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Thanks for sharing your incredible encounter with this beautiful raptor, Donna. Congrats on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"This stunning, juvenile Cooper’s hawk is an accipiter, a small to medium-sized hawk of swift flight. This particular bird of prey is found in North America.
Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. You’re most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wingbeats followed by a glide. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks make for famously tricky identifications."

Haha that's amazing @dandoucette!

Congrats on the milestone, Gerardo! What a better way to celebrate than with a spotting of the day!

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"This beautiful, juvenile Yellow stingray was spotted just today in a coral reef. In this photo we see Project Noah top spotter, Gerardo Aizpuru, 30 feet below on a sandy bottom in Mexico, holding this tiny baby ray in his hand. This bottom-dwelling stingray inhabits sandy, muddy, or seagrass bottoms in shallow inshore waters, commonly near coral reefs. Relatively sedentary during the day, the Yellow stingray feeds on small invertebrates and bony fishes. When hunting it may undulate its disc to uncover buried prey, or lift the front of its disc to form a "cave" attractive to shelter-seeking organisms."

Thanks for sharing this incredible encounter with such an amazing little turtle, Luis. Congrats on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"What a unique and rare spotting of an Olive ridley turtle! This particular turtle, spotted in Mexico, has a rare form of albinism. When this photo was taken, it was to be released into the wild. The Olive ridley turtle is the smallest of the marine turtles. This particular turtle has a fascinating condition known as albinism, resulting in little or no color pigmentation, making it appear to be greyish white."

What an incredible photo of this stunning owl. Congrats, on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"Spotted just a few days ago in Alberta, Canada, the ghostlike Snowy owl has unmistakable white plumage that echoes its Arctic origins. Snowy owls breed in the Artic Tundra and winter south through Canada. They are one of the largest species of Owl with a wingspan that spans a 5 foot human being! They lead nomadic lives and travel vast distances from year to year searching for food."

Thanks for sharing this fascinating lizard with us, Daniel. Congrats, we've chosen your photo as spotting of the day!

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"Spotted in Mexico, this Cone head lizard is arboreal, meaning that it rarely leaves the trees. These vibrantly coloured lizards are found in the dense foliage of tropical rain forests throughout Central America. The Cone head lizard, also known as the Eastern casquehead iguana, is a long, thin lizard from Central America, especially Mexico. Rather slow, it sits on trees and bushes above water courses, licking water drops on leaves and catching insects that walk nearby."

Wow, Martin! What a wild looking caterpillar. Thanks for sharing this amazing specimen with us and congrats on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"Check out this flamboyant Caterpillar! The larva of the Emperor gum moth is a wonderful mini-beast with a bright green base, orange and yellow tubercles and a white stripe that runs almost the full length of its body. The larva of the emperor moth is a vibrant creature that advertises colorful spines that are irritating to most predators. Their bodies retain toxic materials from the eucalyptus leaves as a defense."

Holy, what an unusual and fierce looking Katydid! Thanks for sharing this with us, Donn. You've just earned your first ever spotting of the day! Congrats!

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"Spotted in Texas, we can tell why the spotting of the day is famously known as the Red-eyed Devil. Evidently, these aggressive Katydids are capable of biting and drawing blood if disturbed. Also known as the Red-eyed Devil, the Greater Arid-land Katydid will rear up in a formidable display if disturbed. They mainly hunt insects but will also feed on fruit and other plant material. They are not common every year, but when they occur they tend to stay low in trees and especially seem to prefer hanging around Prickly-pear Cactus."

Thanks for sharing this incredible encounter with us, Rubens. Congrats on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"This dazzling Glittering Sapphire butterfly was spotted yesterday in Brazil. We love the beautiful turquoise and blue of its wings paired with its golden yellow eyes. Found exclusively in the neotropics, the Glittering Sapphire butterfly has extremely reflective wings, shimmering in metallic turquoise and blue. Their flight is erratic, very rapid and close to the ground, with a tendency to flit constantly from spot to spot."

Thanks for sharing this wonderful encounter with us, Noah. Congrats on a well deserved spotting of the day!

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"We just love this brightly colored Red Salamander, spotted a few days ago in the Georgia, USA. Found in the eastern United States, the Red Salamander can be found in both terrestrial or aquatic environments. This salamander is a carnivore, feeding on small insects, worms, and other invertebrates, and occasionally smaller salamanders. They play a significant ecological role as predators, prey, and cyclers of nutrients in the woodland and stream habitats they live in."