Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Ganso Blanco (Anser caerulescens)

Observ.

lonnyholmes

Fecha

Diciembre 2, 2019 a las 09:08 MAÑANA PST

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Qué

Chara Pinta (Cyanocorax dickeyi)

Observ.

robberfly

Fecha

Octubre 29, 2017 a las 08:23 MAÑANA MST

Descripción

Took a day off to travel inland and see this spectacular bird.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Humano (Homo sapiens)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Noviembre 11, 2015

Descripción

Texas iNat gathering in Dripping Springs on November 11, 2015.
Kneeling from left: @mchlfx (checkered shirt), @robberfly, @maractwin (blue shirt), @mksexton, @sambiology, @kueda (red bandana);
standing L to R: Bob (husband of taogirl) and Tuffy the dog, @greglasley, @lotus (sunglasses), @mikaelb, @blubayou (red blouse), @gpstewart (red shirt), @taogirl, @annikaml (sunglasses), @gcwarbler, @connlindajo, @brentano, @billdodd, Wilson (wife of cullen), @cullen, @cgritz, Aaron (husband of cgritz). Photo by Cheryl (wife of greglasley)

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Mariposa Harpía (Cerura vinula)

Observ.

mazzeip

Fecha

Junio 19, 2008 a las 05:15 TARDE CEST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

tonyrebelo

Fecha

Septiembre 16, 2018 a las 01:29 TARDE SAST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Rana Leopardo Norteña (Lithobates pipiens)

Observ.

maractwin

Fecha

Octubre 4, 2018 a las 08:53 MAÑANA EDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

jordanwaits

Fecha

Octubre 2, 2018 a las 03:07 TARDE PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

tiwane

Fecha

Septiembre 29, 2018 a las 01:24 TARDE PDT

Descripción

Bedewed.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Roble Venenoso del Pacífico (Toxicodendron diversilobum)

Observ.

tiwane

Fecha

Septiembre 29, 2018 a las 12:35 TARDE PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Mariposa Sedosa Verde del Loto (Callophrys dumetorum)

Observ.

sultrysam

Fecha

Abril 2, 2017 a las 10:18 MAÑANA PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

dougnaturalist

Fecha

Julio 17, 2018

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

bastiaan

Fecha

Julio 28, 2018 a las 09:07 MAÑANA CEST
Fungi

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Qué

Hongos (Reino Fungi)

Observ.

catchang

Fecha

Julio 29, 2018 a las 10:17 MAÑANA PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

storm_petrel

Fecha

Julio 21, 2018 a las 10:36 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

A totally remarkable aberrant. Seen on a butterfly field trip seminar I was leading with 9 people. ID is based on size (very small for greater frit), wing shape (round), and likelihood (normal ones very common in this meadow and the only fritillary we saw. There were a couple egleis on the walk in, but on rocky trail. This was in wet meadow which is mormon frit zone). I'm confident this was an aberrant mormon fritillary. A stunning one, too - top side and under

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Qué

Atún de Colmillo (Gymnosarda unicolor)

Observ.

maractwin

Fecha

Marzo 8, 2012 a las 02:55 TARDE EST

Lugar

Bua, Fiji (Google, OSM)

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Libélula Serpiente del Este (Erpetogomphus designatus)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Julio 12, 2018 a las 08:54 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

All shots of the same male

Lockhart Municipal Park,
Lockhart,
Caldwell Co., Texas
12 July 2018

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Qué

Compás (Semnornis ramphastinus)

Observ.

treklightly

Fecha

Febrero 2018

Lugar

Ecuador (Google, OSM)

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Mariposas Cola de Golondrina Azul de California (Battus philenor ssp. hirsuta)

Observ.

jpgalvan

Fecha

Junio 14, 2018 a las 12:37 TARDE PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Cardenal Rojo (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Observ.

salticidude

Fecha

Diciembre 22, 2017 a las 04:02 MAÑANA CST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

bobbyfingers

Descripción

This is a HUGE female "Eastern" Hellbender (amusingly referred to as the "Snot-Otter" by local fishermen), at 27.5" (Record is 29"). After reading Bishop's seminal work "Handbook of Salamanders", my best friend/cousin/herper Pete and I decided to check out some historical records listed in the book. We decided to examine some old locality records in Delaware County, and were amazed to find a population still extant at this locale (observed a total of 4 individuals). Unfortunately, we noticed the water quality decreasing as we searched downstream, encountering several small factories pumping effluent directly into the river. I believe this had affected this population negatively even then, as we observed no sub-adults/juveniles, and all were apparently old adults. One specimen had an unusual, large, egg-shaped tumor/lesion on its tail, possibly related to the poor water quality. I often wonder as to the fate of this population of magnificent "Giant Salamanders", some thirty-odd years later.

