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Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi)Observer
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Caught by Ross! :)
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Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus)Observer
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What a wonderful time I had with fellow TPWD folks at a staff meeting this week! Had a really cool opportunity to do some black-lighting with Ross and others at Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area. Didn't stay out too long (so dry!), but a few cool things did show up.
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Texas Tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri)Observer
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Saw the tortoise on the way to pelican overlook and it ran in the grass as we came back around it was out again. One of three wearing transmitters to help with a Texas Tortoise study
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Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)Observer
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inclined toward Tanager due to white spot, but beak structure indicates bunting
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Green Broomweed Looper Moth (Fernaldella fimetaria)Observer
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What a magnificent evening at Grand Park in Frisco -- it was a bit cooler today, so that made it even more pleasant. A whole slew of bugs showed up at the sheets! :)
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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On my way west to the parents' place, I stopped by Central Park in White Settlement -- watched a great blue heron try to swallow a large catfish, and I also spotted a few other things. :)
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Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)Observer
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Been hearing them call at night too.
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Bracted Jewelflower (Streptanthus bracteatus)Observer
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Lifer for sure!!!
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Green Oak-Slug Moth (Euclea incisa)Observer
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Had a wonderful evening at Tandy Hills -- set up a few blacklights and a bunch of bugs came!
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North American Luna Moth (Actias luna)Observer
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On my way back north from the Texas Chapter of Wildlife Society Conference, I did a bit of black-lighting at Huntsville State Park. WOW -- lots of stuff showed up, including like 40 luna moths! :)
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Southwestern Trapdoor Spider (Eucteniza relata)Observer
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iNat auto ID
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Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)Observer
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What a wonderful evening at Gus Engeling WMA after a landowner workshop earlier. I put up some black-lights around this bog and sandy area. Tremendous biodiversity here! *still working on ID's
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Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno)Observer
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Went to go looking for quetzals! Our guide Jimmy knew exactly where to go -- we spotted about 9 individuals and I got photos of a few of them. We spotted other cool stuff too. :) ID's still pending...
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/sambiology/25760-costa-rica-wow
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Speckled Tanager (Ixothraupis guttata)Observer
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Today, we went into the forest for an extended walk. We stopped at a few places to collect some data. Locations of these observations approximate, and ID's lacking -- got some work to do!
https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/sambiology/25760-costa-rica-wow
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California Quail (Callipepla californica)Observer
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After the Wildlife Society Meeting, I went a tiny bit north of Spokane to this natural area. It was super cool but quite amazing! :)
