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What

Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)

Observer

oscarkokako

Date

March 23, 2023 05:38 PM NZDT

Description

Today was a great lesson on how to stay composed as a tour guide in front of 37 paying passengers, but it wasn't hard for them to share my excitement either... 13th record for NZ by my count, including the Chatham bird in a burrow a few years back that wasn't submitted. Interesting too is the single white feather on the upperwing.

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What

New Zealand Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis ssp. assimilis)

Observer

mjsr98

Date

March 2, 2022 06:03 PM NZDT

Description

Juvenile banded rail in care at BirdCare Aotearoa, making excited clicks and squeaks while hunting crabs.

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What

New Zealand Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis ssp. assimilis)

Observer

mjsr98

Date

February 8, 2022 11:09 AM NZDT

Description

2.5 week old banded rail chicks in care at BirdCare Aotearoa making happy noises. Some sounds of biting/pecking the camera and some other baby bird noises in the background

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What

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Observer

clinton

Date

March 12, 2022 12:31 PM NZDT

Description

several small rafts of penguins were seen in the outer part of the reserve over the course of the day - these images are of one of these

Omaha Beach visible in the background

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What

Kea (Nestor notabilis)

Date

January 7, 2022 08:56 PM NZDT

Description

the technician came round to tune the solar panel

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What

Kea (Nestor notabilis)

Date

December 14, 2021 08:20 PM HST

Description

Six individuals seen total

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What

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)

Observer

mallinger

Date

December 26, 2021 10:07 AM NZDT

Description

Bird preening itself on a branch alongside the gannet colony at Muriwai. Is this perhaps a booby? I could not see its feet to determine what colour they were

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What

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

Observer

katiej

Date

October 2021

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What

Whenua Hou Diving Petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus ssp. whenuahouensis)

Observer

sophtree

Date

September 21, 2018 05:00 PM NZST

Place

Whenua Hou (Google, OSM)

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What

Eastern Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis ssp. antipodensis)

Observer

simonjpierce

Date

February 13, 2021 10:52 AM AEST

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What

Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)

Observer

dave_holland

Date

July 1, 2021 09:11 PM NZST

Description

This tui has been hanging around this area for about a month making all sorts of weird calls. At the very start of this recording you can hear it's imitation of a karearea!

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What

Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)

Observer

hovmoller

Date

June 1, 2021 11:02 AM NZST

Description

Never seen so many NZ Dotterels in one place!

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What

Antipodes Parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor)

Date

March 2021

Description

my #1 best and favourite photo from the 10/11 day trip.

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What

Kakapo (Strigops habroptila)

Observer

dave_holland

Date

March 2021

Description

collected by Leigh the ranger only hours before from a wild kakapo nest. unfortunately the candling process shows it is infertile.

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What

Cape Petrel (Daption capense)

Observer

whale_nerd

Date

February 14, 2020 09:18 AM HST

Place

Antarctica (Google, OSM)

Description

eating an Adelie penguin

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What

Mainland Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus ssp. punctatus)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

April 19, 2021 04:21 AM NZST

Description

One at the extreme pale end of the spectrum and the other at the dark end

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What

Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)

Observer

jared_a

Date

April 16, 2021 04:42 PM NZST

Description

Flying above terns working 20m off beach

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What

South Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. fuliginosa)

Observer

njanowski

Date

March 24, 2021 12:42 PM +13

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What

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Observer

boogan_boy

Date

March 9, 2019 12:49 PM UTC

Description

Sitting on the bulbous bulb of the ship

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What

North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Observer

kelvinperrie

Date

January 20, 2021 10:35 PM NZDT

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What

Southeastern Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)

Observer

teramisu

Date

December 2020

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What

Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

December 18, 2020 01:43 AM NZDT

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What

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Observer

jacqui-nz

Date

August 5, 2016 04:04 PM NZST

Description

Gregarious flock of sparrows at the South Piha car park. Immediate behaviour was to perch on any car with an occupant, especially on the side mirrors, bonnet or roof.

