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0 0 Creosote bush

Creosote bush

by EmilyWeinerTexas, USA

Big Bend Ranch State Park, Closed Canyon ...

2 0 corn poppy

corn poppy

by AnnaWhipkeyIndiana, USA

field of poppies at a new park

2 1 Sacred Datura

Sacred Datura

by NikkiGUtah, USA

Found near the Devil's Garden trailhead at ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small snails I found on several of these plants.

2 1 American pika

American pika

by fbiasiColorado, USA

Pika building nest near Rock Cut Trailhead ...

2 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by MachiFlorida, USA

Large, distinctive bird. The only other similar bird is a white pelican, which ...

1 0 Red-spotted Purple

Red-spotted Purple

by J.S. GeigerGeorgia, USA

Discovered this gorgeous butterfly near the

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by SarahSmegalMassachusetts, USA

large tree in a parking lot at

1 0 Narrowleaf Yellowtops

Narrowleaf Yellowtops

by MachiFlorida, USA

Thin, but fleshy leaves with clusters of small yellow flowers

1 0 Ladder Horn Snail

Ladder Horn Snail

by Machi

Very plentiful in the little pools on the path

1 0 Black-sided Calligrapher ♀

Black-sided Calligrapher ♀

by MachiCrystal River, Florida, United States

Female.

5 0 Timber Rattlesnake

Timber Rattlesnake

by J.S. GeigerGeorgia, USA

Young snake about 2-2.5 feet.

1 0 Hot-rock Penstemon

Hot-rock Penstemon

by TomBecherOregon, USA

About 12 blooming plants along gravel

0 2 Northern Water Snake

Northern Water Snake

by rtlawrenceiiNether Providence Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Approximately 4' long with olive brown dorsal and tan saddles with black ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by CharleneBurgessOregon, USA

Black caterpillar with white hairs and two tufts of black hair, one at each ...

1 0 Black Mangrove

Black Mangrove

by MachiFlorida, USA

Black mangroves don't have prop roots, but they do have pneumatophores, which ...

1 0 Perennial Saltmarsh Aster

Perennial Saltmarsh Aster

by MachiFlorida, USA

Pale purple flowers with a long stem and thin leaves.

0 0 Sea Oxeye

Sea Oxeye

by MachiFlorida, USA

I didn't see any flowers present, but I did find many with large galls on them ...

1 0 Carolina Sea Lavender

Carolina Sea Lavender

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small purple flowers, stems less than a foot tall. Many of the leaves were ...

0 0 Bracket Fungus

Bracket Fungus

by MachiFlorida, USA

Thick, white shelf fungus with labyrinth-like pores on the underside and a ...

0 0 Ladder Horn Snail

Ladder Horn Snail

by Machi

Long spiral shell with pronounced ridges. The snail inside the shell was ...

1 0 Virginia Glasswort

Virginia Glasswort

by MachiCrystal River, Florida, United States

Salt-tolerant plant with bubble-like segments. Many of them were reddish.

1 2 Falling star

Falling star

by kunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Atop the world's largest mountain, Mauna Loa, I found these beautiful orange ...

0 0 Red Mangrove

Red Mangrove

by MachiFlorida, USA

Beginnings of the seeds/propagules shown in the first photo, a flower a little ...

8 9 Golden Polypody

Golden Polypody

by MachiFlorida, USA

In the first photo you can see the sori, or the spore-producing structures on ...

12 3 Water Moccasin (Juvenile)

Water Moccasin (Juvenile)

by MachiFlorida, USA

Juveniles are more reddish than adults, and also have the yellow tail tip. ...

4 1 Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

by CindyBinghamKeiserCalifornia, USA

This large rabbit is the third largest in the USA. It has a distinctive black ...

3 7 Thicket hairstreak

Thicket hairstreak

by mauna KunzahDiablo, Washington, United States

This light brown butterfly rested on yarrow (Achillea sp.) for a few seconds. ...

3 2 Western Bluebird

Western Bluebird

by JaybirdUtah, USA

Male Description Head, throat and upperparts bright, deep cobalt blue. Breast ...

2 0 Showy milkweed

Showy milkweed

by Brian38Washington, USA

A stout, sparingly branched, pubescent perennial, 1 1/2-3 ft. tall, with large, ...

0 0 Stickleaf

Stickleaf

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Upright to sprawling, rough-hairy perennial to 2 ft. from enlarged roots. Wide ...

0 0 Winged Sumac

Winged Sumac

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Winged sumac is a large, deciduous shrub or small tree, 20-35 ft. tall, with ...

29 32 Snow Bunting

Snow Bunting

by JakubkoNew York, USA

A gorgeous, light-colored, sparrow-like bird in the longspur family, ...

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 ...

3 3 Salmonberry

Salmonberry

by YukoChartrawWashington, USA

Rubus spectabilis (Salmonberry) is a species of Rubus native to the west coast ...

0 0 Peppervine

Peppervine

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Deciduous to semi-evergreen vine that can be ground cover-like, but is often ...

0 0 Silver-leaf Nightshade

Silver-leaf Nightshade

by joanbstanleyTemple, Texas, USA

There are several species of horse nettle, all of which have star-shaped ...

0 0 Wild Petunia

Wild Petunia

by joanbstanleyTemple, Texas, USA

The wild petunia has flowers much like those of the cultivated petunia (genus ...

0 0 coast redwood

coast redwood

by hannawackerCalifornia, USA

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

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