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Qué

Cartacuba (Todus multicolor)

Observ.

wayne_fidler

Fecha

Febrero 23, 2017 a las 02:59 TARDE EST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

icbryson

Fecha

Marzo 3, 2018 a las 02:58 TARDE AST

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Qué

Rayador (Rynchops niger)

Observ.

damontighe

Fecha

Enero 13, 2016 a las 02:30 TARDE PST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Polilla Esfinge de Rayas Blancas (Hyles lineata)

Observ.

anudibranchmom

Fecha

Febrero 6, 2018 a las 08:07 TARDE PST

Descripción

Being eaten by a Merlin - one of several for this bird's breakfast.

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Qué

Pavorreal (Pavo cristatus)

Observ.

fjcruiser23

Fecha

Enero 31, 2018 a las 03:49 TARDE PST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Cárabo Lapón (Strix nebulosa)

Observ.

ursus_arctos

Fecha

Febrero 2018

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Qué

Chal Español (Flabellinopsis iodinea)

Observ.

underwaterpat

Fecha

Marzo 14, 2016 a las 05:06 TARDE PDT

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Qué

Tirano Cuir (Tyrannus couchii)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Enero 20, 2018 a las 12:45 TARDE CST

Descripción

Couch's Kingbird and Tropical Kingbird are very difficult to separate without vocalizations. Despite many decades of experience with both species in Texas and Mexico, I rarely make an ID to species without vocalizations. Couch's has always been a resident bird in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. In the 1980s, Tropicals started showing up in that area as well (moving north from Mexico), so both occur in south Texas these days.

Some number of Couch's tend to wander north in winter and for the past 20 or so years this species has been an irregular winter visitor to the Austin area (and other areas of Texas), and sometimes can found semi regularly. As far as I am aware, Tropical has never shown up in central Texas, but it would certainly be possible.

About 12:45 PM today I stopped by Lockhart Municipal Park in Lockhart, Caldwell Co., Texas. There is a small pond of perhaps 2-3 acres in the park full of noisy, begging domestic ducks and geese. As I drove by the pond, a kingbird flew past me and landed in some trees on a tiny (30 X 15 foot) island in the pond. I then saw that there were two Couch's/Tropical Kingbirds flycatching actively. I stood nearby and watched the birds, but neither was calling. I thought it was worth trying to get one to vocalize, so I played a recording of Couch's Kingbird from my phone. Almost instantly, both kingbirds flew from the island and hovered over my head calling loudly! One landed in a tree right over my head and called for a full minute....clearly Couch's Kingbirds and they scolded me thoroughly for a number of minutes. I did not play any more calls since I had established their specific ID, and spent the next 20 or so minutes trying to photograph the birds. Posted here will be many views of the birds, including them hovering over my head and vocalizing, perched directly over my head vocalizing and perched in other trees. The rest of the time I was there the birds called regularly.

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Qué

Tlacuache Norteño (Didelphis virginiana)

Observ.

dpdawes

Fecha

Enero 19, 2018 a las 01:26 TARDE EST

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Qué

Rocío de Sol (Drosera capillaris)

Observ.

damontighe

Fecha

Enero 17, 2018 a las 02:13 TARDE EST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Rayador (Rynchops niger)

Observ.

johndreynolds

Fecha

Enero 19, 2018 a las 08:58 MAÑANA PST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Caimán Cachirre (Paleosuchus trigonatus)

Observ.

jujurenoult

Fecha

Junio 19, 2008 a las 06:34 TARDE CEST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

tantsusoo

Fecha

Diciembre 25, 2017 a las 11:24 MAÑANA +08

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Qué

Peuco (Parabuteo unicinctus)

Observ.

mbechelani

Fecha

Noviembre 24, 2015 a las 07:20 TARDE MST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

cindylemon

Fecha

Abril 26, 2016 a las 11:53 MAÑANA EDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Cascabel de Bandas (Crotalus horridus)

Observ.

waterfallrich

Fecha

Agosto 2015

Descripción

Pisgah National Forest

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

mtbrooks

Fecha

Septiembre 13, 2011 a las 11:11 MAÑANA HST

Descripción

On small ornamental tree of lodge grounds.

