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Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)

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guylafond

Date

November 17, 2023 09:59 AM -05

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Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)

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timhealy

Date

March 17, 2024 04:59 AM EDT

Description

Captured by an Osprey. Lack of spotting on the tail fin seems better for Brown than Rainbow, though both species are stocked at this pond

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Common Goldeneye × Hooded Merganser (Bucephala clangula × Lophodytes cucullatus)

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brianstahls

Date

January 23, 2024 01:53 PM EST

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Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea)

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vicensvc

Date

December 20, 2022 10:22 AM PST

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White-eared Sibia (Heterophasia auricularis)

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adachao

Date

February 18, 2023 07:35 AM CST

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Taiwan Blue-Magpie (Urocissa caerulea)

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kingmush

Date

November 8, 2023 06:09 PM CST

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Snow Goose × Brant (Anser caerulescens × Branta bernicla)

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liliumtbn

Date

November 6, 2023 11:21 AM EST

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White-booted Racket-Tail (Ocreatus underwoodii)

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rangga3434

Date

May 1, 2022 09:22 PM -05

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Feral Pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica)

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flyingsloth96

Date

March 14, 2023 06:50 PM -11

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North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

Observer

lma82

Date

March 2023

Description

Spotted in the canal and escorted by police boats. Canal was closed to ship traffic. Quite a pleasant surprise and a treat! https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/cape-cod-canal-closed-endangered-whales-move-through/7NJQQA2FCJGA5N5XPCQDEUY6R4/

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Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)

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aparrot1

Date

August 6, 2022 10:40 AM CST

Description

Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates auratus)
Distribution: The green-and-black poison dart frog is found in the humid lowlands from southeastern Nicaragua on the Atlantic slope and southeastern Costa Rica on the Pacific coast through Panama to northwestern Colombia. Introduced populations exist on Oahu;the species was purposefully introduced there in 1932 for mosquito control. Later on, it seems to have also become established on Maui.
Poison: The green-and-black poison dart frog, while not the most toxic poison dart frog, is still a highly toxic animal. The very small amount of poison the frog possesses is enough to make a human heart stop beating. However, like most poison dart frogs, the green-and-black poison dart frog only releases its poison if it feels threatened, and wild specimens can be handled provided the human holding it is calm and relaxed. The green-and-black poison dart frog, as with all poison dart frogs, loses its toxicity in captivity due to a change in diet. This has led some scientists to believe that the green-and-black poison frog actually takes its poison from the mites and other insects on which it feeds.
Behavior: The green-and-black poison dart frog is semi arboreal, hunting, courting, and sleeping in the trees. However, as it is a small frog, it cannot jump far enough to span the distances between trees, so it returns to the ground when it wants to travel. To assist in climbing, the frog has small, sucker-like discs on the ends of its toes, which create a slight suction as the frogs climb, making their grip mildly adhesive.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/21121-Dendrobates-auratus

https://www.herpmapper.org/taxon/Dendrobates_auratus

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Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)

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stevemirick

Date

October 10, 2022 11:31 AM -05

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Great Shearwater (Ardenna gravis)

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coreyhusic

Date

October 24, 2015 04:52 PM EDT

Description

with Herring Gulls and Humpback Whales

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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

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rosemont

Date

July 13, 2022 05:47 PM EDT

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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

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raymie

Date

November 14, 2020 09:50 AM HST

Description

Return of Mallard on a Platform Feeder.

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Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)

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kwright

Date

July 15, 2021 06:21 PM PDT

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Elegant Tern (Thalasseus elegans)

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czktex

Date

July 10, 2021 11:16 AM CDT

Description

Calhoun Co.

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Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)

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m5abram5

Date

July 5, 2021 07:19 PM EDT

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Costa Rican Suntiger Tarantula (Davus ruficeps)

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biophilia7

Date

November 8, 2010 11:05 AM EST

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Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)

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glasgowjohn

Date

August 4, 2020 12:31 AM SAST

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Emerald Moths (Subfamily Geometrinae)

Observer

rennertp

Date

August 5, 2020 06:37 AM EDT

Description

Unclear what the pigment should be? Clearly a bilateral mutation.

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