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What

Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae ssp. novaezelandiae)

Observer

houi

Date

November 2012

Description

Parakeet with juvenile yellow-eyed penguin for scale

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What

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Observer

andythompson1701

Date

January 27, 2019 06:32 PM GMT

Description

juvenile King Penguin at sea

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What

Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)

Observer

eliegaget

Date

September 12, 2014 06:41 AM UTC

Description

snow storm

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What

North Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. placabilis)

Observer

teramisu

Date

November 2020

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What

Western Weka (Gallirallus australis ssp. australis)

Date

January 11, 2005

Description

Gallirallus australis ssp. australis

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What

Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus)

Observer

sebastiandoak

Date

August 28, 2020 12:58 PM NZST

Description

Well away from private properties, seems to have paired up and stays closely with the weka in the pic. Appears quite used to getting fed/begging.

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What

Snowy Albatross (Diomedea exulans)

Observer

pougeon

Date

November 30, 2016

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What

Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)

Observer

tangatawhenua

Date

August 2018

Description

This obs if for the caspian terns that are surrounded by the white-fronted terns.

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What

North Island Weka (Gallirallus australis ssp. greyi)

Observer

ericcleveland

Date

July 2016

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What

South Island Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri)

Observer

shaun-lee

Date

October 2015

Place

Rodney, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

This is a tricky one, maybe some sort of Rail?

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What

Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

Observer

cullen

Date

September 9, 2017 12:13 PM EDT

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What

Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

February 20, 2014 01:51 AM NZDT

Description

flock feeding in the surf

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What

Buller's Shearwater (Ardenna bulleri)

Observer

storm_petrel

Date

September 20, 2004

Description

scanned from slide and I am not certain of exact date slide labeled September 2004. I might have it in an old notebook. It was so hot and calm this day the shearwaters could barely fly! I recall this day vividly, as I had never seen the ocean out here so ridiculously still. We took the Boston Whaler out to the shearwater raft and soaked up Farallon beauty

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What

New Zealand Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius ssp. varius)

Observer

oscarkokako

Date

August 9, 2020 08:38 AM NZST

Description

Bizarre dark juvenile. Associated with nearby colony. Certain of ID.

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What

Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)

Observer

emily_r

Date

August 2, 2020 02:52 PM NZST

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What

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)

Observer

oscarkokako

Date

July 7, 2018 02:29 PM NZST

Description

Right bird. Greenish bill tip diagnostic

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What

Southern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)

Observer

ellerykr

Date

February 1, 2018 06:47 PM NZDT

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What

Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)

Observer

craigphillips

Date

July 24, 2020 08:57 AM NZST

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What

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

Observer

amarzee

Date

January 2020

Place

Otago, NZ (Google, OSM)

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What

Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

Observer

boldenowml

Date

January 8, 2018 04:49 PM PST

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What

Chatham Shag (Leucocarbo onslowi)

Observer

parkecology

Date

July 14, 2020

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What

Gray-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)

Observer

roymackenzie

Date

March 28, 2018 12:47 PM -03

Description

Juvenil de Albatros de cabeza gris en nido de barro turboso de Poa flabellata. En isla Gonzalo

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What

New Zealand Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius ssp. varius)

Observer

oscarkokako

Date

June 19, 2020 10:58 AM NZST

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What

Shore Plover (Charadrius novaeseelandiae)

Observer

liam31

Date

June 2020

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What

North Island Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa ssp. placabilis)

Observer

jacqui-jones

Date

May 23, 2020 12:00 PM NZST

Description

white fantail

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What

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Observer

amarzee

Date

January 11, 2020 10:59 PM KST

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What

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Observer

jacqui-nz

Date

May 10, 2020 09:52 AM NZST

Description

Prints heading from the dunes to the shoreline.

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What

Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)

Observer

lloyd_esler

Date

April 27, 2020 07:27 AM NZST

Description

spouting is blocked

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What

Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)

Observer

paddy18

Date

November 26, 2012 02:43 AM NZDT

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What

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Observer

itzalive

Date

April 23, 2019 10:23 AM NZST

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What

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Observer

georgemoon

Date

January 3, 2018 05:51 PM +13

Description

Very bold, let me take the photo from about 10cm away

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What

Tasmanian Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis ssp. lateralis)

Observer

steveattwood

Date

July 3, 2015

Description

This selection of photos is part of a larger series I took today of a sunning silvereye which was joined by another bird that proceeded to preen the sunning bird.much to the evident pleasure of the bird being preened. The preening exercise lasted nearly 15 minutes with the bird doing the preening being meticulous in its attention to the fluffed up sunning bird.

