dziomber's Favorites
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Salix myricoidesHavainnoija
dziomberKuvaus
Relatively large thicket in sandy wet prairie on a beach ridge
The pubescent leaf undersides and the glandular petioles are unusual for this species, but everything else seems like a good match
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Viola viarumHavainnoija
gregh2Kuvaus
Idk the difference between V. palmata and V. triloba or if V. triloba is now a syn for viola palmata.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Liriomyza violivoraHavainnoija
jj_mcluckieKuvaus
First instance of a population that recurs yearly within a large patch of Viola
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Rassisara (Carex retrorsa)Havainnoija
sedgeKuvaus
Wetland at Middlefork Savanna FP.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Opossumi (Didelphis virginiana)Havainnoija
kalamurphykingKuvaus
Nighttime Drama Queen
Photo 1:
Playing Possum
While taking out recyclables at night, I heard something in my backyard. Got my camera, turned on the flash and discovered a small possum foraging in the leaves. I said hello as I took this shot & it promptly fell over and played dead. Complete with the mouth held open in a "death rictus"
Photo 2:
Is She Buying It?
I stayed still & quiet and soon the possum cut its eyes over at me like it was checking to see if I was buying its act.
Photo 3:
Cautiously Getting Up
Very slowly the possum started to get back on its feet.
Photo 4:
Still Showing My Teeth Just In Case
As it began to sit up, the possum kept the death grin going, just in case there was still a threat out there.
Photo 5:
And....I'm Dead Again!
I made the mistake of saying "it's ok baby, I'm not going to hurt you" & the possum promptly flopped over and froze. "Dead" once again. I was chuckling as I went back inside so the little drama queen could go about its business.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Wisteria frutescensHavainnoija
joelmcKuvaus
Robust vine. I think this is the native W. frutescens rather than W. sinensis or W. floribunda. I found a source suggesting that sinensis and floribunda have fuzzy/velvety seed pods while frutescens is smooth. Observations on iNat seem to bear out this distinction. Also, the seeds on this specimen look bean-like, while most of the photos I saw of seeds for the other two are flatter and rounder.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Carex alopecoideaHavainnoija
birds_bugs_botanyKuvaus
Small group of clumps in meadow, right beside C. stipata for comparison (in spike and sheath photos, stipata on left, alopecoidea on right)
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Alvet (Suku Lysimachia)Havainnoija
dziomberKuvaus
Poor fen on edge of floating mat, near minerotrophic moat
The galls on the leaves are distinct and common. I have seen what are likely the same galls on the same plant species in a sandy sedge meadows in Cook County, IL.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Kaksisirkkaiset (Luokka Magnoliopsida)Havainnoija
dziomberKuvaus
Low prairie. Potentially a higher swale
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Amerikanliito-Orava (Glaucomys volans)Havainnoija
skrentnyjeffKuvaus
FINALLY! Been trying to see this Cook County mammal for 3 years now. Thanks to a little help from my birding friends in high places, I was able to visit the yard that hosts this community of these little gems almost nightly.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Harmaaorava (Sciurus carolinensis)Havainnoija
dankasbergerKuvaus
interesting coloration...hybrid or low-bred or cross? inquiring minds - go! Be your Best!!
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Suku CaecidoteaHavainnoija
skrentnyjeffPaikka
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve, West Fork North Branch Chicago River, Cook County, IL, USA (Google, OSM)Kuvaus
on inside of empty shell of a Giant Floater Mussel
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Carex frankiiHavainnoija
skrentnyjeffKuvaus
take two... thanks for pointing out my earlier mistake guys
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Ahmaspistiäiset (Heimo Ichneumonidae)Havainnoija
martinlucasKuvaus
In a damp woodland edge near sand prairie and a marsh. Maybe something close to a male Spilopteron occiputale?
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
martinlucasKuvaus
A large and robust tiger beetle in a small sand dune blowout. ID based primarily on the uninterrupted tawny marking, but also on the robust form.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Metsämurmeli (Marmota monax)Havainnoija
kennedy9094Kuvaus
Assuming muskrat? Not in water but on floodplain
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Trillium sessileHavainnoija
elfaulknerKuvaus
Not sure. Those leaves make this an overall suspect character
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Minkki (Neogale vison)Havainnoija
skrentnyjeffKuvaus
American Mink (Neovison vison) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL November 2015 Week #44 Jeff Skrentny IMG_8117
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Kuusilokki (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)Havainnoija
skrentnyjeffKuvaus
@dziomber, these were your lifer Bonaparte's Gulls at Midewin
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Minkki (Neogale vison)Havainnoija
paulrootsKuvaus
This mink was in the tree the entire time I observed it, about 15 minutes. It came out only to pee down the side of the tree, then returned inside the hole. This is the only time I've seen a mink in a tree.
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Tigrosa helluoHavainnoija
skrentnyjeffKuvaus
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL June 2019 Week #23 Jeff Skrentny IMG_8445
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo) LaBagh Woods Chicago Cook County IL June 2019 Week #23 Jeff Skrentny IMG_8444
Kuvat / Äänet
Mitä
Mustela richardsoniiHavainnoija
skrentnyjeffKuvaus
Short-tailed Weasel or Ermine (Mustela erminea) Palos Cook County IL May 2013 Jeff Skrentny FB0504 IMG_1468
