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Vuorisinikka (Sialia currucoides)Havainnoija
horseshoekidKuvaus
Sometimes you just gotta mash the shutter for too long
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Miekkavalas (Orcinus orca)Havainnoija
cwoodKuvaus
The young calf being watched over for rescue
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Pihapeukaloinen (Troglodytes aedon)Havainnoija
leahKuvaus
Excuse me, could you make this hole a bit larger?
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Korppi (Corvus corax)Havainnoija
matt_beckerKuvaus
Observed taking multiple eggs from a next on the ground. It would carry one egg in its beak and fly to a spot ~150 meters away and deposit it, and then return for another egg.
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Rubiinipartakolibri (Calypte anna)Havainnoija
rod_mclatchyKuvaus
recently fledged, I finally managed to get an audio recording(included) of the fledgling calling out to Mom. Warning it's very high pitched. 15.3 kHz with an undertone of 7.6 kHz
Kuvat / Äänet
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Amerikanviirupöllö (Strix varia)Havainnoija
marcel_pepinKuvaus
Male Barred owl keeping watch on its mate in the nest.
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Keltavatsamurmeli (Marmota flaviventris)Havainnoija
tracywwwKuvaus
In Kitsilano — considered calling SPCA but it didn’t seem hurt. Do marmots live in Vancouver?
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Ampuhaukka (Falco columbarius)Havainnoija
lesleaKuvaus
Beautiful little hawk In Vancouver, eating a pigeon, I think.
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Mutinus elegansHavainnoija
wdvanhemKuvaus
In profusion on a pile of mixed wood mulch.
Not collected.
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Havainnoija
ajwrightKuvaus
About 10mm long. So far found in 1 natural and 1 artificial pond at site; 1 more to check.
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Korppi (Corvus corax)Havainnoija
onekoolkid0Kuvaus
The current most famous Raven 🐦⬛ in all of Alaska. Calls ANC home now. From what I have learned it was hatched 🐣 in the Kenai area last year and migrated to the big city 🙂.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Isorotta (Rattus norvegicus)Havainnoija
luckKuvaus
Tail shorter than body, therefore not R. rattus.
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Cyamus eschrichtiiHavainnoija
jennyheronKuvaus
This is a duplicate of the image of the observation of C. scammoni. Original observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28260062
leytonjfreid pointed out there are two species in the photo, so this posting is in recognition of this other whale lice species Cyamus eschrichtii.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Punicealis hamataHavainnoija
little_blue_heronKuvaus
Caught by hand while it was flying (it was very slow!). I remember the wing cases being soft. Observation also entered here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1663187
Kuvat / Äänet
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Haperot (Suku Russula)Havainnoija
lotterydKuvaus
Something ate the top off the cap but left a smiley face!
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Yläheimo LycosoideaHavainnoija
lotterydKuvaus
Poor pic, better camera to be deployed later.
This guy comes with a story of the location, a large jacuzzi with a house water heater that is too small to fill it to the jet level. The original idea was to use Archimedes' principle to fill the unused areas of the tub with enough rocks to bring the hot water level up to usable.
Rocks were gathered from a woodland hillside, but the mosses covering them were interesting enough to abandon the jacuzzi-use plan and watch what happened with them. Besides moss, I found ants were living in the cavities inside some of the rocks.
Shortly after, I found the spider running on the floor of another bathroom, and transferred it to the tub to be a potential predator against any other critters that came with the rocks.
The spider addition spurred a whole project of habitat improvement: although I provided an escape route, it did not leave even when there was limited moisture and prey. Mission is now to keep the spider alive and happy in the tub. Leaf litter and a pan of water were added to improve humidity when not in use for showering.
Here, the spider is waiting on top of the rocks for flying prey (winter house fly trapped in bathroom). Other times, it camps by the "watering hole".
