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0 0 Least skipper butterfly

Least skipper butterfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Found at Mason

0 0 Big bluet damselfly

Big bluet damselfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Found at Mason

0 0 Common whitetail dragonfly

Common whitetail dragonfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Found in Mason

3 0 Triangulate orb-weaver spider

Triangulate orb-weaver spider

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Found at Mason

1 1 Turkey Tail

Turkey Tail

by LaurieVirginia, USA

0 3 Princess Pine

Princess Pine

by LaurieVirginia, USA

0 0 Needham's skimmer dragonfly

Needham's skimmer dragonfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Female. Seen in the main wetland at Mason ...

0 2 Great blue skimmer dragonfly

Great blue skimmer dragonfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Male. Found at Mason

0 0 Spined micrathena spider

Spined micrathena spider

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

In the process of making a web. Found in

2 0 Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly

Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Found at Mason

1 0 Smartweed caterpillar

Smartweed caterpillar

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

This is the larvae of the smeared dagger moth. Found at

2 0 Scarlet tanager

Scarlet tanager

by NanksHVirginia, USA

Spotted this beauty in Mason

0 1 Bald eagle

Bald eagle

by urbānaVirginia, USA

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

1 0 Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret

by lisa.mason12L.A., California, USA

Long legs with yellow feet. Long beak, picking at shells on the beach. White, ...

1 3 Great blue heron

Great blue heron

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

In flight, this heron tucks in its neck and ...

1 0 Painted turtle

Painted turtle

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

This turtle looked quite picturesque with a fallen leaf on its

1 0 Belted Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

by meljhandMason City, Iowa, USA

belt on neck. Was not too large, maybe 6 ...

0 0 Yellowlegs

Yellowlegs

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

from the observation deck at the terminus of the Great Marsh Trail,

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

Some type of "ground cover." I photographed this specimen while experimenting ...

0 0 Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A pair of Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus) spotted at a great distance from ...

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A Great Blue Heron spotted high in a tree along Great Marsh Trail.

3 0 Harvester butterfly

Harvester butterfly

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

down so I could get a shot! Found on one of the trails in the forest in

0 0 Common yellowthroat

Common yellowthroat

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Adult males have black face masks which stretch from the sides of the

7 1 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail and a red head ...

1 1 Red swamp crayfish

Red swamp crayfish

by urbicaeVirginia, USA

Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)

1 0 Pincushion Moss

Pincushion Moss

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

Some sort of "ground cover," presumably a type of moss. I photographed this ...

0 0 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Systema Naturae. Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail ...

1 0 Northern cricket frog

Northern cricket frog

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

they all have a Y marking down their backs. Caught in a vernal pool in

7 4 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail and a red head ...

2 1 Common yellowthroat

Common yellowthroat

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

chests, and white bellies. Adult males have black face masks which stretch ...

1 0 Canada goose

Canada goose

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

These geese extend their necks and dip ...

0 2 Blue-black spider wasp

Blue-black spider wasp

by urbicaeVirginia, USA

This unidentified species belongs to the Blue-black spider wasps or Anoplius ...

1 2 Apple snail shell

Apple snail shell

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

An Apple snail shell spotted along the shoreline of Pohick Bay (a freshwater ...

3 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker (adult male)

Red-bellied Woodpecker (adult male)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A Red-bellied Woodpecker spotted along the "Blue Trail" at Pohick Bay Regional ...

5 2 Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A couple of Bald Eagles perching in a tree several hundred yards from my ...

1 0 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail and a red head ...

2 2 Eastern Painted Turtle

Eastern Painted Turtle

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

necks, legs, and tails. The face has only ...

3 1 Yellow-necked caterpillar moth

Yellow-necked caterpillar moth

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

Young larvae skeletonize the leaves of their host plant. Later, they feed on ...

1 1 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Systema Naturae. Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail ...

0 0 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Systema Naturae. Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail ...

0 0 Red-headed woodpecker

Red-headed woodpecker

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Systema Naturae. Adults are strikingly tri-colored, with a black back and tail ...

0 0 Eastern painted turtle

Eastern painted turtle

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

necks, legs, and tails. The face has only ...

0 0 Potter Wasp's Nest

Potter Wasp's Nest

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

building it, as they often will have a narrow

0 1 Sika Deer

Sika Deer

by Mason Jordan Dalton

spots on its back and a white rump Males have narrow antlers and a dark, ...

1 0 Ceylon Grey Hornbill

Ceylon Grey Hornbill

by NuwanChathurangaAlawwa, Sri Lanka

The Grey Hornbill is a grotesque looking bird with an enormous decurved beak, ...

0 1 Hickory Tree

Hickory Tree

by LaurieVirginia, USA

Trees in the genus Carya (Ancient Greek: κάρυον "nut") are commonly known as ...

10 6 Common yellowthroat

Common yellowthroat

by NopayahnahChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

masks which stretch from the sides of the

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