Chimpanzee, Kibale NP Uganda
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130008502
Brians voucher
Found this on lower branch of wild tree. Night macro walk.
One of dozens of webs glistening in the morning dew.
taken during travels to Sri Lanka in 2022 - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on www.snowmanstudios.de
taken during travels to Sri Lanka in 2022 - taken by Thomas Fuhrmann, SnowmanStudios - see more pictures on www.snowmanstudios.de
Rescued this beautiful creature from a owl and released in a suitable habitat
Observer: Sanjeev Kumar
Found a pair of Grey Slender Loris hiding in the thick canopy of a tree, got decent views
Well, this is one of the stranger wildlife interactions I’ve had in my yard. I’m sitting out here working with my laptop and a bag of M&Ms and this butterfly flies towards me and goes straight for the bag. I stare in disbelief as it climbs in, fumble for my phone, and snap a few shots before it climbs out and flies away.
First record of this species in Arlington County since 1977. Adult female found under a log in an upland area dominated by mountain laurel, similar to the habitat I’ve found this species in elsewhere in northern Virginia. This was in a park that has been extensively surveyed, yet there aren’t even any historical records of this species from this park. Absolutely amazing to find this species somewhere it has gone undetected for all this time.
Vesper Sparrow - Pooecetes gramineus
Long-tailed Duck (male, non-breeding) - Clangula hyemalis
American Wigeon Duck - Anas americana
Yellow, Gram + cocci
Closest Match: Micrococcus luteus
% identity: 81%
DNA sequence:
ACGTTATCCGCCCCCGGCAGTCTCGGTCCCGGCGTTATGAGAAGCTTGGGGGTG GGGGAGTGGGAAGAAAAGGAGATTATCAGAAGTGGGTGGAGAGAGGAGGGAATT GAAGCTTTCCCGTATTGAGACTCCACGTCGGGGGGGTGATGTGAAGATTCAGCGG GAGCTAAGAAATCGCTTTTGGGCTTATTGTTGGTGACGTAATGGCTACCAATTGTA CCGGCCATTAGACCGTGCGAGAAGGCCAACAGATAAGGGGGATGAGGATTTGACC TCGTACTCACCTTCCTCGGAGTTGACGGCAATATTGTCCCATGAGTCCCCACCTGA ACCTGCTGGCCACCTTGAAGGAGGATTGCCCTCGTGTTGGGACTTAATTTCACATC TCAAGACACGAACTGACGGCAACCATGTACCACCTGTGAACCCGCCCCAAAGGGG AAAACCGTATCTCTACGGCGATCGAGAACATGTTTCAGCCTTGTTTAGGTTCTTCCA AGTTGCCTCGAATTAATCCCGCATGCTGCCTCCGCTTGTGCGGGGGCCCCACGCC AATTCTCTTTTGAGTGGTTAACACTGTGCGGCCGTACTCCCCCAAGGCGGGAGAC ACTGTAATTGCCTGTATCTTGCCGGCGCGAAAGACCCAGATAATGAGTCCCCCACC ACCTAGTGGCCCAACGTATTACGGGCATGGGAACTACAAAGGAGGATTCTAATCC CTGATAGTCTCCCGCATGCCTTTTCCGCGTCCTAAAAAGACCATGTTACAGACCTC TGTAGAACATTGCCCTTCCGGCCATCAGTGGTTCCGTCACTGAAATATCAGCAGTC ATTTCCTCCCCGCTCACCCTCAACGAAGTTACAAGTCTGTCCGCACAACAGGACAA CGTCTAGGTCATGCCACGGTCTCCCCACCTGCAAGAATTCCAGTGGGGCTTGTGA AGGCGCCCCGGCACTGTATCCTCGCTAGCGAGAAGCGTGAAGCGAAAATTCAGTT TCCTTATACTGAC
Yellow, Gram + cocci
Closest Match: Micrococcus luteus
% identity: 81%
DNA sequence:
ACGTTATCCGCCCCCGGCAGTCTCGGTCCCGGCGTTATGAGAAGCTTGGGGGTG GGGGAGTGGGAAGAAAAGGAGATTATCAGAAGTGGGTGGAGAGAGGAGGGAATT GAAGCTTTCCCGTATTGAGACTCCACGTCGGGGGGGTGATGTGAAGATTCAGCGG GAGCTAAGAAATCGCTTTTGGGCTTATTGTTGGTGACGTAATGGCTACCAATTGTA CCGGCCATTAGACCGTGCGAGAAGGCCAACAGATAAGGGGGATGAGGATTTGACC TCGTACTCACCTTCCTCGGAGTTGACGGCAATATTGTCCCATGAGTCCCCACCTGA ACCTGCTGGCCACCTTGAAGGAGGATTGCCCTCGTGTTGGGACTTAATTTCACATC TCAAGACACGAACTGACGGCAACCATGTACCACCTGTGAACCCGCCCCAAAGGGG AAAACCGTATCTCTACGGCGATCGAGAACATGTTTCAGCCTTGTTTAGGTTCTTCCA AGTTGCCTCGAATTAATCCCGCATGCTGCCTCCGCTTGTGCGGGGGCCCCACGCC AATTCTCTTTTGAGTGGTTAACACTGTGCGGCCGTACTCCCCCAAGGCGGGAGAC ACTGTAATTGCCTGTATCTTGCCGGCGCGAAAGACCCAGATAATGAGTCCCCCACC ACCTAGTGGCCCAACGTATTACGGGCATGGGAACTACAAAGGAGGATTCTAATCC CTGATAGTCTCCCGCATGCCTTTTCCGCGTCCTAAAAAGACCATGTTACAGACCTC TGTAGAACATTGCCCTTCCGGCCATCAGTGGTTCCGTCACTGAAATATCAGCAGTC ATTTCCTCCCCGCTCACCCTCAACGAAGTTACAAGTCTGTCCGCACAACAGGACAA CGTCTAGGTCATGCCACGGTCTCCCCACCTGCAAGAATTCCAGTGGGGCTTGTGA AGGCGCCCCGGCACTGTATCCTCGCTAGCGAGAAGCGTGAAGCGAAAATTCAGTT TCCTTATACTGAC
Black-bellied Plover (non-breeding) - Pluvialis squatarola
Eastern Kingbird [Flycatcher] - Tyrannus tyrannus
Green Heron - Butorides virescens
Eastern Bluebird (female) - Sialia sialis
Eastern Bluebird (male) - Sialia sialis
Catching a fish
Heard the kite smack into a tree branch and didn't realize what it was doing until it dropped this guy from above!
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax