Epic tracking in a desert wash the morning after a thunderstorm. Special features of this species in one series of photos. Compared to gray fox, the tracks of this species are rounder, with more fur, and slightly smaller than gray fox.
Bed of 145f from yesterday, located using GPS data from collar.
Maybe? Used iNat's ID
I have no idea what this is. The length of this long dead log crossing over an intermittent stream bed had many of these long fungus- or slime mold-like strands hanging from it, the longest of them well over a foot. They would break fairly readily when touched.
grows right out of the burr
Second picture shows bloom on stem.
At blacklight after dark in remnant bluff prairie on breezy, clear, night with 3/4 moon and 72-70F.
Either eastern screech or northern saw whet owl. The pieces where all found within a few feet of each other.
For pellet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146016090
The last four photos show a mud pit mine made by the Mason Bee.
Scale is cm.
Print was small (~1 inch length)
Leaf damage on Parthenocissus
Black lines on the petiole of pickerelweed.
Similar observation at the same location
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151961892
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91788067
This observation is for the feeding patterns on these Impatiens sp. Similar holes that followed the veins were also found on Parthenocissus sp.
No idea how to differentitate species
I need help distinguishing between the two Toxicodendrons, any help/suggestions/tips are welcome.
Pretty sure it is a Thalictrum, but not sure of the species
Presumed mosaic virus on Reynoutris
What is causing the black spots on this Red Clover? This was the only one in the immediate area with this.
Fungus only. Living on lady beetle and appeared to be eaten by ant.
feeding pattern https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109635402, Alliaria https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109635408
Cardinal beak in an owl pellet?
Found on the bottom of a shallow drainage ditch
I am pretty sure this is a de-shelled Crepidula fornicata. It was just out on the mud, that is, it wasn't out of its shell because of anything I did to it (and the shell was nowhere nearby).
This obs is for the white fungus growing on the Apiosporina morbosa galls.
I'm hoping I'll be able to provide take some micrographs soon, but I don't know how useful they'll be given I don't know what I'm doing.
Skull found near an overpass bridge over a highway. The dental formula of a cat is 2 x (I3/I3, C1/C1, P3/P2, M1/M1). Only some of the upper teeth on the skull can be seen - 3 incisors, 1 canine, and it looks like there are four additional tooth sockets (photo#3). It looks like there might be three premolars and one molar on the upper jaw, although I'm not a 100% sure. A raccoon has a similar dental formula, except they have 3-4 premolars and 2 molars. I don't see how 5-6 teeth could fit in this skull after the canine, so I am leaning towards Domestic cat rather than a raccoon.
I think these must be the shells that are visible inside one of the shells in the previous observation.
The last few plants were destroyed as part of the restoration of the site to sand dunes.
I have walked these beaches for over 40 years and have never observed Sandlance Spawning before. I was on my wharf, about 100 feet away when I heard splashing near the beach behind me. I turned around and snapped a couple of photos of the disturbance in the water. I then walked to the location to see that the water had a milky white patch. Sandlance came into view and started circling, I observed them come back to the same location several times, getting into a frenzy that resulted in spawning behavior. Numerous photos, and a video which i have uploaded to: https://youtu.be/H5wLx1Aak_s.
update: i returned to the exact spot on the next day, and was able to find and photograph eggs on the beach sand
The black fungus feeds on the Elongate Hemlock Scale insect (oblong, brown scales in the photos).
Thanks to @rowanny for the below website link:
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1199
I am trying to learn to distinguish the trails of time mammals. Given the nature of this trail, and its wooded location, I think it is a short-tailed shrew. I welcome discussion. Strides: 3" 3.25", 3.75" 3.5", 3.25", 3" 3". Trail: 1 1/8" - 1.25". In forest near a wetland (50' or so).
under the Spisula shell
An extraordinarily wide and large gastropod grazing trail going straight up a tree to at least 20 or 30 feet up!
After careful thought I decided that only Limax maximus could do that, and would do that.