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Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)Observer
cheri75742Description
I saw these gorgeous ducks at Loose Park but am unable to ID them with the Merlin Bird app. Any guesses? Love that they look like a little bride and groom 😍
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Black-spotted Lady Beetles (Tribe Coccinellini)Observer
dusty_in_vilas-txDescription
Should say"near 100% sure in Central Texas"
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Eastern Boxelder Bug (Boisea trivittata)Observer
vytukasDescription
Two Boxelder bugs getting their yayas out on top of a Pharaoh Cicada.
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Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)Observer
carsonbirdwareDescription
Three ducklings were running west on the path next to the road, away from the water. I led them to the beach and they sprinted into the water. After a few minutes they spotted their mother and were reunited.
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Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
"Not such a good, Squirrel-proof bird feeder," I said to this acrobatic ,Fox Squirrel - (Sciurus niger), just hanging around while snacking.
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Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)Observer
rockingham_ncDescription
ecoEXPLORE Username: laurenhancock138
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California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)Observer
christrentDescription
Condor #526. Sadly, no longer with us. A few days after these photos were taken she was found shot to death. Another unfortunate way that lead kills Condors.
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Domestic Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos var. domesticus)Observer
amyfrostwicksDescription
Possibly a hybrid?
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Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata)Observer
beauridgefarmDescription
Appeared in my laundry. No sign of parents. Shoed them outside so parents can find them. Making a heck of a racket. Then resting. Don’t seem to be scared of me
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Observer
msb1954thornhillDescription
2023/11/13 Observed 2 male Wood ducks here for the first time. Still no female.
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Fungus-eating Ladybird (Illeis galbula)Observer
jrobbenDescription
Loots found while weeding the garden, small nymphs were also found.
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Mallard × Muscovy Duck (Anas platyrhynchos × Cairina moschata)Observer
marina_gorbunova
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Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)Observer
jaellerivardDescription
Dead. Affected by?
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Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)Observer
javiergrossPlace
Parque Nacional Conguillio - Araucanía Region, 148 km northeast of, Temuco, Araucanía, Chile (Google, OSM)
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West Indian Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna arborea)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
The new lawn ornaments have arrived.
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Algerian Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata ssp. algerica)Observer
mpergil
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Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)Observer
cjmathesonDescription
Red/Bronze color morph - interesting
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Mallard × Muscovy Duck (Anas platyrhynchos × Cairina moschata)Observer
kalamurphykingDescription
Besties
Best friends always have a lot to talk about.
Magpie-Muscovy hybrid duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus x cairina moschata domestica)
Photo 2:
Walk & Talk
This cracked me up. Exactly like my birding buddy and me when we are out in the field. Frequently we get to talking and forget we are supposed to be quiet and look for wildlife.
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Mexican Duck (Anas diazi)Observer
greglasleyDescription
This appears to be a drake "Mexican" Mallard which is a form commonly encountered in this region.
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Mexican Duck (Anas diazi)Observer
ifreedmanDescription
Possible Mexican duck or hybrid?
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Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)Observer
pfautschDescription
Saw this slightly unusual duck with the Scaup flock yesterday - presumably a molting Greater Scaup - but showing signs of both male and female characteristics? A hybrid? Probably not a tufted duck - head shape seems wrong. Or am I just way off base with how weird this duck looked to me?
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Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)Observer
tmillsDescription
These were in a small pond created by a debris flow from a side canyon into the Mojave River-bed.
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Larch Lady Beetle (Aphidecta obliterata)Observer
shawnb2Description
Pacific Forestry Centre insectary specimens for reference purposes only. Dates and locations of specimens variable, from Victoria, BC, 1960s to 1993.
From @cratzlaff "A. obliterata was released originally around Victoria in the late 60's as a biocontrol test for balsam woolly adelgids and then was recovered in the late 80's and 90's by Lee Humble at the Pacific Forestry Centre. He collected a lot of specimens and they were deposited at the PFC and the Canadian National Collection."
Individuals have recently been observed on iNat in the area, so the population appears to have persisted.
Reference papers:
Harris, Holmes, & Dawson, 1968. "Balsam woolly aphid predator studies, British Columbia, 1959-1967."
Humble, 1994. "Recovery of additional exotic predators of balsam woolly adelgid, Adelges
piceae (Ratzeburg) (Homoptera: Adelgidae), in British Columbia."
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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)Observer
macroblaster2000Description
Focus stacks :)
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
skyetaraDescription
Lady beetle is still alive as something is eating it. What is the predator??
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Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata)Observer
tiwaneDescription
Mating inside a rose blossom. Pretty romantic.
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Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles (Genus Chilocorus)Observer
jjjjaaaammmmiiiieeeeDescription
IDd to species based on distribution...
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Spotless Lady Beetles (Genus Cycloneda)Observer
aguadepanelaPlace
Las vegas con 7 sur, El Poblado, Medellín, El Poblado, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia (Google, OSM)
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Six-spotted Zigzag Lady Beetle (Cheilomenes sexmaculata)Observer
yasirmehamoodDescription
surfing the golden path
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Lady Beetles (Family Coccinellidae)Observer
ipomopsisDescription
Thousands of them!
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Observer
msb1954thornhillDescription
lone male Wood duck adopted by his Mallard family
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Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Observer
strongbear147Description
I was cleaning the other day and found a bunch of old bug corpses that turned to dust at the slightest touch. Photographically, they are not really useful, but I figured I might as well post these here just to help confirm some species. Obviously thes are old dead ladybugs though I am not fully sure they are all the same species due to the spot shapes.
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Mexican Duck (Anas diazi)Observer
anonymous_ebirderDescription
I'm aware of the likelihood of this species in Ontario... Posting this around with the hopes of getting feedback on the ID - more photos & rationale are presented here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XCYNtXAPaupZBFNZoTrMRuxo43UQy8KP/view?usp=sharing
Thanks in advance!
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
coleslaw85Description
Baby pigeon!
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Oblong Lady Beetles (Genus Hippodamia)Observer
beesndaisies_waspsnfigs_antsnpeonies
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
finaticDescription
San Diego County, California, US
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
mediacooperDescription
Birds, Lake Charleston, Charleston, Ill., Saturday, July 22, 2023. (© 2023 Greg A. Cooper)
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Blow Flies (Family Calliphoridae)Observer
lewnanny_richardsonDescription
That fly impaled itself to a leaf of Marram grass
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Black-spotted Lady Beetles (Tribe Coccinellini)Observer
michele_grabkeDescription
There are many lady beetle and wasp species in these photos - so a single ID is not possible. But I thought the iNat community would be interested nonetheless. Many dead beetles and wasps were along the receding ice (spring melt) of Great Slave Lake. This was observed for approximately 1.2 kilometre along the ice edge.
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Pacific Three-banded Lady Beetle (Coccinella trifasciata ssp. subversa)Observer
bennyalbroDescription
3banded?
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Gadwall (Mareca strepera)Observer
dzherikhov_vladimirDescription
утка артистично изображала раненную жертву - отвлекала внимание.
