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0 0 Moth

Moth

by UnckieBobSan Mateo, California

Moth (3/4-inch)

1 1 Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

by UnckieBobSan Mateo, California, USA

Suburban

3 4 Magpie

Magpie

by UnckieBobStavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Noisy bird outside my window.

0 0 Banded Orb Weaver

Banded Orb Weaver

by thothprojectsWestern Australia, Australia

Open forests and woodland, suburban

0 0 Great Egret

Great Egret

by accskpPanama City Beach, Florida, USA

Panama City Beach, Fl. Suburban

0 0 Yellow Jacket

Yellow Jacket

by UnckieBobSan Mateo, California, USA

Munching on the dead leaves of a fortnight lily.

0 1 Tree Weta

Tree Weta

by tashu.vetPalmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

North Island Suburban

1 1 Merlin

Merlin

by elliso92Potsdam, New York, USA

Suburban

0 0 Eastern Gray Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Gray squirrel adult

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by BKeeferHailey, Idaho, USA

Looks like a gold-tinged version of a Box Elder bug

4 1 Florida bark mantis

Florida bark mantis

by xiant13Ocala, Florida, United States

Found in a suburban

1 0 Rosy wolfsnail

Rosy wolfsnail

by KateRoperCampLouisiana, USA

Brown snail with elongated shell

0 0 Tan Jumper

Tan Jumper

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Immature jumper. Banded gray. Common in

0 0 Koi or Nishikigoi

Koi or Nishikigoi

by jasmurdoFt. Myers, Florida, USA

Ornamental variety of domesticated common carp.

1 1 Bottle Brush Tree

Bottle Brush Tree

by Dave-a-roniKissimmee, Florida, USA

Some sort of tropical tree with bright red flowers.

0 1 Barbary Fig

Barbary Fig

by JoséDPetaluma, California, USA

Cactus plant, prickly pear Probably opuntia genus, can't identify which species ...

0 0 Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

by LivanEscuderoHomestead, Florida, USA

Larger, less approachable, and much more solitary than the black vultures. More ...

5 2 Eastern Garter Snake

Eastern Garter Snake

by ZachTIndiana, USA

A very common snake found across most of North America that is as much at home ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KevinBBabbittTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

This quarter inch beetle was sitting outside on my house I placed it on the ...

0 0 Maple or hedge maple

Maple or hedge maple

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Tall deciduous tree. Observed in December so leaves mostly gone

0 0 American holly

American holly

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Large holly tree with Red berries. Evergreen. 30 feet tall approximately.

0 0 Oak leaf hydrangea

Oak leaf hydrangea

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Large burgundy red leaves. Shrub. 7 feet wide by 5 feet tall.

0 0 Winged elm

Winged elm

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

60 foot massive tree. Trunk diameter 100 inches. Deciduous. Bark gray mostly. ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by tonya.l.roseMississauga, Ontario, Canada

Looks like a piece of sawdust or scrap of paper. Some kind of moth I think.

0 0 Karoo Thrush

Karoo Thrush

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesBoksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

separated. Picture is of the same bird but I must have altered the camera ...

4 4 Barred Owl

Barred Owl

by myraj2North Carolina, USA

large owl, whitish with dark streaks, round head with no ear tufts

6 6 Cicada

Cicada

by InannaBintAliKansas City, Missouri, USA

Clear, lace-like wings. Green-and-brown camouflage body. Large eyes

0 0 The Gem, male

The Gem, male

by ForestDragonWestbury, New York, USA

Small moth. Brown with wavy lines. Dark discal spot

0 0 Gray tree frog (immature)

Gray tree frog (immature)

by elliso92Potsdam, New York, USA

About 1" in length, bright green coloring with some gray banding on legs

0 0 Long-spurred meadow katydid

Long-spurred meadow katydid

by NathanHofstadMound, Minnesota, USA

A green, red eyed katydid I noticed calling while walking down the sidewalk.

1 0 Green Lynx Spider

Green Lynx Spider

by JoshuaHowertonDothan, Alabama, USA

The female Green Lynx Spider from my first sighting found my patio so inviting, ...

0 0 Tobacco Wireworm

Tobacco Wireworm

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Small tan beetle with darker markings on protonum and elytra. Two different ...

0 0 Loblolly pine

Loblolly pine

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Massive 170 foot tall tree. Trunk 22 feet in diameter. Evergreen. Needles too ...

0 0 Pekin lilac

Pekin lilac

by kellylynnreiterChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Small tree trunk diameter about 6 inches tree height about 30 feet. Deciduous.

1 0 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

by Fiona.MarieGreensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

This particular swallowtail was fluttering around my neighbor's butterfly bush, ...

1 0 Woodlouse Hunter

Woodlouse Hunter

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Small spider with reddish thorax and legs. Tan abdomen.

1 4 Sac Spider

Sac Spider

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Small, amazingly pale spider with a silky sheen. Legs were somewhat ...

1 0 Ipsilon Dart Moth

Ipsilon Dart Moth

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

This moth species shows up just about every time I

2 0 Two-lined Spittlebug

Two-lined Spittlebug

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

nearly every time I set up my blacklight.

1 0 Ichneumon wasp

Ichneumon wasp

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About 11-12 mm in body length (excluding ovipositor). Female specimen, colored ...

1 0 Walnut Sphinx Moth

Walnut Sphinx Moth

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Likely a gravid female in browns and tans. Scalloped distal edge to both

2 0 Lesser Goldfinch

Lesser Goldfinch

by LivanEscuderoScottsdale, Arizona, United States

High atop a Palo Verde at a ranch

1 0 Weta

Weta

by KennethMyklandAlbert-Eden, Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand Tree Weta. Commonly encountered in

3 2 Barred Owl

Barred Owl

by ManjuPinkyCincinnati, Ohio, USA

this is captive owl....but once was a wild owl that was rescued from near death.

4 2 Barred owl

Barred owl

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

that populations increased faster in the

18 12 Barred owl

Barred owl

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

that populations increased faster in the

1 0 Squash bee and sweat bee

Squash bee and sweat bee

by KristalWatrousPark Forest Village, Pennsylvania, USA

The larger bee is a squash bee (genus Peponapis), while the smaller one is a ...

1 0 Eastern Gray Squirrel

Eastern Gray Squirrel

by RiverValleyRunnerNew York City, New York, USA

This squirrel was scampering around beneath a Black Walnut tree looking for ...

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