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Stellate Scale Insect (Ceroplastes stellifer)Observer
adriannafigueroafourquetDescription
Familia: Coccidae
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Cooper's Hawk × American Goshawk (Accipiter cooperii × atricapillus)Observer
birds_bugs_botanyDescription
Presumed Northern Gosbawk (A. gentilis) × Cooper’s Hawk (A. cooperii) hybrid (taxon not currently available). Details in eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S125139043
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Great Egret × Great Blue Heron (Ardea alba × herodias)Observer
cerw8384Description
Presumably a Great Egret x Great Blue Heron Hybrid. I was going through some old trip photos and noticed this guy. Originally assumed Reddish Egret, but the gape length clearly puts this bird in Ardea.
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Jaguar (Panthera onca)Observer
snowmanstudiosDescription
taken during volunteer work in Brazil´s Pantanal in 2022 - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on www.snowmanstudios.de
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
jayrasDescription
Continuing odd Red-winged Blackbird. Outwardly male, but lower breast is very female-like. Lots of leucism mainly in tail and vent area but also leggings and odd patches such as a slight bit along the edge of the wing "shoulder". See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144558985 for earlier observations.
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
jayrasDescription
Managed to get some slightly better photos of this odd bird. The head and back look like a male, the lower breast looks female and the tail is leucistic. Also see: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144027411
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144513565
Better pictures at https://ebird.org/pnw/checklist/S123865036
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Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)Observer
hdcooperDescription
Dunlin in the background.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)Observer
kmkrebsDescription
Banded bird - Right leg: Orange/Blue. Left leg: Black/Federal Band. Apparently also has a radio transmitter attached to back.
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Steller's Jay × California Scrub-Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri × Aphelocoma californica)Observer
fylinDescription
Sounds very similar to Steller's Jay
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Puget Sound White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys ssp. pugetensis)Observer
seanvanderluit
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Yellow-shafted × Red-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus luteus × cafer)Observer
seanvanderluit
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Brettus cingulatusObserver
ashokdmDescription
mother taking care of the babies. what a sight to watch
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Scaups, Pochards, and Allies (Genus Aythya)Observer
pinawaptDescription
Or possibly Tufted Duck X Greater Scaup. Tufted Duck X Scaup (sp) does not seem to be an option. A Tufted Duck X Scaup (sp) was reported here on 25 January 2005 (https://ebird.org/checklist/S70674106). See also http://birdhybrids.blogspot.com/2017/03/tufted-duck-x-lesser-scaup.html .
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Schönherr's Blue Weevil (Eupholus schoenherrii)Observer
kristofzDescription
Identification as E. schoenherri confirmed by Alexander Riedel (State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe). The Arfak population represents subspecies petiti (see photo in www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20orders/Coleoptera/Curculionoidea/Curculionidae/Eupholus%20schoenherri%20petiti.jpg). Habitat: understory of primary montane forest at 1800 m elev.
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Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)Observer
jgrahamdDescription
Chasing bugs in a swarm around the top of a spruce tree
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White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)Observer
snowmanstudiosDescription
Around 100 African White-backed Vultures can strip a 100-pound carcass clean in about three minutes. - taken during a conservation project in South Africa - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on / mehr Aufnahmen auf www.snowmanstudios.de #africanimpact
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Lesser Egyptian Jerboa (Jaculus jaculus)Observer
dakhlaroversDescription
Spotlighting on foot around the camp into the dunes. Time ca. 10 pm.
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
lorrie28Description
Had just killed an injured sharp-shinned hawk.
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Common Raven (Corvus corax)Observer
lorrie28Description
After starting to rip out feathers, the annoyance of jays caused it to fly off with the dead sharp-shinned hawk.
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Pacific Crab Apple (Malus fusca)Observer
laureljazzminDescription
Could this be a fruit tree? Found within woodland