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

szeligaw

Fecha

Diciembre 2017

Lugar

Privado

Descripción

Two lichen species found entangled with each other and on the ground. The yellow lichen ID page is here
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9289714

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Qué

Mariposa Cebra de Alas Largas (Heliconius charithonia)

Observ.

bionayelli26

Fecha

Diciembre 24, 2017

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Qué

Búho Nival (Bubo scandiacus)

Observ.

ekmoody

Fecha

Diciembre 15, 2017 a las 03:34 TARDE MST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Hongo Matamoscas (Amanita muscaria)

Observ.

jaclyn_nicole

Fecha

Noviembre 6, 2017 a las 08:02 TARDE CST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Ninfa Perlada (Coenonympha arcania)

Observ.

nakarb

Fecha

Junio 16, 2013 a las 01:22 TARDE MSK

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Qué

Tiburón Ballena (Rhincodon typus)

Observ.

rafael4grampus

Fecha

Enero 2016

Lugar

Falta la ubicación

Descripción

Hembra frente a "Rupperts", St. Helena Island

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Qué

Chinito (Bombycilla cedrorum)

Observ.

jwn

Fecha

Diciembre 3, 2017 a las 10:17 MAÑANA CST

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Qué

Mariposa Sedosa Quetzal (Evenus regalis)

Observ.

josuesantiago

Fecha

Noviembre 28, 2017

Lugar

chetumal (Google, OSM)

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Cascabel de Bandas (Crotalus horridus)

Observ.

tristanclark

Fecha

Julio 2017

Descripción

Timber rattlesnakes

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

anudibranchmom

Fecha

Noviembre 2017

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Qué

Berrendo (Antilocapra americana)

Observ.

dlcoleman

Fecha

Agosto 27, 2013 a las 11:30 MAÑANA MDT

Descripción

Antelope Island

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Berrendo (Antilocapra americana)

Observ.

dlcoleman

Fecha

Junio 29, 2017 a las 07:50 MAÑANA MDT

Descripción

West Desert, UT

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

widunlop

Fecha

Marzo 12, 2015 a las 02:41 TARDE HST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

sbenson

Fecha

Octubre 8, 2017 a las 06:37 TARDE PDT

Descripción

Isidia growing out of the soralia are diagnostic for this species (see photo 2), along with a K- reaction. Also note that the soralia are fissural--they emerge with pointed ends (photo 3) vs. tuberculate soralia which start out round.
This species has a relatively compact, bushy growth form for a Bryoria. It grows on bark and occasionally rock/soil in somewhat exposed sites.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Almirante Blanco (Limenitis arthemis ssp. arthemis)

Observ.

naomilanglois

Fecha

Agosto 24, 2017

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Qué

Manto Bicolor (Lycaena phlaeas)

Observ.

kostaszontanos

Fecha

Abril 3, 2016 a las 10:58 MAÑANA HST

Descripción

A female small copper with abnormal appearance (aberration bipunctata)

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Qué

Arrendajo Crestado (Platylophus galericulatus)

Observ.

kokhuitan

Fecha

Abril 2017

Lugar

Johor, MY (Google, OSM)

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chipe Dorado (Protonotaria citrea)

Observ.

carl-adam

Fecha

Mayo 2017

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Qué

Aguililla Ártica Americana (Buteo lagopus ssp. sanctijohannis)

Observ.

troydeclan

Fecha

Abril 15, 2011 a las 08:16 TARDE UTC

Descripción

Gunsight Mountain, Alaska

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Qué

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Agosto 2017

Descripción

On August 16, we witnessed what has to rank with one of the most incredible wildlife experiences I’ve ever had. Cheryl and I were on a trip with 6 other nature photographers and our leader. We had been in the Pantanal area of Brazil for about a week with 5 days along the Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre, looking for Jaguars and other photo ops. Our daily routine was breakfast at 5:30 AM and we took off on boats from 6 till about 11AM, lunch at noon at the lodge, then on the boats again 3PM till dark. Our group has 3 boats so just 3 people per boat so plenty of room for photo gear, etc. Over several days we had seen 10-12 Jaguars. Some were very good photo ops, some poor photo ops, some just glimpsed.

