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Esparvero Estriado (Accipiter striatus)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Marzo 1, 2024 a las 03:41 PM PST

Descripción

This lovely juvenile hawk (Sharp-shinned or Cooper's?) puffed all its feathers to stay warm on this bitterly cold and windy day.

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Pulpo Gigante del Pacífico (Enteroctopus dofleini)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 22, 2024 a las 12:04 PM PST

Descripción

From the shore, it looked like the Steller Sea Lion was furiously shaking a large fish. Photos show it was a Giant Pacific Octopus!

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 20, 2024 a las 07:12 PM PST

Descripción

I think this is a Phoxichilidium femoratum (Spiny-thigh Sea Spider) <1" across; placed for photos in a plastic container and released. I was helping with the PTMSC night low tide walk.

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Venado Bura de Columbia (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Diciembre 12, 2023 a las 11:26 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

Two male Columbian black-tailed deer locked antlers repeatedly, right in someone's front yard in Uptown!

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Alca Rinoceronte (Cerorhinca monocerata)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Diciembre 10, 2023 a las 01:27 PM PST

Descripción

A Rhinoceros Auklet swam and dived so close to the pier I could see it clearly.

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Cangrejo de Rocas Rojo (Cancer productus)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Junio 11, 2021 a las 10:44 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

We puzzled over this juvenile crab molt because it was so large for its juvenile coloration. The Cancer productus (Red Rock Crab) I find of this size have all turned solid reddish, so I wondered if it could possibly be Romaleon antennarius. The underside is heavily speckled. One photo shows the crab in a friend's hand for scale.

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Reyezuelo Matraquita (Corthylio calendula)

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wendy5

Fecha

Noviembre 19, 2023 a las 02:12 PM PST

Descripción

We saw eight Ruby-crowned Kinglets flitting about in shrubs, and then these two bathed in the rain puddle. The one on the left showed his red crown.

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Ganso Canadiense Menor (Branta hutchinsii)

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wendy5

Fecha

Noviembre 10, 2023 a las 03:33 PM PST

Descripción

Maybe 2,000 Cackling Geese flew in large, chattering flocks and landed in the grasslands by the wetlands, many then tucking their beaks into their wings and resting.

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Venado Bura de Columbia (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Octubre 22, 2023 a las 01:53 PM PDT

Descripción

A young partially leucistic Columbian black-tailed deer, the only one like this I've seen in our town with hundreds of deer.

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Petirrojo (Erithacus rubecula)

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wendy5

Fecha

Octubre 3, 2023 a las 02:00 MAÑANA CEST

Descripción

A musical European Robin sang by the ancient church.

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Pitotoy Grande (Tringa melanoleuca)

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wendy5

Fecha

Octubre 14, 2023 a las 12:39 PM PDT

Descripción

Seven Greater Yellowlegs were catching small fish and resting near each other.

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 2, 2023 a las 09:53 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This small fish, about 3/4" long, darted out from the eelgrass during the -3.1 tide. A Buffalo Sculpin?

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Mariposas Cola de Golondrina Azul de California (Battus philenor ssp. hirsuta)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 14, 2023 a las 11:28 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

Several Battus philenor hirsuta (CA Pipevine Swallowtail) fluttered around the California section of the Botanical Garden, and only this one landed for photos on some type of pink allium.

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Pulpo Gigante del Pacífico (Enteroctopus dofleini)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Junio 6, 2023 a las 02:07 PM PDT

Descripción

A tourist brought to our attention a dead octopus. I was amazed to find a huge Giant Pacific Octopus floating in the waves. I pulled it out of the water, and it was quite heavy and slippery, and laid it out on the beach-- 6' across and in perfect condition. Normally when I see a dead octopus on the beach, which is rare, it's been eaten away by Bald Eagles, gulls, and crows. Someone said a marine biologist told her the females die this time of year, having finished caring for their eggs.

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Nutria de Río Norteamericana (Lontra canadensis)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Abril 24, 2023 a las 02:02 PM PDT

Descripción

A North American River Otter knew he/she was not a motor vehicle while trotting down to the marina.

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Zumbador Canelo (Selasphorus rufus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Abril 21, 2023 a las 04:47 PM PDT

Descripción

One of two male Rufous Hummingbirds currently buzzing about non-stop, rarely pausing on a branch for a photo. This one was just taking off when I snapped this photo.

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Pulpo Gigante del Pacífico (Enteroctopus dofleini)

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wendy5

Fecha

Abril 19, 2023 a las 11:30 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This Bald Eagle was eating a Giant Pacific Octopus's 2' arm, then carried the remains to a branch on the bluff and kept eating.

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Mirlo Cinchado (Ixoreus naevius)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Diciembre 21, 2022 a las 11:32 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

A male Varied Thrush with toes frozen in ice on this very cold, snowy day. Yesterday there were two Varied Thrush attracted by suet and sunflower seeds falling from a feeder, today four.