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What

Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)

Observer

galli959

Date

January 2, 2019 02:20 AM NZDT

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What

Common White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae ssp. novaehollandiae)

Observer

yanidubin

Date

March 2, 2016 06:10 PM NZDT

Description

Egretta novaehollandiae - White faced heron.

I was lucky enough to have this fellow fly over my head and land in a tree, then having got my attention, fly to a pond and begin wading about. Most of the surface was dull at this hour, but there was a sweet spot, so I waited as he did his rounds skulking through the murk and waited for him to pass through the pools of color from the (just turning) autumnal foliage.

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What

North Island Kākā (Nestor meridionalis ssp. septentrionalis)

Observer

karla10

Date

October 8, 2015 07:35 PM NZDT

Description

Taupiri, NZ

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What

New Zealand Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

Observer

albeer23

Date

June 17, 2018 11:23 AM NZST

Description

A Kaka Kura or Red Variant at Zealandia

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What

Subantarctic Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus ssp. lonnbergi)

Observer

fergus

Date

December 2018

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What

New Zealand Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus ssp. bicinctus)

Observer

steveattwood

Date

March 25, 2016

Description

This proved an interesting behavioural observation. In a small flock there was a mix of adults (males and females in non-breeding plumage) and juveniles. Interestingly one of the juveniles was behaving like a territorial male toward a mature male, constantly harassing it and at times actually flying at it and attacking it as pictured in one of these photos.

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What

Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)

Observer

wyattd

Date

January 7, 2020 05:38 PM NZDT

Description

Dotterel attacking an oystercatcher.

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What

Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)

Observer

givernykate

Date

April 12, 2015

Place

hahei (Google, OSM)

Description

Little Blue Penguin prey upon by a New Zealand Fur Seal

See more photos on facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.825657967533284.1073741843.812199628879118&type=3

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What

Texas Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur pulleyi)

Observer

mako252

Date

December 10, 2017 09:04 AM CST

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What

Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)

Observer

blobster

Date

November 5, 2017

Description

Adult male, eating vines at the seaward base of the dunes.

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What

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Observer

joedylish

Date

February 19, 2017 04:43 PM CST

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What

Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)

Observer

natureversity

Date

August 2013

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Hatchling moving toward beach

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What

Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua)

Observer

taogirl

Date

October 29, 2014

Description

thought this guy would be easy to ID but am never sure of herps...it was just along the path between the visitor center and the beach

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What

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger)

Observer

philipwoodscc

Date

August 5, 2016 08:31 PM CDT

Description

This pair came flying down the beach

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What

Atlantic Ghost Crab (Ocypode quadrata)

Observer

nickelliss

Date

September 6, 2015 08:37 PM CDT

Description

Just a sand crab eating an almond... Dropped an almond I was eating in the sand, and this little guy managed to find it. He hung out for a while in camp and chowed down on it while I took a couple photos.

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What

Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)

Observer

greglasley

Date

January 2018

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

distant Northern Harrier trying to catch prey...some interesting shots, but too distant to get the shots I was hoping for...these are cropped a lot.

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What

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

Observer

liamq

Date

January 25, 2011 10:32 AM -03

Description

This penguin has leucism, a condition in which blond feathers replace the usual black.

I photographed this rare penguin at Waterboat Point, Antarctica.

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What

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Observer

greglasley

Date

February 3, 2000

Description

King Penguins
Gold Harbour,
South Georgia
3 Feb 2000

The bird on the left is a partial leucistic bird, which just means it is missing some black pigment. Some folks refer to these as "dalmatians", but in any event, this sort of thing is seen occasionally. The other birds in the image are normal-looking King Penguins.

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What

African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

Observer

duarte

Date

August 24, 2013

Description

In the Amphibian room of the Vasco da Gama Aquarium, Lisboa, Portugal. An exceptionally fat albino individual.
There are also a few naturalised populations in some creeks nearby.

