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2 2 Blue Dasher

Blue Dasher

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Pale powdery blue body with blue-green eyes.

5 3 Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Large ears with black tips & a small black tail.

11 6 Rocky Mountain Pond-lily

Rocky Mountain Pond-lily

by Greg ShchepanekBritish Columbia, Canada

Mostly yellow flower with dark red on the inside petals.

0 0 Golden Prince’s-plume

Golden Prince’s-plume

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Slender wands of yellow flowers top tall, stout, smooth, bluish-green, leafy ...

0 0 Rock Wren

Rock Wren

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Small songbird. Pale gray back. Faintly striped throat. Long, barred tail. ...

1 0 White-belted Ringtail

White-belted Ringtail

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Pale-ringed abdomen and pale green thorax with four distinct dark stripes.

0 0 Sagebrush Lizard

Sagebrush Lizard

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Small Beige-white lizard with grey markings down the back & tail, stomach is ...

2 0 Yerba Mansa

Yerba Mansa

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Ovate leaves on fat round stalks give rise to beautiful rose-tinged, ...

3 2 Alkali Heliotrope

Alkali Heliotrope

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Similar to Gooseneck Loosestrife, but smaller with yellow or purple centre

1 0 Black Tern

Black Tern

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Dark head and chest and grey wings are distinctive.

5 2 Eastern Gartersnake

Eastern Gartersnake

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Melanistic morph, the snake is all black.

5 2 Southern Red-backed Vole

Southern Red-backed Vole

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Small, brown & mouse like with a red back.

42 29 Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Large ears with black tips & a small black tail.

0 0 Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Yellow, black, big eyes & hairy.

2 0 Labrador Indian-Paintbrush

Labrador Indian-Paintbrush

by Greg ShchepanekBritish Columbia, Canada

Similar to the common Red Paintbrush but white in colour.

3 0 Lorquin's Admiral

Lorquin's Admiral

by Greg ShchepanekBritish Columbia, Canada

Similar to a White Admiral but with orange tips on the wings.

1 0 Sticky Goldenrod

Sticky Goldenrod

by Greg ShchepanekNorthwest Territories, Canada

Very short goldenrod with only a few leaves.

9 2 Evening Grosbeak

Evening Grosbeak

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

There were a flock at the feeders and this guy was just chilling by the side ...

0 0 Black Arches Moth Larva

Black Arches Moth Larva

by Greg ShchepanekPrince Edward Island, Canada

Mostly brown caterpillar with bright yellow stripes trimmed with white & then a ...

1 0 Spotted Jewelweed

Spotted Jewelweed

by Greg Shchepanek

Orange with reddish-brown splotches; 2.5 cm long; 3 sepals, one that is very ...

1 0 Nevada Side-blotched Lizard

Nevada Side-blotched Lizard

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

A small brownish gray lizard with small smooth granular scales on the back, ...

0 0 Side-blotched Lizard

Side-blotched Lizard

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Beige-brown with spotting and a slight black line on the side. Slight turquoise ...

4 5 American Tree Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

A rusty cap and rusty (not black) eyeline on a grey head, a streaked brown ...

0 0 Mallard Duck

Mallard Duck

by Greg ShchepanekNevada, USA

Brown-light brown with a blue patch on the wing. This female was having a hell ...

4 2 Spotting

Spotting

by armadeus.4Western Australia, Australia

This gorgeous little Frog is approximately 3-4 cm (1.18-1.57 inches). Given the ...

0 0 Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Females are crisply streaked and dark brownish overall, paler on the breast and ...

0 0 Common Grackle

Common Grackle

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Black bird with glossy purple head contrast with bronzy-iridescent body. A ...

1 0 Midland Painted Turtle

Midland Painted Turtle

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Olive to black carapace with red or dark orange markings on the marginal ...

0 0 Yellow Warbler

Yellow Warbler

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Yellow Warblers are uniformly yellow birds. Males are a bright, egg-yolk yellow ...

0 0 Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

A small songbird with a forehead of yellow. Black mustache stripe on ...

2 0 Blue Jay

Blue Jay

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

White or light grey underneath, various shades of blue, black, and white above.

1 0 Arctic Skipper

Arctic Skipper

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Dark brown with rectangular orange spots. On the forewing underside, this ...

0 0 Common Yellowthroat

Common Yellowthroat

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Bright yellow below, with a sharp black face mask and olive upperparts. A thin ...

3 0 Bronzed Tiger Beetle

Bronzed Tiger Beetle

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Dorsal surfaces of the head, prothorax & elytra are dark brown. The elytral ...

1 0 Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Steely blue back, wings, and tail, and rufous to tawny underparts. The blue ...

5 0 Pickerel Frog

Pickerel Frog

by Greg ShchepanekSpringwater, Ontario, Canada

Medium sized and has smooth, tan skin with prominent bronze dorsolateral folds, ...

2 0 Killdeer

Killdeer

by Greg ShchepanekOntario, Canada

Brownish-tan on top and white below. The white chest is barred with two black ...

2 0 Black-banded Orange Moth

Black-banded Orange Moth

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Wing ground colour varies from white to orange yellow. Forewing with 4 ...

13 8 Red Squirrel

Red Squirrel

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Red-brown top with a white belly separated by a dark strip.

9 3 Splitgill

Splitgill

by armadeus.4Western Australia, Australia

This rather beautiful fungi looks like grey, hairy hands or grey leaves coming ...

1 0 Eastern Phoebe

Eastern Phoebe

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Gathering materials to build a nest. Brownish-gray above and off-white below, ...

4 0 Painted Trillium

Painted Trillium

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Bright white flower with a pink ring in the centre of the flower appearing to ...

0 0 Frosted Whiteface

Frosted Whiteface

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Bright white face with a blueish body and white on the tail.

0 0 Labrador Tea

Labrador Tea

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

A white flowering shrub with branches that are thin with young branches densely ...

2 0 Pink Lady's Slipper/Moccasin Flower

Pink Lady's Slipper/Moccasin Flower

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Flowers are pink, hollow pouch-shaped, deep cleft in centre. Leaves are two ...

1 0 Water Arum

Water Arum

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

The large white "petal" is not actually a petal at all. It is the sheath that ...

1 0 Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

by Greg ShchepanekBritish Columbia, Canada

Blackish above and white below. The head is a darker black than the wings and ...

0 0 Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

by Greg ShchepanekBritish Columbia, Canada

Adult male has a white breast, rufous face, flanks and tail and an iridescent ...

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