There are several lodges in the area and it is a popular place to visit for folks hoping to see Jaguars, so much like Yellowstone National Park, a crowd can gather when some significant wildlife is seen, but instead of car jams to see a Grizzly such as Yellowstone, this can be boat jams for a jaguar. I have seen as many as 22 boats, 70-100 feet off shore with lots of people in each boat taking photos of a sleeping Jaguar. BUT…that is not the end of the story! We were often in more remote areas of the rivers and inlets and streams more or less on our own looking for birds, etc., so lots of times there are no other boats around. The boat drivers all have radios, so if a Jaguar is seen, other boats are informed. We move 20-25 miles up and down the river to explore, so many times other boats are not close enough to arrive while a Jaguar is in view.

My limited Jaguar experience is that some are just sleeping and/or resting and mostly ignore the boats in the river. Others are walking though the edge of the forest near the river and when a boat becomes visible, the animal just vanishes back into the forest. This morning at about 7:30 AM our three boats were in an out-of-the way location, a mile or so apart. The boat I was in was photographing a Great Black Hawk when one of our other boats called us on the radio to say they had a Jaguar swimming in the river, apparently hunting, so we headed to that area. Apparently the Jaguar, with just its head visible, swam up to loafing Yacare Caimans and pounced onto a caiman which was about 6 or so feet long. The Jaguar and the caiman thrashed in the water with the Jaguar biting into the skull of the caiman. That is about the time our boat arrived, after the Jaguar had mostly subdued the caiman, but the caiman was still thrashing about. The Jaguar was up against a high dirt bank, still mostly in the water with a firm grip on the skull of the caiman and the Jaguar was not letting go. It was very dark and under heavy foliage and vines so I was shooting at 4000 and 6400 ISO but that was my only choice. Eventually the Jaguar was able to work itself and its prize away from the vines and it drug the caiman out of the water and up the dirt bank and eventually back into the forest to enjoy its catch beyond the curious and amazed eyes of the human observers. The caiman was as large or larger than the Jaguar. All I have to say is that a mature Jaguar is an incredibly powerful predator and watching this whole 15 minute episode is something I’ll not forget. What a beast!

This entire series was shot from a boat, perhaps 40 feet off the bank with a Canon EOS 7D Mark II and a Canon 100-400 IS lens in case anyone is interested.

Cuiaba River,
near Porto Jofre,
Pantanal,
Brazil
16 August 2017

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Pinzón Mexicano (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Observ.

jasonheadley

Fecha

Noviembre 9, 2014 a las 12:50 TARDE EST

Fotos / Sonidos

Fecha

Julio 15, 2015 a las 08:52 MAÑANA HST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

mlgray12

Fecha

Mayo 1, 2017 a las 03:36 TARDE CDT

Descripción

Western Coachwhip that showed up close to my water drip estimate snake close to 4 feet in length

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

ianmcmillan

Fecha

Noviembre 24, 2014 a las 07:49 TARDE AEST

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

dbeadle

Fecha

Julio 27, 2017 a las 02:48 MAÑANA EDT

Descripción

Parectopa plantaginisella. Photographed in High Park, Toronto, Ontario on 27 July 2017.

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

veronica37

Fecha

Junio 27, 2017 a las 09:27 TARDE CDT

Descripción

New to me. Never seen this.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Medioluto Montañesa (Melanargia russiae)

Fecha

Junio 25, 2017 a las 03:31 TARDE CEST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Escarabajo de la Flor del Delta (Trigonopeltastes delta)

Observ.

hydaticus

Fecha

Mayo 21, 2017 a las 04:37 TARDE CDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Araña Camuflada de Las Flores (Misumena vatia)

Observ.

js_young

Fecha

Abril 13, 2017 a las 03:34 TARDE PDT

Descripción

@robberfly. note that male on her abdomen

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Tlaconete Pinto (Isthmura bellii)

Fecha

Julio 2016

Lugar

Privado

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Marzo 20, 2017 a las 10:11 MAÑANA CDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Gavilán de Cooper (Accipiter cooperii)

Observ.

vicfazio3

Fecha

Mayo 17, 2009 a las 04:26 TARDE AEST

Descripción

Cowbird trap bycatch. Certain traps near more wooded edges would catch a few Blue jay in migration (not resident in the mountains in summer). This in turn would attract the attention of a Cooper's Hawk, which otherwise would ignore the cowbirds. This bird was measured out as an SY male. Note the prominent eye-brow stripe ... even more striking at a distance on this individual. Too many field guides understate this and overstate it as a character for Northern Goshawk ... oft cited (erroneously) in descriptions of goshawks raiding backyard feeders in Ohio.