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What

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Observer

carmelkid

Date

February 15, 2014 02:22 PM IST

Description

Discovered the melanistic flamingo in a salt pond north of Eilat, Israel slightly west of the Aqaba, Jordan airport.

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What

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)

Observer

ecologyelise

Date

January 31, 2012

Description

Leucistic adult, chicks seem to have normal coloration

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What

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Observer

naturestills

Date

August 2014

Place

Missing Location

Description

A yearling albino Green Sea Turtle on Hon Cau, Vietnam. Hatched on the beach and kept as a pet by the park rangers on the island.

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What

Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)

Observer

greglasley

Date

December 2001

Description

Yellow-eyed Penguin
Enderby Island,
Auckland Islands,
New Zealand
16 December 2001
The center bird is leucistic or partially albino. These images scanned from slides.

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What

American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Observer

javierahr

Date

July 18, 2011

Description

Leucistic alligator

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Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

December 2015

Description

Another oddity for this species - the last cerrata is forked.

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What

European Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

Observer

trcarlisle

Date

June 18, 2016 06:52 AM BST

Description

Melanic coat variant

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What

Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus)

Observer

jaykeller

Date

August 14, 2016

Description

Scorpions with two metasomae (tails) are extremely rare, with one estimate I saw as one in every 5,000 specimens. This specimen is approximately 3cm long head to stinger and is being maintained in captivity to study its behavior.

I found this using a black light flashlight with BJ Stacey (@finatic) at the Carrie Nation Trailhead parking lot at Madera Canyon, Arizona.

Read a detailed account of this specimen's discovery and observation updates at the journal post linked below:
http://www.inaturalist.org/journal/jaykeller/7020-rare-arizona-bark-scorpion-with-two-metasomas-tails-and-stingers

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What

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Observer

danielgeorge

Date

February 6, 2017 02:30 AM PST

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What

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Observer

jmaughn

Date

February 27, 2017 02:52 PM PST

Description

Leucistic individual. No, really.

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What

American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)

Observer

fieldherper

Date

January 18, 2017 10:51 AM EST

Description

I have found a wild population of albino bullfrog tadpoles. Dozens of them, mixed with hundreds of normal specimens. Richmond county, Ga. I will continue to monitor the population over the year. And look for reasons of their success. I believe environmental factors play a role more than DNA. I.e. , natural selection...

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What

Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)

Observer

christine85

Date

June 30, 2017 02:52 PM EDT

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What

Serval (Leptailurus serval)

Observer

rynaturalist

Date

July 2017

Description

This serval is melanistic, meaning that it produces an excessive amount of melanin. This is why it is black instead of its usual coat color.

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Observer

emily249

Date

August 20, 2017 08:13 AM PDT

Description

Light beige colored preying mantis. About 2" long. Blends in with the undersides of our oak tree leaves.

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What

Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)

Observer

gawie

Date

May 22, 2017 12:26 PM SAST

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What

Cape Eland (Tragelaphus oryx ssp. oryx)

Observer

dushenkov

Date

August 9, 2017

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What

Bat Ray (Myliobatis californica)

Date

June 9, 2017 09:25 AM PDT

Description

Caught via otter trawling w/ Marine Science Institute. Caught juvenile Bat Rays in high densities (28 individuals in one net) including this one.

Eyes not shown, but iris' are red making for a true albino.

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What

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

Observer

pfaucher

Date

November 1, 2016 08:31 AM EDT

Description

Albino

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What

Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Observer

timmy1189

Date

November 28, 2017 07:56 PM EST

Description

Is this an albino Raccoon?

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What

Krider's Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis ssp. kriderii)

Observer

hill_jasonm

Date

May 22, 2016 02:36 PM EDT

Description

I thought this was a FEHA at first, but I believe it is a leucistic Red-tailed Hawk. Other thoughts?

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What

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Observer

ernest5h

Date

January 30, 2016

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What

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

Observer

lynn49

Date

January 19, 2018 04:34 PM EST

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What

Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga ssp. burchellii)

Observer

santie

Date

January 5, 2018 04:35 PM SAST

Description

Different animals, same herd.