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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by BrittanyBrackneyIllinois, USA

Found along the lake shore

0 1 Robber fly

Robber fly

by JopyCroatia

Nature park Vransko jezero, spotted on lake

0 0 Shore fly

Shore fly

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Shore

0 1 Shore Fly

Shore Fly

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Small fly, 4 mm long. Family Ephydridae ...

0 0 Brine Fly

Brine Fly

by JaybirdSalt Lake City, Utah, USA

Also known as "alkalai fly" and "

2 0 Tiger Bee Fly

Tiger Bee Fly

by suzybousaNorth Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

Heritage Shores Nature Preserve

0 0 Shore Fly

Shore Fly

by Mary Henschel ChadseyFlorida, USA

Very small green fly on the blossom of a ...

0 0 unknown butterfly

unknown butterfly

by KristalWatrousWyoming, USA

Small brown butterfly found flying near the ...

1 0 Willet

Willet

by CoralAverySan Diego, California, USA

Willet searching for food while the tide returns.

0 0 Seven-spotted ladybug

Seven-spotted ladybug

by Patrick EndresSt. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA

I found this ladybug flying around a yard ...

1 0 Unknown Fly

Unknown Fly

by ForestDragonWest Bay Shore, New York, USA

Tan colored fly with a white face. Reddish ...

0 0 Sanderling

Sanderling

by TorreyNeelEncinitas, California, USA

Small shore bird that

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by jerseyturnersRaritan Township, New Jersey, USA

Moth that resembles a crane fly

1 0 Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

by Tamarac DenisMinnesota, USA

Hummingbird particularly flying around pine ...

0 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by ArathiaL.A., California, USA

Hunting in packs, these birds displaied interesting formation flight skills.

8 4 Osprey

Osprey

by auntnance123Cocoa, Florida, USA

spotted flying along the

3 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by NickORincón, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Flying over the

2 1 Grey Heron; Garza Real

Grey Heron; Garza Real

by Malcolm Wilton-Jones

Flew up from a hidden spot amongst the rocks on the

0 0 Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

by rosygu61Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Sometimes they fly over the buildings at ...

0 0 House fly

House fly

by Jeremy BrothersBaltimore, Maryland, USA

The fly has red eyes and has a brownish ...

21 13 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by AntonWahyudiSulawesi Barat, Indonesia

Common Name: Robber Fly Order Name: ...

0 1 Signal Fly

Signal Fly

by ForestDragonWest Bay Shore, New York, USA

Small fly with a dark abdomen and somewhat ...

1 0 Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

by beachbum732Wall Township, New Jersey, USA

and practicing "flying" into the nest from ...

1 0 Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

by LivanEscuderoFort Myers Beach, Florida, USA

A long ways from home! It nests on rocky arctic

3 0 Whimbrel

Whimbrel

by CoralAverySan Diego, California, USA

Brown and white Whimbrel that flew right up to me for a quick photo shoot.

0 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Phil_SOhio, USA

Belongs to the family Syrphidae. Also known as a Syrphid

1 4 Shore Fly

Shore Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Tiny bronze fly about 5 mm long. There is ...

0 0 Muscid Fly

Muscid Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserHoonah, Alaska, USA

Red male fly with clear wings about 7 mm ...

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

I spotted this heron flying across the lake ...

5 1 Osprey

Osprey

by MartinJ.MartinezMassachusetts, USA

Seems like some kind of raptor

6 6 Willet

Willet

by LuisStevensNayarit, Mexico

This bird is both beautiful on the ground and

0 0 Pigmy Dartlet

Pigmy Dartlet

by SouvickTittinMukherjeeKolkata, West Bengal, India

A small apple green damselfly with black thoracic stripes orange ...

5 2 Green Marsh Hawk

Green Marsh Hawk

by Little RexIligan, Lanao Del Norte, Philippines

Green Dragonfly :3

1 2 Western Tiger Beetle

Western Tiger Beetle

by SFShepCalifornia, USA

Tiger beetle, slate gray with white spots. very fast. Apparently they can

8 3 Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

by 15arobertsonFort Myers Beach, Florida, USA

black top feathers, white feathers, orange bill, black around eye

0 0 Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

by dferrisMichigan, USA

Small sandpiper with brown back and white speckled belly. Spotted

2 1 Bee Killer

Bee Killer

by Brian38Arkansas, USA

Large black robber fly with yellowish ...

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by dknuffkeIslip, New York, USA

Black, mid-size Dragon Fly with light or ...

0 0 Longlegged fly

Longlegged fly

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

Small fly with long legs as shown, front ...

0 0 Swifts or Swiftlets

Swifts or Swiftlets

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesKota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

I have grouped these all together as there are several species of both

1 2 Black Threadtail

Black Threadtail

by TicThapanyaเชียงใหม่, จังหวัดเชียงใหม่, Thailand

small damselfly 3-4 cm length, slowly fly ...

7 4 Great Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

by AshleyTBarnegat Township, New Jersey, USA

Largest gull in the world. Adults have a white body with a black back, and the ...

0 0 Spongilla Fly

Spongilla Fly

by doreen.chambers.14Averill, Vermont, USA

Each spring pollen from the trees washes to

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AdamTeutIowa, USA

Small green flying insect with transparent ...

0 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Zlatan CelebicBayelsa, Nigeria

Black and yellow.

0 0 DragonFly

DragonFly

by Aonach_Eagach5152, South Australia, Australia

spotting is some 20km away in the Adelaide Hills, albeit near a small lake ...

8 7 Sanderling

Sanderling

by ArathiaL.A., California, USA

possible, its feathers wet and ruffled. When in flight, they display great ...

0 0 Spotted Sandpiper

Spotted Sandpiper

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Small shore bird with brown, fairly uniform ...

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