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

sheetal

Fecha

Enero 7, 2017 a las 04:08 MAÑANA IST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Mariposa Hojarasca Tropical (Anaea aidea)

Observ.

pioleon

Fecha

Febrero 27, 2017 a las 04:39 TARDE MST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Pequén (Athene cunicularia)

Observ.

gpstewart

Fecha

Febrero 20, 2017 a las 09:37 MAÑANA CST

Descripción

This was only owl present after a stormy night in Williamson Co
I think this is first time I have got a pic of a burrowing owl with this much head rotation.

Fotos / Sonidos

Fecha

Mayo 16, 2015 a las 07:20 TARDE CDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Gaviotín Ártico (Sterna paradisaea)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Junio 20, 1988 a las 04:25 TARDE CDT

Descripción

Arctic Tern
male delivering small fish to female; part of courtship
Churchill River,
Churchill, Manitoba
Canada
20 June 1988

Image scanned from 35mm slide

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

gbentall

Fecha

Diciembre 13, 2016 a las 03:25 TARDE PST

Descripción

My happy find of the day: these inconspicuous rosettes under manzanita

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Berrendo (Antilocapra americana)

Observ.

colterdye

Fecha

Noviembre 9, 2016 a las 01:29 TARDE MST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Rana con Cola Occidental (Ascaphus truei)

Observ.

tiwane

Fecha

Diciembre 2016

Descripción

Lifer! One of 3 or 4 females seen. No males found. Seen with Spencer Riffle and @robberfly.

Etiquetas

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Mariposa Sedosa de Banda Blanca (Chlorostrymon simaethis)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Noviembre 30, 2016 a las 01:58 TARDE CST

Descripción

@dhend9 @ericisley and I went to Bastrop County today and met up with @ncowey at McKinney Roughs Nature Park where Nick works.
http://www.lcra.org/parks/developed-parks/Pages/mckinney-roughs-nature-park.aspx
The park is owned and managed by the L.C.R.A. (Lower Colorado River Authority). Nick was very gracious and gave us a good tour of the park and we found a bunch of things to iNat as well as a new odonate or two for the park.

Rare species in central Texas; this species usually only seen in the lower Rio Grande Valley within Texas. @ncowey has had several recently here and we were fortunate to be able to take some shots of one today.

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Qué

Arce de Hoja Grande (Acer macrophyllum)

Observ.

metsa

Fecha

Noviembre 12, 2016 a las 04:29 TARDE PST

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Liebre Americana (Lepus americanus)

Observ.

saxzimbog

Fecha

Enero 23, 2012 a las 01:51 TARDE CST

Descripción

Snowshoe Hare along CR52/Arkola Road in the Sax-Zim Bog (photo by Sparky Stensaas/www.ThePhotoNaturalist.com)

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

metsa

Fecha

Septiembre 18, 2016 a las 10:41 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

a fascinating small lichen with abundant dark rhizines. On bark of Ash tree. Apothecia with cilia.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Cascabel de Diamantes Oriental (Crotalus adamanteus)

Observ.

rockman9796

Fecha

Marzo 2016

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Rayadora Neón (Libellula croceipennis)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Septiembre 9, 2016 a las 09:06 MAÑANA CDT

Descripción

male
Yett Creek Park,
off Parmer Lane,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
9 September 2016

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Saltarina de Cola Larga de Banda Blanca (Chioides albofasciatus)

Observ.

hydaticus

Fecha

Agosto 28, 2016 a las 11:35 MAÑANA CDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Caoba de Montaña (Cercocarpus betuloides)

Observ.

metsa

Fecha

Agosto 6, 2016 a las 10:35 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

ID by @catchang

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Coyote (Canis latrans)

Observ.

eehelton

Fecha

Agosto 3, 2016 a las 05:30 TARDE PDT

Descripción

Hunting. Red & yellow ear tags. Was wary of my scooter but mostly ignored me.

