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Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Observer
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Very poor photo, but I think this is a screech owl.
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
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I'm pretty sure this is a Cooper's Hawk, but I find it hard to tell it apart from the Broad-winged Hawk. Both types of hawks are the main ones in this forest.
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Bear's Head Tooth (Hericium americanum)Observer
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I am not sure of this ID. All photos are from same specimen. One shot that looks different is pointing straight down from above.
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Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)Observer
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This is an Echinacea plant in my backyard, but it has some odd growth happening to it.??
It is the "odd growth" I was wanting to identify.
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Longlegged Sac Spiders (Genus Cheiracanthium)Observer
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I do not have a clue what this is, but iNat suggests it is a Longlegged Sac Spider of some sort.
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Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle)Observer
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These critters stripped the leaves completely bare of this milkweed plant.