Rescued this Redhead today. It had a fishhook in its bill / face, and the fishing line it was attached to was frozen into the ice and the bird was trapped. Captured the bird, broke the fishing line, and then, with a friend, cut the fishhook in half and removed it from the duck's bill / face. It seemed vigorous and healthy. When we released it, it flew away strong and fast. Good deed done.
Carrying what I presume to be a mudpuppy from the lake
My local little couple having an Alice and Ralph kramden moment
Landed on my pants, and I had to get him onto my finger and wiggle around before he would leave
Groups of Monarchs seen at this location for several days
they're such a cute couple...
I took this photo mainly to show what the two tunnels I search look like. Several of 35 +/- were present in this pedestrian tunnel (#1).
Images of two pedestrian tunnels in close proximity to each other can be seen here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36729282
The iced over tunnel has been flooded since fall. I see no evidence of moths (though one was seen in Sept near the west end of tunnel). It contained 15 specimens of The Herald last winter.
Edit: A more accurate count with a flashlight revealed that there were exactly 35. All 35 overwintered there. My constant watches over them (about every 7 to 14 days or so) suggested to me that they all survived the winter. Interestingly they did not all leave at the same time or ever close to it. Some remained for a good month longer than others.
Found in bare sand area at Henry Allen Gleason Sand Prairie Nature Preserve.
Found on wild parsnip in grass field near Allendale Springs Land and Water Reserve.
Tufted Titmouse pulling hair out of Raccoon's back; presumably for nest building.
Dozens, if not 100s of these were found throughout the 10-acre prairie / savanna remnant at Samuel Barnum Mead Savanna Nature Preserve.
in nest
I had been trying and failing to get some pic's of a Stellar's Jay for about 5 minutes in the shade of this same tree and had that "being watched" feeling. He was about 10 feet up the tree and never budged for the 10 minutes I was there
Pousada Pluval,
Pantanal,
Mato Grosso,
Brazil
18 August 2017
Cuiaba River,
near Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
13 August 2017
Immature Rufescent Tiger Heron
Cuiaba River,
near Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
14 August 2017
Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
15 August 2017
Cuiaba River,
near Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
16 August 2017
Cuiaba River,
near Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
16 August 2017
Cuiaba River,
near Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
16 August 2017
Identified by John Ascher at Bugguide.net, http://bugguide.net/node/view/1314379
Thanks, @molanic!
image 1 male
image 2 female
image 3 male
image 4 male
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
image 1 adult male
image 2 adult male
image 3 immature male molting into its first adult plumage
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
image 1 male
image 2 female
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
For more info on this trip see:
http://www.inaturalist.org/posts/5309-inatting-in-costa-rica
if interested
image 1 male
image 2 male
image 3 female
image 4 female
Laguna Largarto Lodge,
north of Pital,
Alajuela Province,
Costa Rica
31 January 2016
10.687
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photo taken from moving boat along Rio San Carlos,
north of Pital,
Alajuela Province,
Costa Rica
31 January 2016