iancruickshank's Favorites
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Hirsute Paradise Spider (Habronattus hirsutus)Observer
jsaydamDescription
Jumping spider in the sand dunes, pretty distinctive colours
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Powdery Sea-Fog Lichen (Niebla cephalota)Observer
eullstromDescription
On Picea
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Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)Observer
plambertDescription
Beak of an Octopus found in the intertidal zone.
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Coastal Thornbush Lichen (Kaernefeltia californica)Observer
eullstromDescription
On Pinus contorta in bog
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Lasiopogon puyallupiObserver
johndreynoldsDescription
@drcannings. Not bad for a cloudy day at Pachena Beach. Pachena, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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Faurie's Hypopterygium Moss (Hypopterygium flavolimbatum)Observer
stevenhayward
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Faurie's Hypopterygium Moss (Hypopterygium flavolimbatum)Observer
stevenhaywardDescription
limestone crevice
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Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)Observer
sydcanningsDescription
family group feeding on lodgepole pines, perched in nearby spruce as well
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)Observer
guylmontyDescription
Recently hatched downy young. Agitated adult Least Sandpiper also present.
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Caloparyphus crotchiObserver
jgattenDescription
Maybe something in the genus Caloparyphus?
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Round-tailed Ground Squirrel (Xerospermophilus tereticaudus)Observer
rebeccareaderlee
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Macoun's Meadowfoam (Limnanthes macounii)Observer
jbindernagelDescription
Access granted by landowner. Abundant, probably over 1000 plants, in a narrow strip along water's edge in seepages and among beach logs in gravel. Extremely restricted, but forming a significant proportion of the plant cover in the area of occurrence.
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Antlered Jellyskin Lichen (Scytinium palmatum)Observer
bstarzomskiDescription
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Fuzzy Onchidoris (Onchidoris muricata)Observer
raphetnatureDescription
5 mm long.
On a algae species.
4 m deep.
A lot of other specimen around.
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Genus MarmaraObserver
aivaDescription
On Himalayan blackberry - may update with details. Panama flats park, in the blackberry brambles adjacent to the large derelict metal building
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Eyed Mossthorns Lichen (Polychidium muscicola)Observer
eullstromDescription
On mossy rock
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Luminous Moss (Schistostega pennata)Observer
rambryumDescription
@chlorophilia @johndreynolds @dbltucker @bstarzomski @fmcghee @jbindernagel -- John showed some cool stuff with a UV flashlight in the field so, like the human that I am, I aped him. The first flashlight was not the right wavelength, but, on the recommendation of a lichenologist I got one at 365 nm and it is spectacular for some lichens and some bryophytes. During this prohibitive weather, it has given me a little bit of a pick me up. This is Goblin's Gold on a tip up with the UV. Note the golden Cheonotheca furfuracea and the pink berberis.
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Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Meet the luckiest mouse (still) alive. Our cat lost it after chasing it around the house. An hour later, it climbed up my leg while I was reading. Our eyes met. We had an understanding. It's now free outside! So many rescues https://inaturalist.ca/observations/63738411
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King-of-the-Salmon (Trachipterus altivelis)Observer
aivaDescription
King of the Salmon washed ashore on Whiffin spit (September 2020). Around 5’ long, brilliant red dorsal fin torn by scavengers. Gorgeous specimen
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Toothed Jelly Fungus (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum)Observer
mirandagilbertDescription
So cool
