I'm having a difficult time trying to figure out what kind of caterpillar this is. It has a white line that runs down the center of its back. It also has what I would describe as eye markings that are blue and they run down both sides of it.
This snake was found inside the house. It also gave me the second snakebite I have ever received (at least that draw blood, I don't think a really mad garter snake counts). Its punishment? It had to let me take more pictures than I have taken of any other Coachwhip previously. I find myself fascinated with the eyes. The pattern (dark below the pupil, light above) is so unique. I noticed this in a previous observation but it's still interesting.
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Collected in Narragansett Bay, Jamestown RI
Both hybrids seemed to be males by the slight green iridescence on the back of their heads. They were dabbling for food with a group of American Black Ducks in a inlet off the rocky coast.
Hawk on a roof observed by Betsy Ruppa