shades, ...

1 0 Silver Haired Bat

Silver Haired Bat

by Lucy MyotisVirginia, USA

A small male silver haired bat

1 0 Black vulture

Black vulture

by JeanWickertThumsFlorianópolis, SC, Brazil

The black vulture (Coragyps atratus) also known as the American black vulture, ...

0 3 Slate Pencil Urchin

Slate Pencil Urchin

by tibipradaHallandale Beach, Florida, USA

is a cidaroid sea urchin that inhabits littoral

0 1 Ring-Billed Gull

Ring-Billed Gull

by tibipradaTryon, North Carolina, USA

This is the common and familiar “sea­gull” across much of North America—from ...

1 11 American sweetgum tree (fruit and fall foliage)

American sweetgum tree (fruit and fall foliage)

by GeodialistHybla Valley, Virginia, USA

American sweetgum trees are among the last deciduous trees in the

0 0 Panicled Goldenrain Tree flowers and fruit

Panicled Goldenrain Tree flowers and fruit

by GeodialistHybla Valley, Virginia, USA

June in the mid-Atlantic

1 0 White Ibis

White Ibis

by LiamSouth Carolina, USA

found from the mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coast ...

0 0 American White Ibis

American White Ibis

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

This ibis is a medium-sized bird with an overall white plumage, bright ...

2 0 Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

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

0 0 Autumn Meadowhawk dragonfly (male, carcass)

Autumn Meadowhawk dragonfly (male, carcass)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

Late-fall/early winter is the end of dragonfly season in the

2 1 Purple Milkweed

Purple Milkweed

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Purple Milkweed plants flower from May to June ...

1 2 Gray/Cope's Gray Tree Frog

Gray/Cope's Gray Tree Frog

by awsmMaryland, USA

Small toad or frog sitting on branch next to the C&O Canal at Pennyfield Lock ...

1 0 White-eared Puffbird

White-eared Puffbird

by Aisse GaertnerRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The White-eared Puffbird (Nystalus chacuru) is a species of bird in the ...

1 2 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

by keithp2012Syosset, New York, USA

extremely high numbers in the mid-Atlantic ...

1 0 Sharp-shinned hawk

Sharp-shinned hawk

by AnnaWilson2Virginia, USA

March 31, 2013 Approx. early afternoon. Across the street on 13th and Troy.

0 2 White Ibis

White Ibis

by PatsyMiklasBowenClearwater, Florida, USA

Threskiornithidae. It occurs from the

1 0 American White Ibis

American White Ibis

by ronfellows2020Port Arthur, Texas, USA

than females. The breeding range runs along the Gulf and

5 3 bee orchid

bee orchid

by PatriciaPiLlíber, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

-lanceolate, upper leaves and bracts are ovate-lanceolate and sheathing. The ...

4 0 Needham's Skimmer dragonfly (male)

Needham's Skimmer dragonfly (male)

by GeodialistHybla Valley, Virginia, USA

damselflies of the mid-Atlantic

0 0 American Rubyspot damselfly (female)

American Rubyspot damselfly (female)

by GeodialistMaryland, USA

. According to Richard Orr, trip leader and renowned expert on the dragonflies ...

6 4 Red Fox

Red Fox

by Heather E.L.GerquestMaine, USA

H: 15" L: 3' 2" T: 14" Rusty orange above, whitish below; legs reddish above, ...

3 3 Osprey (Fish Hawk) in flight

Osprey (Fish Hawk) in flight

by DonnaBollenbachFlorida, USA

The Osprey is a large fish-eating hawk with a white-crested head, yellow eyes, ...

1 1 American Rubyspot damselfly (male)

American Rubyspot damselfly (male)

by GeodialistMaryland, USA

renowned expert on the dragonflies and damselflies of the

12 7 bee orchid

bee orchid

by PatriciaPiCalpe/Calp, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

-lanceolate, upper leaves and bracts are ovate-lanceolate and sheathing. The ...

1 0 Brown Spiketail dragonfly (female)

Brown Spiketail dragonfly (female)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

://www.dec.ny.gov/about/82240.html Thanks to Richard Orr, renowned expert on ...

2 0 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – (BMSB)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug – (BMSB)

by Archer 07

There are five immature stages with this stink bug and each one has a slightly ...

0 0 Imperial Moth

Imperial Moth

by wiistteresaTenaha, Texas, USA

. Darker, heavily mottled individuals are typical forms of the southern and ...

1 1 Rough Green snake

Rough Green snake

by Nicholas4Maine, USA

Description: Rough Green Snakes are fairly long – to 32 in (81 cm) – slender, ...

1 0 Japanese Wisteria

Japanese Wisteria

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

-shaped and have slightly wavy margins. In the

2 2 Yellow Shafted Flicker

Yellow Shafted Flicker

by AnnaSnovaMaryland, USA

UPDATE: It is a woodpecker - a yellow shafted flicker. An unusual one in the ...

0 1 Virginia-Creeper

Virginia-Creeper

by aawsmMaryland, USA

Help I.D. this VINE thats choking our cypress fir tree to death! There are ...

16 12 False potato beetle

False potato beetle

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and ...

2 0 Great Egret

Great Egret

by awsmMaryland, USA

Full bodied white with orange/yellow bill. Wading in C&O Canal, apparently ...

0 0 White Ibis

White Ibis

by hmtreviBallinger, Texas, USA

Threskiornithidae. It occurs from the

4 7 American white ibis

American white ibis

by KarenLWest Palm Beach, Florida, USA

the mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coast of the ...

0 0 American White Ibis

American White Ibis

by James A McNairFlorida, USA

. It is found from the mid-Atlantic and ...

0 0 Painted Turtle

Painted Turtle

by TracyLTexas, USA

-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to Louisiana and northern Mexico, ...

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