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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)Observer
cmulveyDescription
I have never seen a green spider before! She was half-comatose sunning on the front porch after a very cold night, but she waved just a little bit when stroked with a blade of grass. She's alive!
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Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Everything is entering winter mode...
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
cmulveyDescription
He's right in the center of the frame, but wouldn't let me get closer.
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Western Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Highly snappy. Do not touch.
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African Spear (Sansevieria cylindrica)Observer
cmulveyDescription
These were definitely succulents of some description. Tall, about 5'. Growing wild. No visible spines.
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Mother-in-law's Tongue (Sansevieria hyacinthoides)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Because it's sharp.
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Waterlilies (Genus Nymphaea)Observer
cmulveyDescription
In the cenote at Dzibilchaltun.
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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)Observer
cmulveyDescription
A pidgeon at sunset...
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Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Very good at glaring.
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Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Shy bird, had to track it down by its flutters. The lighting doesn't do its brilliant yellow plumage justice, here.
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Sisal (Agave sisalana)Observer
cmulveyDescription
These agave were used by the Mayans to make fiber for weaving, NOT tequila.
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Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Catchin' some rays on this balmy 90-degree day in November...
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Pochote (Ceiba aesculifolia)Observer
cmulveyDescription
What kind of a tree has thorny bark, YELLOW flowers, and seed pods?
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Oleander (Nerium oleander)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Please help, I don't know who I am. I know I'm a flower on a beach in Cozumel... so life isn't SO bad...
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Caribbean Land Hermit Crab (Coenobita clypeatus)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Surprise! I'm Mr. Pinchy! Don't step on me.
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Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)Observer
cmulveyDescription
We did not put the lime in the coconut, but we did put the coconut rum in our mouths.
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Hibiscuses (Genus Hibiscus)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Definitively a hibiscus, but there's another variety it could be, based on location...
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Beach Spider Lily (Hymenocallis littoralis)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Messy hair don't care.
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Sea Lavender (Tournefortia gnaphalodes)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Looks more like Sea Rosemary, really...
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Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)Observer
cmulveyDescription
So is there such a thing as Sea Wine?
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Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)Observer
cmulveyDescription
Beach flower!
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
cmulveyDescription
He looks SO goofy in the last photo. He's trying to see over the leaf litter so he is standing on his tiptoes. Go-go-Gadget legs!
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White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)Observer
cmulveyDescription
I had always thought these were mourning doves!