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known from specimens here. Did not notice Deerberry flowering (or at all); the Panurginus exclusively visited Gaylussacia bigeloviana, buzzing loudly to remove pollen.

Discover Life state record
Collected on its host, crow poison ☠️

edge of woods

Mississippi is outside its supposed range. I had never seen any over past 10 years of observation, so I may be hopeful and wrong.

Not sure what is going on but this is the fourth birder that I know of who has had a phoebe perch on their binoculars or on their person at Commons Ford.

Sphagnum magellanicum complex. Large patches in open powerline, wet savanna habitat. Branch leaf 2.0 x 1.1mm, stem leaf 2.6 x 0.9mm.

With a jumping spider on Wisteria fructescens.

Coastal pine woods; waiting to flower so I can ID. AI suggested milkweed but I didn't check for milky sap

Observed eating a cardinal. I think this was a predation event as opposed to scavenging. I think this unfortunate cardinal was foraging in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Found in yard all balled up. Realized it was alive, ended up flying away.

Desd on road but not squashed. Former pine savanna habitat on tidal bay.

Terrapin came out of saltwater bay, wandered around our yard, laid eggs in fresh mulch in front yard, returned to bay.

Found in branches of fallen water oak

Tiny. Approximately 3-4" tall

Location private. Uploading as an addition to my life list.

Locally common in dry-mesic oak-hickory-pine forest

pine savanna

Common in mesic beech-magnolia forest

wet pine savanna

on Serenoa repens. This pair when first seen appeared to be copulating.

Single individual in pipeline right-of-way

Female terrapin emerged from tidal bay (salinity varies, generally 10-15 ppt) to lay eggs

Seen basking on a balmy 75 degree day in January

Smilax characters, "thumbnail test" showing marginal vein in S auriculata and laurifolia when edge of leaf is pulled away by a thumbnail. See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18649237

wooded area along tidal bayou / bayhead swamp, near live oaks

Captured from a canoe with @groverbrown

Locally common in mesic forest

Single individual in longleaf pine woodland

Woods edge, sandy soil, in shade. Stem not woody at all.

Striking blue color on top of wings (couldn't get picture before it flew away)

Locally common in wet pine savanna

Disturbed ground not far from the banks of the Mississippi River.

I am not familiar with this critter. Moth, wasp, ?????