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Amerikanpalokärki (Dryocopus pileatus)Havainnoija
pat_tillerPaikka
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area 12201 Prosperity Farms Rd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410, USA (Google, OSM)
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Was surprised to see one of these here. I held off documenting it until I talked to one of the staff or rangers. Evidently they know of at least 3 in this area of the park. I only saw this one.
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Naamiokerttuli (Geothlypis trichas)Havainnoija
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dead on barbed wire
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Tillandsia bartramiiHavainnoija
botanyliciousKuvaus
Various locations along Suwanee Canal Road. Taken with camera that does not have GPS.
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Kultakerttuli (Vermivora cyanoptera)Havainnoija
djlavorKuvaus
Note small, pointed black bill; bright yellow underparts w/ white undertail coverts; thin black eyeline; dark gray wings with prominent two white wingbars.
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evapooreKuvaus
Poor guys missing half his snout, but according to the workers he's been kicking around for awhile regardless.
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kearalynnKuvaus
Radicollared gator with a tail tag. Very desensitized to people. Appears to live in culvert.
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Amerikanpikkuhaikara (Ixobrychus exilis)Havainnoija
tiwaneKuvaus
Saw at least two males, and I believe I briefly saw one female.
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Isohaukkakehrääjä (Chordeiles minor)Havainnoija
djlavorKuvaus
Note tiny bill and small, flat head; gray, brown, black and white camouflage; white patch on lower edges of wings. I observed about a dozen CNs over two days. Sadly, this bird is in steep decline.
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Amerikankäärmekaula (Anhinga anhinga)Havainnoija
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My very first underwater bird photo! I am 62 years old and until a year or so ago I would never have imaged doing something like this.
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Keijutikka (Dryobates pubescens)Havainnoija
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Out of focus under poor conditions, but the pictures clearly show the size difference between the small Downy Woodpecker on the left, and the Hairy Woodpecker on the right, and how similar they are in coloring. Both here are males, and seemingly quite tolerant of the other.
When in doubt as to size in different settings, when I see one alone, the size of the bill relative to the head is what stands out to me as the best way to distinguish these similar species.
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Sinihaikara (Egretta caerulea)Havainnoija
jtmartin54Kuvaus
Parent with its nestlings.
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Kojootti (Canis latrans)Havainnoija
djlavorKuvaus
Note grizzled gray and reddish brown coat; pointed snout. I spotted this one running across the Great Salt Lake.
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Kotilokurki (Aramus guarauna)Havainnoija
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they're so small!!!! Unfortunately I did not relocate them in the coming weeks :(
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Mustakondori (Coragyps atratus)Havainnoija
kitemongooseKuvaus
Turtle was almost certainly hit by vehicles coming in and out of the beach access parking lot located very near to here (the dead turtle was located just outside the lot, on the road, at the turn-in point).
I saw 2 turtles this day; the 2nd was alive and heading quickly to a burrow that is located in the forementioned parking lot; unfortunately, there’s no “real” curb separating the grassy areas of the parking lot from the driving surface (just a very small and low asphalt hump). In the very short time I was at the lot today, a car drove across the grass and back onto the parking surface — although this particular car did not drive over the burrow (as the car was on a different grassy part of the lot), the situation paints a picture of the useless “curbs” (which are really just small bumps) and the unprotected burrow.
Perhaps a turtle warning sign could be installed, and the burrow sectioned off. Adding a real curb would be another consideration. In addition to the camera photos, I took a couple phone photos to ensure as precise a GPS as possible.
—>My observation for the burrow (live turtle) is here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/160139557
—>Click the “i” on a photo to access the observation for the dead turtle.
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American Alligator capture-tag-release, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. April 14, 2023. ©williamwisephoto.com
- Mostly sunny, with a high 83.
- Sunrise 7:04 AM; Sunset 7:58 PM
- Daylight hours: 12 hours 53 minute (+1m 48s)
Learn more and support the research at https://okeswamp.org/alligator-research/
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Valekarettikilpikonna (Caretta caretta)Havainnoija
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Photos taken from 100ft away. 20 second exposure, no lights used at all to avoid disturbing turtles.
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Sateenkaarikardinaali (Passerina ciris)Havainnoija
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Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male, 4/29/2023, Landings Sparrow Field “Pollinator Garden Berm”, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga
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kuedaPaikka
Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
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Amerikankäpytikka (Dryobates villosus)Havainnoija
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Downy-Hairy Comparison Photo. Hairy on left.
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Lokit (Heimo Laridae)Havainnoija
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On a sand bar off Tybee Island with hundreds of brown pelicans, black skimmers, gulls, royal terns, and an osprey. I think White Ibis would be unlikely, but possible. Might just be a distorted Royal Tern? Thoughts?
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Mom and a handful or so of her offspring basking beside a drainage ditch
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Tagged gator familiar at marina. Apparently female with (earlier?) nest along canal.
