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0 1 Cottonwood borer

Cottonwood borer

by enchantment558Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Cottonwood trees

2 2 Cottonwood borer

Cottonwood borer

by enchantment558Norman, Oklahoma, USA

1.25 inch beetle making circular bore holes in

0 1 Cottonwood Dagger Moth caterpillar

Cottonwood Dagger Moth caterpillar

by ayshapratherNorman, Oklahoma, USA

covered in yellow hair, with black tufts

0 0 Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

by christineg2071Cottonwood, Alabama, USA

White and black

1 2 Cottonwood Borer

Cottonwood Borer

by MelissaCernaElleryTexas, USA

Black and white large insect

0 2 Cottonwood leaf beetle

Cottonwood leaf beetle

by courtneyhitson Abbeville, Georgia, USA

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

White crustose lichen with small round apothecia. Pertusaria

1 0 Pore Lichen

Pore Lichen

by Machi

On Black

0 0 Cottonwood

Cottonwood

by isabellaedoyleRichfield, Minnesota, USA

These look a bit like Quaking Aspen, but their trunks are different. The

1 0 Lungwort

Lungwort

by MachiAlaska, USA

Members of this genus are indicators of ecosystem health, as they are sensitive ...

0 3 Black cottonwood seeds

Black cottonwood seeds

by mauna KunzahAlaska, USA

Seeds of the black

1 0 Cottonwood borers (mating pair)

Cottonwood borers (mating pair)

by GoodyTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

The adult cottonwood borer is a large, ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by w.mayWyoming, USA

Possibly a black

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by w.mayWyoming, USA

Possibly a black

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ElsiOuztsWashington, USA

light green moss growing in heavy clumps on branches and small trunks.

0 2 Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar

Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar

by christineg2071Cottonwood, Alabama, USA

Black with orange stripes. Hairy or spiky ...

1 0 Wart Lichen

Wart Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

The corticolous southern counterpart to Pertusaria panyrga

2 1 Sommerfelt's Pore Lichen

Sommerfelt's Pore Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

Black

3 0 Strap Lichen

Strap Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

Heavily branched, pale green lichen

1 0 Alpine Pore Lichen

Alpine Pore Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

White lichen with perithecia present

6 6 Bullock's Oriole

Bullock's Oriole

by birdlady6000Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

almost exclusively in Black

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

Large fly with a black head and thorax and ...

4 2 Cottonwood Leaf Beetle (larva instars)

Cottonwood Leaf Beetle (larva instars)

by mauna KunzahAlaska, USA

Black larvae (probably mature) with white ...

5 4 Black Swallowtail

Black Swallowtail

by susan.kirt3Chicago, Illinois, USA

On Echinacea purpurea

2 2 Black Cottonwood Tree

Black Cottonwood Tree

by birdlady6000Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

The Cottonwood fluff that is so annoying to ...

2 0 Cottonwood Borer

Cottonwood Borer

by AmyLynnHammettKansas, USA

Long antennae, black & white patterned ...

2 0 Cottonwood Dagger Moth

Cottonwood Dagger Moth

by Gary17Barnum, Minnesota, United States

Furry yellow caterpillar with five clumps of

0 1 Cottonwood Borer

Cottonwood Borer

by НатальяВытAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Black and white beetle, about 6-7 cm in ...

1 0 Black Phoebe

Black Phoebe

by MrsPbioArizona, USA

Cottonwood Tree, where this fellow hung ...

1 0 Bullock's Oriole

Bullock's Oriole

by Cameron Young-CSC SnakeColorado, USA

Orange and black oriole with white wing bars

0 0 Metallic Wood-boring Beetle

Metallic Wood-boring Beetle

by beaker98Illinois, USA

A black and white Buprestid beetle that ...

1 0 Black-and-white Warbler

Black-and-white Warbler

by JoshuaGSmithArizona, USA

My lifer. Was mixed in with a flock of Yellow-rumped and Orange-crowned ...

0 0 Black Cottonwood

Black Cottonwood

by MachiAlaska, USA

The leaves are very aromatic and a little sticky

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

Willow tree in an area with a few small streams, lots of willow and

0 0 Black capped bolete

Black capped bolete

by Todd5Connecticut, USA

about 2-1/2" to 3" tall

3 1 March fly (Diptera: Bibionidae)

March fly (Diptera: Bibionidae)

by CJWhitmillNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Body about 1 cm long.

1 1 Caddisfly

Caddisfly

by MachiAlaska, USA

Large caddisfly with black and white ...

0 0 Black Cottonwood Tree

Black Cottonwood Tree

Ohio, USA

Two stalked and skinny stumped, and bushy on branches.

2 0 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

by DianePlatcoBrooksCorning, Ohio, USA

Yellow adult with black tiger stripes

0 0 Cottonwood Borer

Cottonwood Borer

by Shadowspider1Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

long), robust longhorned beetles with

1 0 Tree Pelt Lichen

Tree Pelt Lichen

by MachiAlaska, USA

I don't often see members of this genus on trees, but rather on the ground. The ...

0 0 Cottonwood Leaf Beetle

Cottonwood Leaf Beetle

by daniel.dparsons

The adult beetles are 6 mm (1/4 inch) long with a

0 0 Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Adults are grey-black on the upperparts ...

1 1 Black Twinberry

Black Twinberry

by JeanSawatzkyMaple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Medium sized shrub. A prolific flower and berry producer. The berries are ...

1 2 Black bear

Black bear

by MATTColorado, USA

This guy was moving through a residential area before reaching the hay meadows. ...

1 0 Black - Capped Chickadee

Black - Capped Chickadee

by 25004Wisconsin, USA

Black-capped chickadees are found in ...

0 0 Cottonwood Borer

Cottonwood Borer

by Shadowspider1Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

long), robust longhorned beetles with

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by MichaelFCrowe

-wings, or Red-mantled dragonflies differ when viewing this image. There isn't ...

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