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Large-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)Observer
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Full bloom all along the trans Canada highway
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
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2 deer over the high way
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Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis)Observer
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Intertidal zone, attached in a crevasse of a large rock at the intertidal zone.Observed each wave washing over rock. About 13 blue mussels. Other aquatic gastropods and seaweed were observed around them.
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Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)Observer
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Growing in muddy swampy area
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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Feeding in the edge of patterson lake
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White Spruce (Picea glauca)Observer
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young cones of some spruce and pine trees stand up until they are pollinated. This is because they are pollinated by wind borne pollen, and it’s easier for the pollen to settle onto the open cones while they’re in an upright position like those in the photo (older heavier cones of from the same tree can be seen in the top left corner)
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Tamarack (Larix laricina)Observer
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A little surprised at how many larch were in this part of Newfoundland
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Apple (Malus domestica)Observer
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Apple tree after flowering
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Northern Red Belt (Fomitopsis mounceae)Observer
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2 different specimens in the same area (about 100 ft apart)
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Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)Observer
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A beautiful hemlock grove with old growth and some new growth
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Bronze Ground Beetle (Carabus nemoralis)Observer
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Surrounded by many grasshoppers
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Broadleaf Arnica (Arnica latifolia)Observer
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Along the hiking trail in lake louise, 5 minutes before Mirror Lake
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Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)Observer
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Mother and Young Sheep just off of the main minnewanka road by the lake
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Southeastern Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)Observer
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African Baobab (Adansonia digitata)Observer
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Tanangire National Park (possibly Arusha National Park)
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Hilgert's Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus ssp. hilgerti)Observer
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Southern Lion (Panthera leo ssp. melanochaita)Observer
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Male Lion in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, female accompany him laying down.
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Lion (Panthera leo)Observer
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At least 3 Female Lions in the trees of Manyara National Park early morning.
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Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi ssp. tippelskirchi)Observer
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Near Manyara Region
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Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta)Observer
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Plains outside Serengeti National Park
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Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)Observer
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Beautiful smelling flowers also known as may flowers
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Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus)Observer
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Manyara National Park .. if memory serves me.
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Tamarack (Larix laricina)Observer
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Tamarack (larch) regrowing it’s needles!
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Southern and Eastern African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus ssp. jubatus)Observer
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at least 2 cheetahs, possibly 3. the grass was tall and the only opportunity for a good picture is when they looked out above on a small mound.
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Serval (Leptailurus serval)Observer
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Lucky enough to see one in the day time. spent most of its time in the tall grass in Ngorogoro
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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)Observer
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In nest with chicks
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Mount Kilimanjaro Guereza (Colobus caudatus)Observer
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Not a blue monkey. Apparently these are only found in/around Arusha National Park.
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White-fronted Bee-Eater (Merops bullockoides)Observer
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Location is not 100% as we were driving.
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Hildebrandt's Starling (Lamprotornis hildebrandti)Observer
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Unfortunately could not remember the exact location.
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White-rumped Shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli)Observer
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Another bird I cant place exactly..
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African Wolf (Canis lupaster)Observer
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a Pup peeking out of their den!
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Lion (Panthera leo)Observer
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Pride of lions deep into the serengeti, Some Juvenile males
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Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)Observer
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Male (black) and Female (grey) ostritch
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Common Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)Observer
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Miragation of Wildebeest, thousands as far as the eye can see on the Serengeti Plains - Date is approximate
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African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer)Observer
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2 water buffalo seen between Ngorogoro and The Maasi villages of the Game Reserve.
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Needlefishes (Family Belonidae)Observer
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Long and blue, this fish almost went unnoticed. claudal fin is slightly lunate
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Capebells (Genus Wahlenbergia)Observer
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Land bordering Murray River and Banrock Wetlands
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)Observer
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Male Red Kangaroo
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King Fern (Angiopteris evecta)Observer
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Alongside fresh water creek on the west side of Fraser Island
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Gum Trees (Tribe Eucalypteae)Observer
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"bleeding gumtree" Fraser island.
Sap is a natural numbing agent.
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Lagoon Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)Observer
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Great Barrier Reef via Cairns. Date is approximate.
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Satinay (Syncarpia hillii)Observer
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The forest on fraser island, AUS contains trees that are more than 1200 years old and can grow greater than four meters across the trunk. This is even more impressive because Fraser island is a sand island, so these trees are growing in sand.
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Bluespotted Fantail Ray (Taeniura lymma)Observer
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Great Barrier Reef via Cairns. Date is approximate
