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0 1 Red admiral

Red admiral

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Reelfoot

8 3 Barred owl

Barred owl

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Medium sized owl

5 2 Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

by LisaPowersSamburg, Tennessee, USA

Small grebe with red on neck and sides, bright red eye and orange 'ear' stripe.

4 0 Diamond-backed Watersnake

Diamond-backed Watersnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Brownish-green snake with darker pattern and keeled scales. Nonvenomous.

16 3 Barred Owl

Barred Owl

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Brown and buff owl, medium sized bird.

12 0 Mole Salamander

Mole Salamander

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Stocky brownish-gray salamander with bluish flecking.

15 6 Crayfish

Crayfish

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Beautiful dark crayfish with red pimples and large claws.

3 0 Zebra swallowtail

Zebra swallowtail

by KarenLTennessee, USA

4" long including tails

2 0 Muskrat

Muskrat

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Bigger than a rat, aquatic rodent with brown fur.

0 0 Bald eagle

Bald eagle

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Mature bald eagle in a tree overlooking the

7 0 Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Brownish-red bird

2 1 Bald cypress

Bald cypress

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Deciduous trees with fern-like leaves and woody "knees"

1 0 Southern Painted Turtle

Southern Painted Turtle

by LisaPowersSamburg, Tennessee, USA

Young male painted turtle with elongated front claws for breeding courtship.

3 0 Broad-banded Watersnake

Broad-banded Watersnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Sub-adult with beautiful orange on the head and between the large bands that ...

3 0 Broad-banded Watersnake

Broad-banded Watersnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Large adult with beautiful orange on the head and between the large bands that ...

3 0 Western Ribbonsnake

Western Ribbonsnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Long, slender snake with black, yellow and body with orange dorsal stripe and ...

0 0 Lotus borer caterpillar

Lotus borer caterpillar

by KarenLTennessee, USA

3/4" long aquatic caterpillar with hooks at the tail end so that it can attach ...

6 5 Timber Rattlesnake

Timber Rattlesnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

A young rattlesnake with gray/tan/black and tan markings.

1 0 Long-jawed Orb Weaver

Long-jawed Orb Weaver

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Long-bodied brown and white orb weaver spider.

2 0 Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Adult bird with brown feathers, white head, orange beak and feet.

4 0 Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Adult bird with brown feathers, white head, orange beak and feet.

9 2 swamp rabbit

swamp rabbit

by Scott FrazierTennessee, USA

The largest of the obviously named "cottontails" (within Sylvilagus sp.) found ...

1 0 American lotus

American lotus

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Large aquatic plant with huge round leaves emerging above the water and a big ...

2 2 Osprey

Osprey

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Large brown bird with white head and brown eye mask

1 0 Bald eagle

Bald eagle

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Large adult brown bird with hooked beak, white head and white tail feathers.

1 1 American White Pelican

American White Pelican

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Large, heavy-bodied white bird with pouch-like beak and webbed feet.

45 28 Western Mud Snake

Western Mud Snake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Juvenile black snake with red belly and red eyes.

8 12 Ruby throated hummingbird (male)

Ruby throated hummingbird (male)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is a small hummingbird. It is the only species of ...

2 0 Southern Leopard Frog

Southern Leopard Frog

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

3 inch long ranid frog. Body was mostly tan with darker brown spots and some ...

15 8 Arabesque Orbweaver

Arabesque Orbweaver

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

These small orb weavers were very abundant but very skittish.

1 0 Yellow-bellied Watersnake

Yellow-bellied Watersnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Dark olive-black body with distinctive yellow belly and strongly keeled scales.

3 1 Bald cypress

Bald cypress

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Tall tree with needle-like deciduous leaves and a broad base of the trunk with ...

7 2 Bald cypress

Bald cypress

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

A deciduous conifer that grows on saturated and seasonally inundated soils of ...

2 1 Great egret

Great egret

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The Great Egret is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most ...

10 4 Broad-banded Watersnake

Broad-banded Watersnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

A very pretty watersnake with broad dark bands across lighter cream to brown to ...

3 2 Osprey

Osprey

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The Osprey sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a ...

3 5 Osprey

Osprey

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The Osprey sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a ...

1 0 Mallard (males)

Mallard (males)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The Mallard is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and ...

3 2 Bald eagle (juvenile - being mobbed by a boat-tailed grackle)

Bald eagle (juvenile - being mobbed by a boat-tailed grackle)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

This juvenile bald eagle was being well & truly seen off by a tiny (in ...

6 5 Red-eared slider

Red-eared slider

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The red-eared slider is a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. ...

6 17 American kestrel

American kestrel

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The American Kestrel, sometimes colloquially known as the Sparrow Hawk, is a ...

5 7 Double-creasted cormorant

Double-creasted cormorant

by KarenLTennessee, USA

found near rivers, lakes and along the ...

3 8 Osprey

Osprey

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The Osprey sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a ...

1 2 Crayfish or crawdad

Crayfish or crawdad

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The greatest diversity of crayfish species is found in southeastern North ...

1 0 Green tree frog

Green tree frog

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The frog is green medium-sized, up to 2.5 inches long. Their bodies are usually ...

12 11 Diamond-backed watersnake

Diamond-backed watersnake

by KarenLTennessee, USA

A large, keel-scaled, heavy-bodied snake (30.0 to 48.0 inches in length) with ...

2 2 American water-willow

American water-willow

by KarenLTennessee, USA

. americana to form large colonies on or near the shorelines of still or slow ...

11 14 Broad-banded watersnake

Broad-banded watersnake

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Broad-banded Water Snake is often incorrectly referred to as a "water ...

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