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wendy5

Fecha

Septiembre 28, 2022 a las 01:25 PM PDT

Descripción

A gorgeous caterpillar on Grindelia integrifolia (Entire-leaved Gumweed). iNaturalist suggests Asteroid Moth?

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 16, 2020 a las 01:17 PM PST

Descripción

These flowers growing in the water on the edge of the lake in an extremely rainy part of the Andes looked like English Daisies with very long stems, about 6" tall.

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 2022

Descripción

I think this may be a Speyeria zerene ssp. bremnerii (Bremner's Silverspot) nectaring on Erysimum arenicola (Cascade Wallflower).

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Mariposa Azul Mexicana (Celastrina echo)

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wendy5

Fecha

Junio 4, 2022 a las 12:38 PM PDT

Descripción

The first photo shows seven Blues gathered to lick up minerals in the dirt road. I think they are Celastrina echo (Echo Azure) butterflies. For males, minerals are essential nutrients, and I think these were licking up bird guano.

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Águila Calva (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Abril 26, 2022 a las 11:37 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

These two immature Bald Eagles flew side by side, then tumbled together a bit, not fighting, maybe playful siblings?

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Zumbador Canelo (Selasphorus rufus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Abril 12, 2022 a las 02:19 PM PDT

Descripción

The male Rufous Hummingbird has spectacular, iridescent feathers. I just learned that a 2020 study in Evolution "shows that while hummingbird feathers have the same basic makeup as other birds', the special shape of their pigment-containing structures enables them to reflect a rainbow of light." These two photos were taken about 20 seconds apart.

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Búho Nival (Bubo scandiacus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 10, 2022 a las 11:00 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

I was thrilled to finally see a Snowy Owl, right here in my town, which is rare. I think this may be an immature one, with so much brown. The poor owl was continually harassed by noisy crows-- not a nice welcome to our town. Thanks to @ekingfisher for telling me!

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 19, 2021 a las 12:03 PM PDT

Descripción

A spectacular, iridescent butterfly that looks different in each photo. Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae?

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wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 2017

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We were amazed by this sole Lewisia tweedyi (Tweedy's Lewisia aka Mountain Rose) growing beside a boulder close to the river. The shimmering petals are absolutely gorgeous!

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wendy5

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This Cicindela (Tiger Beetle) was sadly dead, clinging to the seeds of Yellow Sand Verbena. It was larger than other Tiger Beetles I've seen, about an inch long, and had spectacular metallic colors on its underside, and unusual streaked brown eyes..

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wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 26, 2021 a las 10:48 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

The prettiest blue Tonicella lineata (Lined Chiton) I think I've ever found.

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Charrán Blanco (Gygis alba)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 8, 2016

Descripción

This Gygis alba (White Tern) chick is typical of the chicks we saw mid-February on Lord Howe Island. All are perched alone on a branch of a Norfolk Pine tree, awaiting tiny fish from their parents. The trees are growing beside the roads, so they are used to people walking right by their branches.

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Comadreja Cola Larga (Neogale frenata)

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wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 8, 2021 a las 09:28 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

A curious and beautiful Long-tailed Weasel watched us, then slipped away.

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Águila Real (Aquila chrysaetos)

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wendy5

Fecha

Abril 1, 2021 a las 12:58 PM PDT

Descripción

An amazing viewing of a Golden Eagle, who was standing on branches from an old clear-cut beside the gravel road when we walked down from the summit of Mt. Walker. A huge construction/logging truck came up the road and frightened the eagle, who flew west, soaring and not flapping its wings.

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Gorrión Cantor (Melospiza melodia)

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 17, 2021 a las 11:35 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

The first Song Sparrow singing a spring song!

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Nutria de Río Norteamericana (Lontra canadensis)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 1, 2021 a las 04:16 PM PST

Descripción

Usually our River Otters are in small groups on the beaches and in the sea. This one was alone in a flooded ditch by Chinese Gardens lagoon and was very interested in me.

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Halcón Peregrino (Falco peregrinus)

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wendy5

Fecha

Septiembre 17, 2019 a las 04:30 PM PDT

Descripción

This Peregrine Falcon flew by and terrified about 30 Double-crested Cormorants that were resting on an enormous eucalyptus tree, then landed on the same tree.

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Negrón Aliblanco (Melanitta deglandi)

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wendy5

Fecha

Diciembre 22, 2020 a las 06:00 PM PST

Descripción

There's often a White-winged Scoter off this beach trying to eat a crab, and succeeding.

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Chipe de Townsend (Setophaga townsendi)

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wendy5

Fecha

Diciembre 22, 2020 a las 05:22 PM PST

Descripción

We first saw this Townsend's Warbler in a friend's backyard during the Christmas Bird Count three days ago. I returned today with my camera and it showed up again, six or seven times! (Location is not exact for privacy.)

