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Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. sayi)Observer
neilbalchanDescription
Large adult basking beside entrance to artificial shelter in prairie dog town.
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Megachile macularisObserver
lazDescription
Leafcutter Bee - Megachile macularis sharing nest cavity with wolf spider
Identified as Megachile Eutricharaea macularis on Bowerbird by Ken Walker: "An incredible sequence of images documenting something I could never have imagined."
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Ground Snake (Sonora semiannulata)Observer
desertsolitudeDescription
87 degrees at 8:34pm. Second variable groundsnake I’ve ever seen, the last one I saw in this area as well, last summer. Is that a cool pattern or what?🧡🤍I do not collect any reptiles, I just enjoy seeing them and taking pics and sharing my discoveries. And learning about them this way. Good to see some different critters out after the rain Death Valley received this week. Approx .85 inches, Monday and Friday’s storms combined.
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Ground Snake (Sonora semiannulata)Observer
desertsolitudeDescription
“96 degrees” on my vehicle’s temperature gauge, at 8:37pm. (Approx 4,000 feet elevation) Felt cooler than that. I think my temp gauge was off. I have seen 3 variable groundsnakes in this area now, 2 this week and 1 last summer. All were different colors. The first one was black and orange banded with some white, the second was white and striped with orange, and now this one, white with orange bands. Really awesome! Hence the name “variable” haha.
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Southern Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus ssp. punctatus)Observer
noaboaDescription
Albino!!!!! Rescued from my parents’ swimming pool.
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California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)Observer
lagoondonDescription
This may be the smallest baby barrel cactus I have ever seen
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
samwise5Description
"Big Green." Crossed the trail. Parking lot was still visible.
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
justjennyDescription
2019 Fort Worth Audubon Christmas Bird Count
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
bwood708Description
Piebald White-tailed Deer
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Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds (Genus Selasphorus)Observer
mikaelbDescription
Taken on James King's property with Mike Gray near The Nature Conservancy's Davmis Mountains Preserve during the Davis Mountains Hummingbird Celebration.
Mike spotted this mostly white hummingbird at one of the feeders and we waited patiently for it to go to a couple spots where we could photograph it. Mike sent his photos to Kelly Bryan who identifiied it as a leucistic female Broad-tailed Hummingbird
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Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)Observer
brucewbaileyDescription
I was lucky enough to observe a whole extended family of these.
Note the picture of the ones walking down the the drive towards me and the cute one of the baby running after his mom trying to suckle.
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Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)Observer
kent_ozmentDescription
unusual color patterns
white face, no-mask
overall color much lighter than normal, with light brown patch between shoulders
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Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer)Observer
greglasleyDescription
I was driving south toward Alpine, Texas on Hwy 118 with my wife, Cheryl, when I dodged to miss a snake. I was able to get stopped and turned around and got back to about a 3.5 ft long Bullsnake on the highway. I caught the critter to keep other vehicles from hitting it and asked my wife to hold it for a few shots. We then took it to a safer area and released it.
