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True Slime Moulds (Class Myxomycetes)Observer
crseaquistDescription
A large mature sporangium formed from a large plasmodium in a petri dish. The second image shows individual spores after they were moved to a slide. Last image possibly shows germination, the beginning of the emergence of a haploid amoeba.
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Eastern Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)Observer
jotolDescription
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Cow Cabin Overlook
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observer
wlhwildlifeDescription
Adult with at least 2 babies in nest at Benbrook Lake.
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)Observer
jordandcochranDescription
It's head was tucked, but I believe the photo is still identifiable.
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True Toads (Family Bufonidae)Observer
starrgirlDescription
There were 100s of these little guys hopping around, each no more than an inch long, all around a playa lake! No idea what species they are.
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Purple Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes caeruleus)Observer
tomdriscollDescription
male
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Prionus arenariusObserver
caterpillarofsocietyDescription
Killed and taken away by the scorpion (scorp will have its own observation).
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
highered_nelsonsDescription
Fledgling Blue Jays
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Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)Observer
mattsmith1972
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Missouri Foxtail Cactus (Escobaria missouriensis ssp. missouriensis)Observer
starrgirl
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Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata)Observer
amzappDescription
Whoohoo!
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Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)Observer
wlhwildlifeDescription
There are also Blue-winged Teal in some of the photos.
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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)Observer
wlhwildlifeDescription
It is flying up to a tree limb. This view shows me where it gets its red-shouldered name.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
crseaquistDescription
The bird on left charged past several other herons and seemed intent on bothering the one on the right.
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Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)Observer
wlhwildlifeDescription
Female Hooded Merganser catching and eating a Bluegill. I would have thought this fish was too large for her to swallow, but after working on it for a minute or two, she managed to get it down.
