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0 0 Thistle

Thistle

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Brian38Washington, USA

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by PixieSnoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA

Little green worm, caterpillar thing.

0 0 Columbia Lily

Columbia Lily

by kskelton0505Seattle, Washington, USA

0 0 Creeping buttercup

Creeping buttercup

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

A small yellow flower with 5 petals.

1 0 Turkey tail fungus

Turkey tail fungus

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Found on a nurse log in a semi rain forest.

1 0 Turkey tail fungus

Turkey tail fungus

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Found on a nurse log in a semi rain forest.

1 0 Fairy barf

Fairy barf

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Small light pink fruiting bodies.

3 0 Yellow-pored bolete

Yellow-pored bolete

by SherriDamloWashington, USA

Spotted this fungi during a short hike on the Franklin Falls trail in Mt. ...

3 1 Spotted tussock moth caterpillar

Spotted tussock moth caterpillar

by SherriDamloWashington, USA

I found this spotted tussock moth caterpillar while we were camping in the Mt. ...

0 0 Shelf mushroom

Shelf mushroom

by SherriDamloWashington, USA

These were about the size of my head. Hard to believe they get so large!

0 1 Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

by kskelton0505Washington, USA

One of the eagle pair that nest in a tree at

6 9 Common Sawfly

Common Sawfly

by YukoChartrawWashington, USA

Length: Approx. 1.5 inch. Bright green color with yellow/orange head. No ...

1 1 Fruticose lichen

Fruticose lichen

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Not sure if this is British soldiers that have not developed the red caps yet?

8 3 Script lichen

Script lichen

by Brian38Duvall, Washington, USA

A large patch of the lichen. A crustose lichen with a cream colored thallus. ...

0 1 Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

by JellisSnoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA

This nest was in a covered walkway to a women's restroom. Parents had to wait ...

2 2 Witches' butter

Witches' butter

by garyerichardsonWashington, USA

about 2″ to 3″ in diameter, photographed in a little park at the overlook for ...

1 4 Green Comma Butterfly

Green Comma Butterfly

by JellisWashington, USA

Orange, yellow and dark colors. Three bars on upper wing with spots and spots ...

8 0 Common whitetail

Common whitetail

by Brian38Washington, USA

An immature male. Adult male will have a light blue tail.

10 5 Oregon Ensatina

Oregon Ensatina

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, United States

This salamander is lungless and breaths through its skin. Brown to pinkish in ...

2 0 American Goldfinch (eating alder seeds)

American Goldfinch (eating alder seeds)

by Brian38Duvall, Washington, USA

Goldfinches eat seeds almost exclusively and Alder seeds are high on their list ...

5 1 Dog lichen

Dog lichen

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Dog lichen The common name for the lichen Peltigera canina in which the thallus ...

1 0 Pale swallowtail

Pale swallowtail

by Brian38Washington, USA

One of the largest butterflies in North America with a wing span at almost 9.5 ...

0 0 Western maidenhair fern

Western maidenhair fern

by Brian38Washington, USA

A deciduous fern that has a shiny purple-black stem that grows erect and split ...

2 0 Zeller's Bolete

Zeller's Bolete

by Brian38Washington, USA

The underside has yellowish pores that bruise easily. The stem is red and the ...

11 3 Deceptive sallow

Deceptive sallow

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, United States

The Deceptive sallow is a moth in the Family Noctuidae. Its green, black and ...

5 0 Rough-skinned newt

Rough-skinned newt

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, United States

Brown with rough granular skin on top and yellowish underneath. Adults are ...

1 0 Lumpy bracket

Lumpy bracket

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Trametes gibbosa, commonly known as the lumpy bracket, is a polypore mushroom ...

1 0 Fairy puke

Fairy puke

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Icmadophila is a genus of crustose lichen. The genus has a widespread ...

3 0 Sulphur tuft

Sulphur tuft

by Brian38Washington, USA

Sulphur Tufts grow in clumps or tight clusters on rotting logs and stumps. The ...

0 0 Western coltsfoot

Western coltsfoot

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

It is a herbaceous perennial plant producing flowering stems in early spring, ...

1 0 Western pondhawk

Western pondhawk

by Brian38Carnation, Washington, USA

Most likely a female - they are green. Though possibly an immature male. Adult ...

2 0 Northern rough-winged swallow

Northern rough-winged swallow

by Brian38Carnation, Washington, USA

Adults are plain brown above with a white belly and buffy throat and upper ...

2 1 Dragon Cladonia

Dragon Cladonia

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Primary thallus: squamulose, persistent; squamules: 2-6 mm long, 1-3 mm wide, ...

12 4 Hair ice

Hair ice

by Brian38Duvall, Washington, USA

In 2015, the fungus Exidiopsis effusa was identified as key to the formation ...

1 2 British soldier lichen

British soldier lichen

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Primary thallus: squamulose, persistent; squamules: 1-2 x 1-1.5 (4) mm, ...

1 0 Common powderhorn

Common powderhorn

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Primary thallus: squamulose, persistent; squamules: 3-9 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, ...

3 0 Lipstick Powderhorn

Lipstick Powderhorn

by Brian38Snoqualmie, Washington, USA

Primary thallus: squamulose, persistent; squamules: 1-6 mm long, 2-5 mm wide, ...

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