Socially Distant Bioblitz (10/18/2020)'s Journal

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November 10, 2020

Photo Observation Winners

Hello, fellow Socially Distant Bioblitz-ers,

Congratulations to the following participants for submitting these beautiful and detailed photo observations! Each winner can click on the link to their digital certificate award. We all had a difficult time picking our favorite observations as there were over 8,000 to choose from.

Once again, thank you to @gpasch and The Lost Tinamou nature preserve for creating the awards and hosting them online. Winners for audio observations will be posted shortly!

Category: Fungi including Lichens

First Place: Magpie Inkcap by @pfirth

Second Place: Honey Mushroom by @xulescu_g

Third Place: Common Earthball by @chickadee77

Honorable Mention: Anemone Stinkhorn Fungus by @colin25

Category: Herps

First Place: Senegal Kassina by @spidermandan

Second Place: Brown Basilisk by @eridanxharahi

Third Place: Green Iguana by @cmtercero

Honorable Mention: Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog by @frogman44, and Spotted Painted Reedfrog by @colin25

Category: Mammals

First Place: Southern Vervet Monkey by @bushboy

Second Place: Western Patas Monkey by @nickhobgood

Third Place: Common Tsessebe by @dougmacsafaris

Honorable Mention: Eastern Gray Squirrel by @eridanxharahi

Category: Plants

First Place: King Protea by @colin25

Second Place: Kreupelhout by @tonyrebelo

Third Place: Greater Knapweed by @inasiebert

Honorable Mention: Turkey Mullein by @andreacala,
Violet Falspea by @mattf1996,
Brown-rim Sewejaartjie by @tonyrebelo, and
American Highbush Cranberry by @cgbb2004

Category: Insects

First Place: Sulfurous Lady Beetle by @nickhobgood

Second Place: Narrow-winged Mantis by @whaichi

Third Place: Harlequin Bug by @andreacala

Honorable Mention: Spotted Lanternfly by @srall,
Hydatophylax formosus by @whaichi,

European Small-Woolcarder by @exonie, and
Ant-mimicking Treehopper by @fmiudo

Category: Molluscs

First Place: Tiger Cowry by @birdexplorers

Second Place: White-lipped Snail by @markuskrieger

Third Place: Turkish Snail by @katya

Honorable Mention: Garden Snail by @cecileroux,
Common Cockle by @stanimiradeleva, and
Leopard Slug by @markuskrieger

Category: Arachnids

First Place: Pisaura novicia by @panagiotisd

Second Place: Genus Eriophora by @frogman44

Third Place: Crab Spiders by @fmiudo

Category: Birds

First Place: Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush by @katiuska19

Second Place: Herring Gull by @andreacala

Third Place: Cape Weaver by @colin25

Honorable Mention: Great Spotted Woodpecker by @nastasya40,
Brown Snake-Eagle by @dougmacsafaris,
Fynbos Lesser Double-Collared Sunbird by @shauns, and
Southern Speckled Pigeon by @twhitehead

Posted on November 10, 2020 06:16 PM by slamonde slamonde | 12 comments | Leave a comment

Audio Observation Winners

Here's a sampler of audios submitted from around the world during our 10th Socially Distant Bioblitz and awarded Honorable Mentions:

Winners for best audios receive a certificate and can chose one of two prizes: a tshirt from "The Lost Tinamou" nature preserve in Escuintla, Guatemala or a donation to iNaturalist made in their honor by The Lost Tinamou (please check your inbox for details.) And the winners are:

Third Place: Northern Saw-whet Owl (#62967494), by @bmvig from Massachussetts (USA)

Second Place: Fynbos Neddicky (#62943741) by @shauns in Western Cape, South Africa.

And in First Place: White-browed Scrub Robin (#63016110), recorded in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, South Africa by @magdastlucia.

Congratulations and thank you all for contributing to the success of the SDB Series!

Posted on November 10, 2020 06:21 PM by slamonde slamonde | 3 comments | Leave a comment

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