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JenniferLawrence

JenniferLawrence

Hammond, Indiana

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JenniferLawrence Chinese Mantis
Chinese Mantis commented on by JenniferLawrence Whiting, Indiana, USA10 years ago

Thank you!

JenniferLawrence Poke milkweed
Poke milkweed commented on by JenniferLawrence Indiana, USA11 years ago

I defer to your greater knowledge, kind sir. :) And thank you!

JenniferLawrence Tufted Loosestrife
Tufted Loosestrife commented on by JenniferLawrence Indiana, USA11 years ago

Thank you, John!

JenniferLawrence Redbud
Redbud commented on by JenniferLawrence Indiana, USA11 years ago

Really? Rats...pretty sure I have an entry for Redbud already. I don't think I realized what it looked like when it wasn't in bloom.

Thank you!!!

JenniferLawrence Sora
Sora commented on by JenniferLawrence Hammond, Indiana, USA11 years ago

I have no idea -- I didn't get to look at it that closely, alas. I guess it could have gotten tangled up in something in the store?

JenniferLawrence Sora
Sora commented on by JenniferLawrence Hammond, Indiana, USA11 years ago

It's definitely not a starling, those I can ID on sight even from a distance.

Our town is located between Lake Michigan and Wolf Lake, with plenty of wetlands areas scattered around the town (including on a golf course, less than a mile away), but I think it's not a sora because of the extreme size difference; they're twice as big as this poor bird was.

JenniferLawrence Sora
Sora commented on by JenniferLawrence Hammond, Indiana, USA11 years ago

I'm not entirely sure this is correct. The plumage around the face is a light cream color around the eyes, and Wikipedia says they tend to be 7 1/2 to 12 inches long. This was only a smidgen over 6 inches from beak to the tip of its tail. Unless, perhaps plumage is different for juveniles?

I have two other pictures I took as the store people were bagging it up to dispose of; let me upload those.

JenniferLawrence Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant commented on by JenniferLawrence Brookfield, Illinois, USA11 years ago

If it's what you say it is, I don't know why they have that particular species; haven't been back in the year since I took these shots. But thanks for the ID!

JenniferLawrence Thread-waisted Wasp
Thread-waisted Wasp commented on by JenniferLawrence Chicago, Illinois, USA11 years ago

Looks like one of the species of Ichneumon wasps.

JenniferLawrence Common Button-bush
Common Button-bush commented on by JenniferLawrence Whiting, Indiana, USA11 years ago

Thank you!

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