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Orange Filefish (Aluterus schoepfii)Observer
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Not 100% on the ID. This is the first time I've seen one of these guys.
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Broad-headed Skink (Plestiodon laticeps)Observer
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4 labials anterior to large labial under eye. Middle row of scales on tail are wider than the scales on either side.
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Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)Observer
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Clearly very pleased to have been caught. Found around the retention basins being used for the harbor dredging project.
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Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)Observer
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Accidentally flew into our mist net, but was more than happy to sit still for a photo before being released.
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Myrtle Warbler (Setophaga coronata ssp. coronata)Observer
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Accidentally flew into our mist net as we started to take them down for the day. Very cute and extremely photogenic.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Observer
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Blood sample was taken and band was placed on before releasing. Found around the retention basins that they're using to hold the sludge from the dredging project.
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Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus)Observer
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Found in a minnow trap.
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Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)Observer
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Followed this guy around for as long as he'd let me. Orange-red around his chin/face makes me think he's a male.
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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)Observer
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Taken with an iPhone 7 so the quality isn't great, but the colors on this guy are awesome.
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Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Observer
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Angry munchin’ on some grass. Not too happy to be moved from the middle of the road. Ridges don’t look too pronounced as with an alligator snapping turtle but I could be mistaken.
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Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)Observer
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Cute little guy found in a tree stump.
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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)Observer
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I was leaving the park when we spotted this chick in the middle of the road (it presumably fell out of the nest). I got out of the car and herded it into some bushes only to realize a hawk had been watching the entire time. Hope he’s doing okay.
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Scaly Shield (Pluteus petasatus)Observer
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It was very difficult to get a decent shot of the gills without uprooting the mushroom, but they were decurrent. Approx 4 cm (1.5 in.) tall with the cap being ~6 cm (2.5 in.) in diameter. Found at the base of a tree.
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Cypress Clubtail (Phanogomphus minutus)Observer
korotaszDescription
Poor little guy was found with its wings crushed (it looks as if someone accidentally stepped on it). It was still kickin’ though, so we placed it on some tall grass out of the way of the footpath after the photos were taken.
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American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)Observer
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I know everyone adds pictures of gators, but this was too cute not to share.
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Puerto Rican Tree Snail (Caracolus caracolla)Observer
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Found on the side of the Mt. Britton tower in El Yunque National Forest.
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Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)Observer
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There were 2-3 pairs of these guys wandering around. I followed this one for a bit to photograph him/her while they were foraging.
