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0 0 White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

distinctly peaked or smooth and flat, depending on the bird’

0 4 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by Russ DorenFlorida, USA

Beautiful orange, hairy, and wingless.

1 0 Northern Watersnake

Northern Watersnake

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

Today's spotting is brought to you by the letter "

0 0 American Coot

American Coot

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

not have webbed feet like a duck. Instead, each one of the coot’

3 12 Rusty Blackbird (female)

Rusty Blackbird (female)

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Rusty Blackbird is a medium-sized blackbird with a slender bill and ...

0 0 Gadwall Duck

Gadwall Duck

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

wings slightly more slender than a Mallard’

0 0 Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

below and cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

into a tight “S” shape; its wings are ...

0 0 Gadwall

Gadwall

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

wings slightly more slender than a Mallard’

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

into a tight “S” shape; its wings are ...

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

into a tight “S” shape; its wings are ...

0 0 Red-tailed Hawk      juvenile

Red-tailed Hawk juvenile

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

cinnamon-red above, though in young birds it’

0 0 Candian Geese

Candian Geese

by YvonneGilmoreWisconsin, USA

Several Canadian Geese flying in to hunker down for the big storm that came in ...

5 4 Spangled Skimmer dragonfly (male)

Spangled Skimmer dragonfly (male)

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

A star Spangled Skimmer in honor of the Fourth of July. Happy birthday, U.

4 4 American Bison

American Bison

by BethAngermeierSouth Dakota, USA

A very large herd animal that had been native to The Badlands, but reintroduced ...

0 0 Two-lined Spittle Bug

Two-lined Spittle Bug

by alexis.m.brooksTexas, USA

Beetle type bug found in high grass. The underside is bright red and the top of ...

1 0 Cicada

Cicada

by Angie ShyrighOhio, USA

Again, I'm not sure of this cicada ID and am open to corrections. In my 1/8 ...

0 0 Bindweed, Morning Glory

Bindweed, Morning Glory

by jazz.mannJoliet, Illinois, United States

this is family Convolvulaceae, probably one of the following three genera: ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by jazz.mannJoliet, Illinois, United States

family Asteraceae

1 0 Milkweed

Milkweed

by jazz.mannJoliet, Illinois, United States

This is milkweed (Asclepias sp.), probably common milkweed, but it could be ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by jazz.mannChicago, Illinois, United States

Probably a common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), or a painted turtle ...

0 0 Bindweed, Morning Glory

Bindweed, Morning Glory

by jazz.mannChicago, Illinois, United States

Most likely this is in the Convolvulaceae family, and probably the genus ...

1 0 Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod

Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod

by jazz.mannChicago, Illinois, United States

Canada goldenrod or Canadian goldenrod, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the ...

0 0 Swift River Cruiser

Swift River Cruiser

by ronfellows2020Denton, Texas, USA

Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center is a gateway to more than 2,900

0 0 Queen's Delight or Texas Toothleaf

Queen's Delight or Texas Toothleaf

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This is a Euphorbia.

0 0 Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This small cactus has a bloom larger than itself.

0 0 Wand Milkweed

Wand Milkweed

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

A Wand Milkweed that was blooming. The blooms have reddish tips. This species ...

0 0 Nipple, Fishhook, or Pincushion Cactus

Nipple, Fishhook, or Pincushion Cactus

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

A small group of cactus with three in full bloom.

0 0 Texas Thistle

Texas Thistle

by ronfellows2020Texas, USA

Lyndon B. Johnson Grasslands is 20,313

1 0 Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

by ronfellows2020Alvord, Texas, USA

This is a small cactus with a beautiful bloom.

0 0 Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

by ronfellows2020Alvord, Texas, USA

This is a small cactus with a beautiful bloom.

0 0 Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

Nipple, Fishhook or Pincushion Cactus

by ronfellows2020Alvord, Texas, USA

Three separate cactus blooms in a cluster of cactus plants.

1 0 Monarch butterflies

Monarch butterflies

by GeodialistVirginia, USA

“androconia” -- two black “hindwing pouches” on the butterfly’

0 0 Bluntlobe Cliff Fern

Bluntlobe Cliff Fern

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Rounded lobed fern growing out of the eroded sides of the trail.

0 0 Violet

Violet

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Smooth heart shaped leaves growing in a circular arrangement.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Dark fly with clear wings, slight yellow mark at base of thorax, and not fuzzy. ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Curly moss like growth on the soil.

0 0 Bracket Fungus

Bracket Fungus

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

White and grey brackets on a decaying log.

0 2 Hole

Hole

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This snag at the beginning of the trail has an enlarged woodpecker hole. it is ...

0 0 Nipple, Fishhook, or Pincushion Cactus

Nipple, Fishhook, or Pincushion Cactus

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This small cactus was near the other spotting and was supporting two full ...

0 0 Short-horned Grasshopper

Short-horned Grasshopper

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This was another grasshopper in the prairie area. It had length regular wings ...

0 0 Three-banded Grasshopper

Three-banded Grasshopper

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This is short-horned, band-winged grasshopper. There are three distinct ...

0 0 Wrinkled Grasshopper

Wrinkled Grasshopper

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

The pronotum has a wrinkled surface, and usually features a pale colored X.

0 0 Lanceleaf Blanketflower

Lanceleaf Blanketflower

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This was the only one in this group of Lanceleaf Blanketflower that had a ...

0 0 Spreading Sida

Spreading Sida

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Sida is a genus of flowering herbs and subshrubs in the mallow family, ...

0 0 Puffball Mushrooms

Puffball Mushrooms

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Small round light brown balls.

0 0 Fungus

Fungus

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Orange brown bracket fungus.

1 0 Bracket Fungus

Bracket Fungus

by gatorfellowsTexas, USA

Thin white brackets with light gray striping.

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