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spdavis81Paikka
Reserva Ecológica Manglar Churute, Km 45 a 50 metros de la Hda Aloja SatoRi 091201, 091201, Ecuador (Google, OSM)
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Hernekasvit (Heimo Fabaceae)Havainnoija
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The plant in the very fore-ground.
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Erakkorastas (Catharus guttatus)Havainnoija
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Date is approximately 4 weeks after September 22 - I don't remember exactly when I found it.
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Kissa (Felis catus)Havainnoija
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Deer shot with copper ammo. I was hoping first mammal this winter would be a Mustalid sp.
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Leucauge argyraHavainnoija
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Roddy Franco 21099
Visto en Modulo de Ornamentales - Zamorano observacion #4
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A female Giant Ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa macrurus) oviposits into the side of a tree.
I was honored to have this observation selected as observation of the day for June 11, 2020, and again as observation of the week (week of June 21, 2020). It is covered in this blog post: A Trip to Texas Provides a Long Sought Photographic Opportunity - Observation of the Week, 6/21/20.
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Haisumuurahaiset (Alaheimo Dolichoderinae)Havainnoija
lsiferKuvaus
Extrafloral nectary drinking, off Ricinus communis
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jaykellerKuvaus
View the sequence of 18 shots that document this Great White Heron's struggle with this fish at Bahia Honda!
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Argiope aurantiaHavainnoija
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Voracious spider captured hummingbird in web at sugar feeder. I did not think about location of web, other than it was uncomfortable to avoid when going through garden gate, when I rehung the feeder. A few hours later, she had trapped and beheaded and wrapped the hummingbird.
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Lehtopöllö (Strix aluco)Havainnoija
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three almost-adult chicks.
mother: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22988158
likely father: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22988150
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Punarinta (Erithacus rubecula)Havainnoija
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this robin was sitting in a bush right behind the bench we were sitting on. it was at the very closest focusing distance of my 45-200mm lens!
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Myssypingviini (Pygoscelis antarcticus)Havainnoija
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I feel like I should post one of those warnings you see on some TV shows...."Viewer Discretion is Advised; some images may be disturbing to some viewers". After some of the road kill images that are posted on iNat perhaps this is not too bad. At least it was completely natural, unlike the slaughter caused by vehicles on our wildlife.
Between 1996-2005, I was a bird guide on 13 trips to Antarctica. During those trips I saw lots of Leopard Seal attacks on penguins, but none stands out in my mind more than this one. This adult Chinstrap Penguin had somehow escaped from the jaws of a Leopard Seal, but was mortally injured. The penguin was virtually "de-gloved" whereby its skin was almost removed from its body. The penguin struggled ashore where it stood still for 10 or 15 minutes, much to the distress of several tour participants I had with me. As the penguin stood there, several Brown Skuas began to gather about, waiting for the inevitable to happen. Slowly the penguin walked farther away and out of immediate view, with 4 or 5 skuas walking along behind it. I did not follow, but rather decided to allow the scene to unfold without my observation and intrusion. It was a reminder that nature can be tough and brutal.
Image 4 shows a small portion of the Chinstrap Penguin colony at this location.
image scanned from 35 mm slides
Bailey Head,
Deception Island,
Antarctica
29 January 2002
