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Along the Air Line... Summer 2007, Part 2 |
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July 1st. An abberant Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). Several plants growing together displayed this unusual configuration of only five ray flowers. |
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Female Black-winged Damselfly (Calopteryx maculatum). |
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Spiny legs help hold prey caught in mid-air. |
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Beardtongue (Penstemon sp. - probably P. hirsuita). |
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Large Lace-border "Wave" moth (Scopula limboundata). |
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Male Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea). |
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July 2nd. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). |
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Three of the four deer have velvet covered antlers. |
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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). |
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July 3rd. A Sparrow; probably a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). |
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Nice color on this doe White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). |
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July 5th. East Hampton trailhead. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius). |
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia). |
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Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus), an escaped ornamental plant comes in several colors. |
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Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) and Yarrow (Achillea millifolium). |
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July 7th. Elm Sawfly (Cimbex americana) larva feeding on scrub Willow... |
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A Black Duck (Anas rubripes) family dabbling in emergent muck. |
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Afternoon, before thunderstorms. |
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