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Guala Cabecirroja (Cathartes aura)Observ.
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Eight perched on a large cedar elm tree by a neighborhood creek. Telephoto view from the Paloma Lake Blvd bridge looking north.
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Lagartija Espinosa del Noreste (Sceloporus olivaceus)Observ.
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Sunning on a stump, perfectly still. I almost didn't see it.
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Olmo Americano (Ulmus americana)Observ.
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American elms along the creek below Paloma Lake are producing lots of seeds now.
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Difficult to ID from underneath. It flew away before I could get any more photos.
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Mariposa Sedosa Gris (Strymon melinus)Observ.
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Nectaring on abundant annual bastard cabbage blooms in the area.
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Pato Boludo Menor (Aythya affinis)Observ.
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A few still hanging around Paloma Lake.
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Poduro Acuático (Podura aquatica)Observ.
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Lots of these wriggling around on top of the water in clumps in places near the shore. Individuals were tiny and no more than about 2 mm length.
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Focha Americana Común (Fulica americana)Observ.
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Large flock in the middle of Paloma Lake and another flock on the shore to the west. They were accompanied by American wigeons over the last several weeks, but now the wigeons have moved on.
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Praderos (Género Sturnella)Observ.
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Saw several in the area, but this one was the closest and was singing away.
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Ranúnculos (Género Ranunculus)Observ.
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Not certain which species. Starting to bloom by neighborhood creeks now.
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Gaviota Pico Anillado (Larus delawarensis)Observ.
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Ring-billed gulls were back at Paloma Lake this morning. Initially a small group, then more flew in and at peak totaled well over 100. Then some flew away, but a small group remained as I left.
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Hiedra Venenosa (Toxicodendron radicans)Observ.
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Leaves are getting very colorful now.
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Garza Morena (Ardea herodias)Observ.
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Perched on a tangle of vines. Both photos are the same individual from different angles. A second one came flying into the area with neck extended, which I've never seen in flight before. However, I didn't manage to get any good shots of it. They usually fly with neck folded back. Unfortunately, "the one that got away".
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Azulilla de Estanque Común (Enallagma civile)Observ.
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Male
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Garza Morena (Ardea herodias)Observ.
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Got lucky with the focus on an in-flight shot. Moments later saw it again standing on the large limestone rock border on the east side of Paloma Lake.
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Ilex deciduaObserv.
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Losing their leaves now, leaving the berries more prominent.
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Two scorpionflies. One was feeding on a smashed decollate snail. Not sure what the other on top was doing. Perhaps trying to mate? There was also a small gray fly feeding on the remains as well.
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Seeing lots of millipedes on area sidewalks lately, two different kinds. This one is shorter and broader, whereas the other kind is longer and thinner.
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Many thousands of small aquatic snails washed up on the shores of Paloma Lake after recent flooding. Looks like at least two or three different species.
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Seeing lots of millipedes crossing sidewalks in the area, two different kinds. This one is long and slender, whereas the other kind is shorter and broader.
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Zurcidora Migratoria Común (Anax junius)Observ.
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Apparently died while perched on the edge of a curb.
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A small narrow ant running along the edge of a sidewalk. The nearby leaves are Bermuda grass. Going with iNat suggested genus.
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Caracol Degollado Europeo (Rumina decollata)Observ.
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Seeing lots of these on sidewalk after recent light rain. Used to see a variety of other snails in this area, but mostly decollates today. They appear to be ravaging the local indigenous snail population.