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mhalstedDescription
I used to have many green grasshoppers, very rarely see them now...I've not seen one like this up here before, I don't think.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
(4) Butt file
Group #6 They also sheltered in my bay over night
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Continuing- already counted- submitting for the Goofy Wildlife project
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Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)Observer
mhalstedDescription
2 of 2
This little guy is all wound up!!
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Northern Bush Katydid (Scudderia septentrionalis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
1 of 2 uncooperative critters, up under the eaves. (Are they doing this on purpose?)
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Wow! This was a surprise!!
It came to within 3 ft of me!
(Side Kick was feeling under the weather & wasn't with me tonight).
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Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Hmmm... which one do I want....
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Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)Observer
mhalstedDescription
This post is for the Meadowhawk, bottom of frame!!
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Bockelwal (Megaptera novaeangliae)Observer
featherenthusiastDescription
Whale tail! Cross-posted to Happywhale.com
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Interesting colors on this one.
Juvenile
Upside down project
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Enjoying a snack from the 'anti-squirrel' feeder....(Obviously doesn't apply to chipmunks....).
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Below center of frame,swimming towards the left
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Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Last week this little frog hopped out of a small rain puddle by the canoe, & hopped over to me, & chirped a couple of times.
This morning I checked to make sure I didn't step on him, no frogs to be seen. Sooo, imagine my utter astonishment when I not so gently, flipped the canoe over to go for a ride & found him perched on the gunnel!!!
I thought for sure he'd jump when I started sliding the canoe into the water,(it not being a very smooth ride!), but nope, not even when the tall grasses brushed against him, all he did was duck his head!!
I loaded everything into the canoe, & launched it,he was still bound & determined he was coming along. In pic # 6 I am actually petting his back....Not wanting him to maybe not find his way back, if he did finally jump, somewhere out in the lake, I finally slid one hand under him, & covered him with my other hand, lifting him off the gunnel, & finally he jumped, from my hands.(#7), but not very far, & looked back at me as I pushed away from the shore. And yes. when I ret'd some 30 mins later, he was still waiting in the same spot...Again never moved as I slid past & docked the canoe.
Tonight when I went down to the lake, like Side Kick & I always do, he again hopped into view, croaked a greeting, then headed over to the canoe!!
Well, I've never seen a frog act this way....Maybe I should just kiss him & see if he turns into a human....But with my luck, he would become human & I would turn into a frog....
Ah well...Meanwhile he has been named "Prince".
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Here's proof I'm not just photographing the same critter.... 3 in this frame...1 snooping in the flower pot on the bench & directly underneath, 2 more are busy chasing..... (sigh).
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
(2)-The sneak approach----Care to guess just how long this lasted????!!
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Good Lord...Even the Chipmunks are texting now.....
(Gerald file)
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Observer
mhalstedDescription
A penny for your thoughts...On 2nd thought...I don't think I want to know what you're thinking!!
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Squirrel proof???? lol.....
CHIPMUNK proof???? LOL!!!!!!!
Judging by the puffy little cheeks.......this was a waste of $s.....Later that evening the 'Coon had a hold of it & it was shaking it back & forth to get the seeds out of it.... I took it back down. Back to the drawing board....
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Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Oh dear...We have a "Flasher" amongst us......
Cool red boots though......
(Gerald & Goofy files)
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Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Observer
pete57Description
It looks like a leucistic common grackle
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Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
"Let's see....How did I do this the last time...oh yeah, I remember now".. (up the chain & to the nyjer feeder,tail at the very top of feeder,3rd frame).
And the last frame? "I nailed it, piece of cake!!!" (Quite proud of himself).
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Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta ssp. marginata)Observer
mhalstedDescription
That's him waay out there on the rock in pic #2
And fitting that one of 'my' turtles marks my 36,000 observation!! :)
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Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Love it when they decide to pose so prettily for me!!!
That's him in the middle of the last frame!!
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Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Continuing... Yes, I'll have an order of Dragonflies, & a side order of Waterlily borer moths please.."..
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Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Found inside the house...Ummm...no so impressed, but he was a beauty....Tried to relocate him back outside, but he got out of the container...so he's still somewhere indoors......
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Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Continuing-already counted-
Haven't seen this little one since early Spring!!
(Submitting for Upside down file)
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Virgin's-Bower (Clematis virginiana)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Another first for here! 20+ yrs & I've never seen this one!!
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
2 of 2 in that tree
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White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
1 of 2 in that tree
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American Dagger (Acronicta americana)Observer
mhalstedDescription
This guy was huge!! That's my index finger beside him in pic #3.(Approx 2")
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Little guy is getting braver....
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
(4) Hmmm....A headless goose....But never fear...it has 2 other geese helping him look for it.....
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Common Green Darner (Anax junius)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Had one heck of a time locating this guy once he landed!!!! Fortunately he was very patient.
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Continuing...That looks like fun, think I'll
try it now.....And MY splashings are bigger than yours!!' (anything you can do, I can do better....)
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Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
One of my corn loving muskrats..".I don't care about you, dog...I'm hungry and I'm coming in for my treats".....
Little guy came to within 3 ft of the dog..promptly started chowing down on the cracked corn....And yes...the dog got treats for being such a good lad, when we got back home.
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
jtmartin54Description
Feeding time for Dad and his young one.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
hwise01Description
Pick and choose...have almost the same meaning. I like it when butterflies choose my flowers, but I am not sure how I feel about them picking my flowers. :D
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Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)Observer
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Hitching a ride :)
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Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)Observer
jtmartin54Description
Another first time visitor to the backyard (when I was looking.) You gotta love migration seasons.
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
blackpanther77Description
Just a family disagreement :)
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Butt file
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Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Observer
mhalstedDescription
Post is for the Blue Jay
Two juveniles-just hanging together
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
mosscoveredrocksDescription
him so comfy
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Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)Observer
that_bug_guyDescription
Buzz was resting when I first arrived at the pond. He would later head into the water and start bathing.
He's so small, even compared to the baby Canada Geese!
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House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)Observer
dalemeisterDescription
Costa’s Hummingbird bottom of photo.
Phainopepla sharing the fountain with a second Finch.
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American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)Observer
mhalstedDescription
This fellow was waaay up in the tamarack...mouthing off big time. Too bad the sun lit up the branch in front of him..And he left as soon as I tried for a better angle...(what else is new!!).
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Moose (Alces alces)Observer
tclencheDescription
A single Moose crossing the busy 4 lane trans Canada highway.
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American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)Observer
jtmartin54Description
The first pic is like me when I go out in public. The 2nd pic is how I look the rest of the time. :)
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Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)Observer
jtmartin54Description
A Brown Thrasher does a battle dance with an Eastern Copperhead. Unlike when I watched one dance with a black snake a few years back, this Brown Thrasher didn't physically attack the snake. The copperhead is documented with different pictures in a separate observation.
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
jtmartin54Description
A Brown Thrasher does a battle dance with an Eastern Copperhead. Unlike when I watched one dance with a black snake a few years back, this Brown Thrasher didn't physically attack the snake. The thrasher is documented with different pictures in a separate observation.
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
that_bug_guyDescription
I found it again! Poor thing was on the ground, so I placed it back up in the tree. Good luck little guy!
Last observation: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/205447938