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Pelícano Blanco Americano (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Observ.

damontighe

Fecha

Agosto 3, 2016 a las 09:04 MAÑANA PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Laurel de California (Umbellularia californica)

Observ.

danielgeorge

Fecha

Julio 13, 2016 a las 06:28 TARDE PDT

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Helecho Bifurcado del Viejo Mundo (Dicranopteris linearis)

Observ.

robberfly

Fecha

Mayo 29, 2016 a las 12:50 TARDE HST

Descripción

Endemic to Hawaii...

Fotos / Sonidos

Observ.

hydaticus

Fecha

Abril 13, 2016

Fotos / Sonidos

Qué

Chipe Cachetes Amarillos (Setophaga chrysoparia)

Observ.

greglasley

Fecha

Abril 2016

Lugar

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Descripción

Please excuse the long-winded comments here, but this was just too special not to share with my iNat friends.

I was on the back deck of my house a while ago, adding sunflower seeds to a feeder that the siskins and goldfinches had about depleted. I saw some movement in one of the live oaks which hangs over my deck and saw that it was a Nashville Warbler. This is a common migrant in central Texas, but I had never gotten any shots of one in my yard. I went back in the house, grabbed a camera with a 100-400 mm lens and came back out on the deck to try to get some identifiable shots of the Nashville. I saw it occasionally popping in and out of view, but it would never give me enough time to get an identifiable shot. So, I'm standing there getting frustrated at the Nashville when suddenly...a Golden-cheeked Warbler started singing about 8 feet from me!

Golden-cheeked Warbler is an endangered species which nests nowhere but Texas. I have heard them from my property two or three times in the past years and seen a male nearby a few years ago, but the habitat in my neighborhood is certainly not prime for the species, but I do know they are around this immediate area in small numbers, but can be very difficult to find. Normally I have to go 30 or so miles from here to see this species, and then it is always iffy whether such a trip is successful. So, now this Golden-cheeked cranks up in song at 4 PM on an overcast and windy day right at my back door...AND I'm holding a camera! Long story short, I took 150+ images from as close as 6 feet as this mature male GCWA foraged in my live oaks! The bird seemed totally unconcerned about me blasting away with the camera and was busy grabbing small worms, etc. It was terrifically exciting. The bird spent at least 10 minutes above my deck, and sang 5 or 6 times, then flew off toward the more wooded property west of me. Golden-cheeks are quick to abandon locations where human habitation is too dense, but hopefully a place like my neighborhood where all the houses are on 2-3 acre sized properties, is more conducive to the bird sticking around. Anyway, first time I have photographed the species in this area or even in Hays County. And I never did get any shots of the Nashville. Somehow that is just O.K. :-)

By the way, the "out of range" designation which usually pops up on the iNat maps of any report of this species near Austin, is incorrect. The area of the Edwards Plateau just west of Austin is, and always has been, part of the normal range of this species.

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pbedell

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Marzo 25, 2016 a las 09:34 TARDE EDT

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Halcón Esmerejón (Falco columbarius)

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robberfly

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Enero 26, 2016 a las 01:53 TARDE PST

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Only the second time I've seen this bird. Both times SF County. It twitched and spread it's tail back and forth once it saw me - like trying to make itself larger. Agitated. So, so...royal?

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Garcita Verde (Butorides virescens)

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hfabian

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Enero 8, 2016

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Near paddle boats.

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robberfly

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Marzo 28, 2014 a las 12:25 TARDE PDT

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Mating pair

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Cuervo Común (Corvus corax)

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robberfly

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Marzo 28, 2014 a las 06:16 TARDE PDT

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Polilla Amarilla Ojos de Venado (Automeris io)

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fynkynd

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Julio 13, 2015

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Volador Aleta Negra (Hirundichthys rondeletii)

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finatic

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Noviembre 7, 2015 a las 02:39 TARDE PST

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San Diego County, California, US

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Liquen Parietino (Xanthoria parietina)

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robberfly

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Agosto 26, 2015 a las 11:43 MAÑANA PDT

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Mariposa Monarca (Danaus plexippus)

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aidangowland

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Agosto 8, 2015