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0 0 Canada Goose

Canada Goose

by dwaynewood58Niagara Falls, New York, USA

A black and brown bird

0 0 Eastern Gray Squirrel (black)

Eastern Gray Squirrel (black)

Niagara Falls, New York, New York, Canada

Jet black squirrel

2 1 Canada Thistle

Canada Thistle

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Small plant with lavender blooms. Smooth stems. Lobed leaves with spines. ...

0 0 Homoneura Fly

Homoneura Fly

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Tiny fly with a pink body, red eyes and distinctive black dots on wings. ...

1 0 Small Minnow Mayfly

Small Minnow Mayfly

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Very small, yellow mayfly with long "tails". Transparent wings with an ...

0 0 White Heath Aster

White Heath Aster

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Somewhat bushy Aster. Sparse flowers. Typical yellow center with white petals ...

1 5 Unknown Mushroom

Unknown Mushroom

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Fairly large orange mushroom with hints of yellow and red. Gilled with a stem. ...

2 0 New England Aster

New England Aster

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Medium sized plant with moderately hairy stems. Lanceolate shaped leaves. ...

0 0 Unknown Crab Spider, female

Unknown Crab Spider, female

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Pale tan crab spider. Very shy so these are the best shots I was able to get.

1 0 Northern Flatid Planthopper

Northern Flatid Planthopper

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Completely white. I have never seen one with it's wings out like this but I did ...

0 0 Gypsywort

Gypsywort

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Tall plants with heavily toothed leaves. Whorls of flower clusters grow at leaf ...

0 0 Sweet Autumn Clematis

Sweet Autumn Clematis

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Vigorous vine with compound leaves. Leaves ovate, smooth and usually comprised ...

0 0 Day Lily

Day Lily

by dwaynewood58Niagara Falls, New York, USA

an orange flower

1 0 Oxeye Daisy

Oxeye Daisy

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Common flower. Yellow center with white petals. Tall, thin stem with shorter ...

0 0 Purpleleaf Willowherb

Purpleleaf Willowherb

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Small, bushy plant with unique flowers that are on the end of long stems. ...

0 0 Two-banded Petrophila

Two-banded Petrophila

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Small moth. Fairly pale with yellowish-brown bands. Small metallic spots on ...

0 0 Herb Robert

Herb Robert

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Small plant with long, thin, sprawling branches. Small, pinkish flowers. Seed ...

1 0 Unknown Fungus

Unknown Fungus

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Tentatively placed in Fungi. Roundish, pale fungus? Slight tan coloration on ...

2 0 Mossy Maze Polypore

Mossy Maze Polypore

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Beautiful gray/tan and white bracket fungus. Concentric color rings. Ruffled ...

2 1 Worm Millipede

Worm Millipede

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Large millipede. Cylindrical body. Blackish-brown with red bands and red legs.

0 0 Brainerd's Hawthorn

Brainerd's Hawthorn

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, USA

Low growing tree. Smooth bark with long thorns. Shallowly lobed leaves with ...

0 0 Jerusalem Artichoke

Jerusalem Artichoke

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, USA

Tall plant. Flowers have a yellow center that fades to brown as it ages. Yellow ...

0 0 Downy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

by Dave-a-roniNiagara Falls, New York, New York, Canada

After a few minutes of him pecking at the tree and me trying to get a good ...

0 0 Hickory Tussock Moth

Hickory Tussock Moth

by dwaynewood58Niagara Falls, New York, USA

this is the caterpillar of Hickory Tussock Moth

0 0 Clearweed

Clearweed

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Growing in a fairly dense patch of plants. Smooth stems. Leaves are ovate, ...

1 0 Unknown Mushroom

Unknown Mushroom

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Medium sized mushroom with a rich, chestnut brown top, edged with a slightly ...

2 0 Heart-leaved Aster

Heart-leaved Aster

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Medium sized shrub-like plant. Many branching stems with buds and/or flowers. ...

0 0 Tyrol Knapweed

Tyrol Knapweed

by dandoucetteNiagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

light purple blooms, leaves lanceolate

1 0 Ring billed gull

Ring billed gull

by PrashastiPrashantavanamNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Found in Niagara

2 0 Cedar-Hawthorn Rust

Cedar-Hawthorn Rust

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, USA

This fungus infects several species of tree. Seen here, orange/brown spots on ...

1 0 Common Sawfly Larvae

Common Sawfly Larvae

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, USA

Sawfly larvae are often mistaken for butterfly and moth caterpillars due to ...

0 0 Mallard

Mallard

by PrashastiPrashantavanamNiagara Falls, New York, USA

brown head and body. Found in many state ...

1 0 Black-Crowned Night Heron's

Black-Crowned Night Heron's

by DavidBarnasNiagara Falls, New York, New York, Canada

in the pictures) - on my way back from hiking in Devils Hole and the Whirlpool ...

4 5 Little Wood Satyr

Little Wood Satyr

by dandoucetteNiagara Falls, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

The forewing has two yellow-rimmed black spots on both sides, dorsal and ...

1 1 White Sweet Clover

White Sweet Clover

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, USA

Gangly plant with elongated flower clusters. Small white flowers. Dark green ...

1 0 Banded Tussock Moth

Banded Tussock Moth

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Bright yellow, bristly caterpillar. Four long black lashes (two in front and to ...

1 0 Ring-billed Gull (Juvenile)

Ring-billed Gull (Juvenile)

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

This young gull appeared to be begging food from its parents.

2 0 Black Squirrel

Black Squirrel

by PrashastiPrashantavanamNiagara Falls, New York, United States

As per the data i could gather, The black squirrel occurs as a "melanistic" ...

1 0 Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet Pimpernel

by ForestDragonNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Small plant with sprawling stems. Orange, five petaled, flowers with red near ...

0 0 Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

. Ethnobotanic: People have used milkweed for fiber, food, and medicine all ...

1 0 Ring-billed Gull (Very Young)

Ring-billed Gull (Very Young)

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

This small, fluffy baby had little fear of humans as it wandered along the ...

0 0 Creeping Bellflower

Creeping Bellflower

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Creeping Bellflower can at times become quite invasive and is notoriously ...

0 0 Moth Mullein

Moth Mullein

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

. It has since been found in almost every one of the continental United

1 2 Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

by dandoucetteCanada

woody vine seen here with striking fall ...

0 0 Purple Loosestrife

Purple Loosestrife

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

This is a non-native species with attractive blooms that has become a serious ...

0 0 Bittersweet Nightshade

Bittersweet Nightshade

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Lovely purple blooms with bright gold pendant stamens caught my attention. The ...

0 0 Purpleflowering Raspberry

Purpleflowering Raspberry

by QWMomNiagara Falls, New York, USA

Unlike most other related species in the Rubus genus (blackberries, brambles) , ...

0 0 Yarrow

Yarrow

by QWMomNiagara Falls, USA

Clusters of white tiny flowers and delicate fern-like foliage with a pungent ...

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