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Chinche del Maple (Boisea trivittata)Observ.
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Among the leaves in a sandy oak woodland.
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Jumiles (Género Euschistus)Observ.
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On a sunny tree trunk in a sandy oak woodland. ID is a preliminary suggestion.
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Abejas Albañiles (Género Osmia)Observ.
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Visiting Viola pensylvanica in a low sandy woodland. I assume the red/orange face is due to viola pollen.
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A medium-large fly hanging around a fissure in a black oak tree -- just ~ 10" dia, but apparently hollow.
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Mosca Calígrafa del Oriente (Toxomerus geminatus)Observ.
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On Prunus americana.
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Abejas de Primavera (Género Andrena)Observ.
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A smallish Andrena female visiting Prunus americana in my sand prairie garden.
The Bot suggest A. miserablis, and there is some similarity in appearance.
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Abejas de Primavera (Género Andrena)Observ.
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A medium-small Andrena visiting prunus americana in my sand prairie garden. The bot suggests A. nasonii, and those do look similar.
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Andrena carliniObserv.
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A rather robust Andrena female visiting Prunus americana in my garden. A. carlini based primarily on the black hairs on the side of thorax, A. vicina is similar so that's a bit of a tough call.
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A small gracile syrphid fly with a steely gray cast visiting (nectaring I suppose) on Prunus americana in the 'wilding' area of my sand prairie garden. Perhaps a Platycheirus.
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Nectaring, I assume, on Prunus americana in the 'wilding' area of my sand prairie garden. There were several of this little bumble mimics about, so these photos might be differenent individuals, it hard to be sure sometimes.
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A small fly visiting Prunus americana in my garden. ID based substantially on the bot's suggestion - and there are others that are similar so please don't rely on it until confirmed or corrected by an expert.
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Género MyopaObserv.
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A small conopid fly on Prunus americana in my garden 'wilding' area. Most likely: M. vesiculosa.
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A medium sized fly nectaring on Prunus americana. I planted them, but they were collected (with permission) from a nearby native population at risk from mowing. A somewhat bold ID, but I've previously photographed two other this time of year fairly nearby and it seems quite distinctive.
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Abejas de Primavera (Género Andrena)Observ.
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A small Andrena male visiting Amelanchier blossoms in my garden. The bush is 'in cultivation', sort of I suppose, but I collected it from the wild and planted it in appropriate habitat so I doubt that's of great relevance. This is a single bee - the photos aren't great due to the strong winds at the time. It reminded me of Andrena nuda, but I was unable to find any photos of a male. The bot suggested Andrena miserabilis, but I don't see the distinct yellow face.
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Aguililla Ártica (Buteo lagopus)Observ.
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Flying over Kiwani Marsh - the lighting was very flat causing my photo to lack detail, so I applied heavy processing to bring out the detail. It was a rather robust medium sized hawk. My best guess is that it's a rough-legged hawk.
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Pato Cucharón Norteño (Spatula clypeata)Observ.
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A few among a lots of pintails.
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Águila Cabeza Blanca (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Observ.
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A pair flying over Kiwani Marsh - I think they stirred up the many pintails.
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Género PolleniaObserv.
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A fly (about the size of a house fly) visiting snowdrop (galanthus) blossoms under an old black oak (Q. velutina) in my front lawn on an unusually warm late February day. The fly is rather hairy and shows some silvery shine markings on its abdomen when the light hits it just so. Also some similar markings on its face. Possibly a blowfly of some kind.
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Abeja Melífera Europea (Apis mellifera)Observ.
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Visiting snowdrops (Galanthus) under a big black oak tree (Q. velutina) in my front lawn. Notable only in that it's my first bee observation for 2024 -- on an unusually warm day in an unusually warm February. I planted the snowdrops from ones I collected at an abandoned house site a few blocks away perhaps 20 years ago, so one could say they are 'in cultivation' but I don't really do anything with them.
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Tordo Sargento (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observ.
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FOY for me -- there were others and they acted as if they were establishing territories.
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Ganso Blanco (Anser caerulescens)Observ.
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A few of these amongst the throngs of A. albifrons. The beak markings are clearer on the second photo.
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Arañas Tejedoras de Jardín (Género Argiope)Observ.
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A small spider on an smallish orb web - in a patch of bog dewberries. It wasn't the subject of the photo, I noticed it off to the side, but thought it a bit interesting.
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Garapitos (Género Notonecta)Observ.
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In the shallow, clear waters of Betty's Pond - fishless, groundwater fed, sand bottom. I'm unsure of the suggested ID, even as broad as it is. I'd estimate size about 6-8mm. As is my custom, these are 'no-touch' photos with minimal disturbance to the subject.
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Tribu CorixiniObserv.
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In Betty's Pond - clear, shallow, groundwater fed, fishless, and sand bottomed.
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Ganso Careto Mayor (Anser albifrons)Observ.
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At Kiwani marsh -- there were lots of these.
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Cisne de Tundra (Cygnus columbianus)Observ.
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A group of four. I could be mistaken, Trumpeters are probably around too, so please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Tribu CorixiniObserv.
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In the shallow sand bottomed waters of Betty's Pond. A macro lens would have worked better than this normal lens, but I tried anyway. Some in Sigara are similar. About 6-7mm?