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Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)Observer
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Everyplace we went had window boxes overflowing with geraniums. They were very popular with the hummingbird moths.
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Genus LasioglossumObserver
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Tentative ID. CV thinks it sees enough here to make this out.
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Wood Crane's-Bill (Geranium sylvaticum)Observer
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The pollinator is coming up in iNat CV as a sawfly, Tenthredo koehleri.
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March Flies (Genus Bibio)Observer
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On my long-suffering husband's arm. This is coming up in iNat CV as Bibio, but none of the sp. suggested seem to have a significant fall flight. And a forward search did not reveal any fall-flying, black-legged Bibio IDed to species in Switzerland. It is small -- maybe 7–8 mm.
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Red-thighed St Mark's Fly (Bibio pomonae)Observer
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March fly (Bibio sp.), tentatively B. pomonae.
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Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)Observer
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Naturalized along the banks of the Rhine, growing as a small shrub.
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Hoary Willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum)Observer
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Growing at the edge of the Rhine.
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Greater Musk-Mallow (Malva alcea)Observer
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Growing on the banks of the Rhine. Tentative ID.
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Chub (Squalius cephalus)Observer
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Chub, Squalius cephalus. A school of dozens of these large fish was hanging out in the shallows downstream of the falls.
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Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)Observer
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Black-headed Gull, already in winter plumage in September.
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Purpletop (Verbena bonariensis)Observer
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Growing in a crack in the pavement. This is an introduced species.
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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)Observer
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You never know when you're going to see an interesting bird! Nothing but sparrows here in town ... but this House Sparrow has white tail feathers and some other white here and there in his plumage.