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April 21, 2024
03:31 AM EDT
Description
At least a half dozen Egrets appeared to be on eggs. They sat low in their nest. And as many more Egrets flew back and forth delivering nesting materials to their mates who were waiting at the nest.
In April 2021, we counted at least 22 trees with more than 100 nests across two blocks. https://ebird.org/checklist/S88211273. Since then, at least a half dozen trees were cut down to build new houses. More info quantifying nests here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S138243635.
My all time high count of Egrets here was 310 in Jun 2021: https://ebird.org/checklist/S90662715
Today I counted at least 18 nests in just one tree - the tallest tree on Pretty Lake Ave south of the apartments. There are less trees; so it looks like the remaining trees have more nests than prior years.
I first discovered Great Egrets nesting here in 2017 (7 years ago).
There is an even larger rookery on a small island south of Knotts Island: https://ebird.org/atlasnc/checklist/S106202914
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May 16, 2023
11:09 PM EDT
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April 9, 2024
09:18 AM EDT
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April 9, 2024
06:13 PM EDT
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April 10, 2024
12:39 PM EDT
Description
Male. Long antennal appendages and distal antennomeres
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April 8, 2024
01:04 PM EDT
Description
I like the way the sunlight reflects on the webs
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April 8, 2024
07:49 AM EDT
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June 19, 2022
11:12 PM UTC
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June 27, 2023
05:58 PM UTC
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February 26, 2021
06:39 PM EST
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May 3, 2022
07:58 PM EDT
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April 3, 2024
06:07 PM EDT
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April 3, 2024
01:53 PM UTC
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March 31, 2024
10:41 PM EDT
Description
This is a very impressive tree.
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March 30, 2024
06:21 PM EDT
Description
Locations approximate- 3-in-1 trail and a short portion of Long Pine Key trail
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March 30, 2024
06:05 PM EDT
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March 29, 2024
04:37 PM EDT
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March 27, 2024
07:12 PM EDT
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August 3, 2020
02:05 AM UTC
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March 23, 2024
11:02 PM UTC
Description
they were mating then she got hungry
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March 23, 2024
11:39 AM EDT
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March 21, 2024
11:43 AM EDT
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July 23, 2019
01:22 AM UTC
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March 17, 2024
08:01 PM CDT
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July 27, 2023
03:25 AM UTC
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March 5, 2023
08:00 PM EST
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August 5, 2023
02:39 PM EDT
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March 11, 2024
09:07 AM EDT
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March 5, 2024
12:16 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
03:23 PM EST
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January 24, 2024
07:34 PM EST
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December 28, 2023
08:47 PM EST
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August 30, 2023
06:18 PM EDT
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September 26, 2023
09:57 PM EDT
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August 23, 2023
01:57 AM UTC
Description
I found what I think/thought was a little dirt dobber or wasp "dwelling". Inside there were, what seemed to be many, maybe 20-ish (I don't think that would be an exaggeration) little bodies that I did not believe to be any form of flying insect, it looked like spiders to me, with their many legs. I used a pair of tweezers to pull one out and confirmed them to be spiders. I've never known spiders to be communal, but with as many are in this abode, that's what it made me think they were/are. When I took the one out to take photos, there was a web silk that came from it. It makes me think they are alive, though there wasn't movement. The only movement I KNOW of would be their legs at the opening at some point.
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May 16, 2023
11:03 PM EDT
Description
Cool scene here. Looks like both mating and feeding in progress.
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May 11, 2023
11:38 PM EDT
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December 19, 2021
12:50 PM CET
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May 5, 2023
04:31 AM UTC
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April 6, 2022
09:24 PM EDT
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May 2, 2023
04:04 PM UTC
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April 3, 2023
06:37 PM EDT
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April 17, 2023
10:43 PM EDT
Description
Gorgeous pine on the shore of the bay.
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April 13, 2023
10:35 AM EDT
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April 10, 2023
08:08 AM EDT
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April 4, 2023
12:37 AM EDT
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April 4, 2023
12:37 AM EDT
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April 4, 2023
12:37 AM EDT
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April 2, 2023
10:09 AM CDT
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March 31, 2023
06:25 AM EDT
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March 31, 2023
11:19 AM EDT
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March 30, 2023
05:49 PM EDT
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March 29, 2023
11:25 PM EDT
Description
Dorsal humps. Darkened mid-prosoma that widens at the eyes. Three pairs of spots lined down the posterior opisthosoma
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March 4, 2023
05:46 PM EST
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February 28, 2023
12:29 AM EST
Description
Pinecones here are very heavy
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February 28, 2023
12:40 AM EST
Description
The gelsemium are blooming already. They smell amazing.
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March 1, 2023
01:54 AM UTC
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February 28, 2023
08:40 AM EST
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February 26, 2023
07:16 PM UTC
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February 26, 2023
03:40 PM EST
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February 26, 2023
03:50 PM EST
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February 24, 2023
01:50 AM UTC
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May 14, 2022
06:09 PM CDT
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February 17, 2023
07:05 PM EST
Description
Leucauge venusta - Orchard Orbweaver; Huntley Meadows; 5/24/15
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February 17, 2023
10:03 AM EST
Description
Came back this morning to get better shots.
Lined femurs. Distinct abdominal pattern on venter.
The orbweb is throwing me off. Maybe because it is so young.
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February 15, 2023
12:44 PM EST
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December 26, 2021
03:03 PM EST
Description
Tetragnatha sp. Not sure if identifiable to species.
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October 21, 2021
09:54 PM EDT
Description
The prey (harder to see, I know)
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October 10, 2020
07:46 PM CEST
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September 26, 2020
08:39 PM UTC
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April 30, 2022
10:27 PM EDT
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September 9, 2021
05:47 PM CDT
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July 29, 2018
11:15 AM EDT
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April 15, 2018
09:57 PM EDT
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September 11, 2019
11:54 AM HST
Description
Trying to identify the spider being eaten! (Images posted again for the identification of the jumping spider). Duke Forest
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April 14, 2020
03:13 PM EDT
Description
Horton Grove Nature Preserve.
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June 12, 2021
10:44 PM EDT
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August 6, 2021
04:35 PM UTC
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June 11, 2022
07:06 AM PDT
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February 9, 2023
07:47 AM EST
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June 29, 2022
10:28 AM MDT
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December 4, 2022
08:40 PM EST
Description
I didn’t know what this spider was when I photographed it. When I got home and identified it as Hyptiotes cavatus, I got excited because I’ve read about these Triangle Weavers, with their partial orb-web and unique prey-capture technique, but had never seen one. This was a lifer! And, it is the first species I’ve found from the Uloboridae spider family! Now I want to go find more and get some really good pictures, including the triangle part of their web.
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February 6, 2023
07:19 PM PST
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February 6, 2023
07:19 PM PST
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February 6, 2023
01:00 PM UTC
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November 14, 2022
05:27 PM CST
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May 29, 2020
05:37 PM EDT
Description
Found on a raspberry bush.
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November 25, 2022
10:11 PM PST
Description
The tiniest spider inside a branch - smaller than the average ant.
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January 13, 2023
05:41 PM EST
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January 14, 2023
12:16 PM EST
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January 14, 2023
04:37 PM EST
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February 2, 2023
04:50 PM EST
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February 1, 2023
12:54 PM CST
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January 27, 2023
08:15 PM EST
Description
100+ year old loblolly. The bark flakes right off.
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January 27, 2023
08:15 PM EST
Description
100+ year old loblolly. The bark flakes right off.
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January 27, 2023
08:15 PM EST
Description
100+ year old loblolly. The bark flakes right off.
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June 15, 2022
10:18 PM EDT
Description
This one caught somthing huge.
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January 26, 2023
08:14 AM EST
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January 24, 2023
06:09 PM EST
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November 21, 2022
10:15 PM EST