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Uapití de Roosevelt (Cervus canadensis ssp. roosevelti)

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wendy5

Fecha

Octubre 24, 2020 a las 04:23 PM PDT

Descripción

We saw about 50 Roosevelt Elk near the Brinnon Elementary School, including bulls with antlers, a female with a radio collar, and juveniles. Some were calling softly to each other. They crossed the road in groups. I wonder how to find out background about the female, tagged #73?

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wendy5

Fecha

Octubre 6, 2020 a las 12:20 PM PDT

Descripción

This is the first Agapostemon virescens (Bicolored Agapostemon) I've ever seen, a female. (If I identified her correctly!) She was flying around the dried grasses and rocks not far from the sea.

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Rana-de Coro del Pacífico (Pseudacris regilla)

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wendy5

Fecha

Septiembre 22, 2020 a las 12:58 PM PDT

Descripción

An adorable and small (3/4") Pseudacris regilla (Northern Pacific Treefrog) was resting on a blade of grass, still in the same spot two hours later.

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wendy5

Fecha

Agosto 31, 2020 a las 11:08 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This is one of four 1/2" Anemones I found today in the intertidal. I dug into the sand to see its column, and after 3", it had disappeared.

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Dirona de Líneas Blancas (Dirona albolineata)

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wendy5

Fecha

Agosto 30, 2020 a las 08:58 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

The first time I've ever seen an upside-down Dirona albolineata (Frosted Nudibranch) crawling along!

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Martín Pescador Norteño (Megaceryle alcyon)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Agosto 8, 2020 a las 01:05 PM PDT

Descripción

This sad little baby Belted Kingfisher must have fallen from her nest, a hole in the cliff 12' above. She kept calling for help, and could only waddle a bit and attempt to flap her wings. I hope her parents could help her.

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 5, 2020 a las 10:14 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This must be a Cyanea capillata (Lion's Mane Jelly) with very colorful tentacles! It was about 11" across. I found it upside down, tangled in the eelgrass during a -2.7 tide, and gently turned it over with my rubber boot.

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 4, 2020 a las 09:34 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This spectacular 3" fish was swimming in the shallow sea during a minus tide near the tinier baby fish. I can't find a fish like this with its jewel colors and dots in my field guide, and Ammodytes looks like the closest match on iNaturalist.

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Caracol Burbuja de Cristal (Haminoea vesicula)

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wendy5

Fecha

Junio 27, 2020 a las 03:40 PM PDT

Descripción

I found hundreds of 2/3" Haminoea vesicula. sea slugs on the sand during the minus tide. Many masses of yellow eggs were wrapped around the eelgrass in this section of the shallow water. An amazing sight!

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wendy5

Fecha

Junio 22, 2020 a las 10:58 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Sailfin Sculpin) was the most remarkable fish I've ever found, like a gossamer butterfly swimming in the sea. It was only about 3/4" long. I'd only seen one once before in the aquarium at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center years ago.

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Cangrejo Dungeness (Metacarcinus magister)

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wendy5

Fecha

Junio 21, 2020 a las 11:38 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

The sticky sand beach was crowded with millions of megalops and juvenile instar crabs. It was amazing! Three or four could fit on my little fingernail. They looked like flakes of oatmeal emerging from the sand. A friend told me a nearby beach was covered in masses of orangish crab larvae on May 18.

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Golondrina Verdemar (Tachycineta thalassina)

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wendy5

Fecha

Junio 16, 2020 a las 12:26 PM PDT

Descripción

A very colorful Violet-green Swallow paused on a picnic table in the campground for a portrait.

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Colorín Pecho Canela (Passerina amoena)

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wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 9, 2020 a las 10:12 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

A gorgeous Western Bluebird

Ray-finned Fishes

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Peces con Aletas Radiadas (Clase Actinopterygii)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 5, 2020 a las 11:27 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This observation focuses on the fish. A River Otter was eating this large fish. A Bald Eagle stole the intestines (?) and flew off with them.

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Jilguerito Pinero (Spinus pinus)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Marzo 20, 2020 a las 12:19 PM PDT

Descripción

This Pine Siskin looks ready to build a nest. One of dozens chirping in the forest by our house and taking turns at the bird feeder.

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Barnacla Carinegra Americana (Branta bernicla ssp. nigricans)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Marzo 7, 2020 a las 12:54 PM PST

Descripción

I didn't even notice the banding on this Brant until getting home and looking at the photos. The green band on the left leg says OR2, and the silver band on the right leg was illegible. A local expert birder told me to report it to USGS. Now I have a certificate telling me it's a male, banded 7/30/17, too young to fly when banded near Nuiqsut, North Slope Borough, Alaska by John Pearce at the USGS at the Alaska Science Center. So cool!

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Clavel del Campo (Mutisia decurrens)

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 14, 2020 a las 09:26 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

Mutisia decurrens was growing in clumps along the road to Quila Quila. It's spectacular!

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Tero (Vanellus chilensis)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 14, 2020 a las 10:24 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

Four Southern Lapwings were walking on the edge of the lake, and one sipped water from the lake. They are very common in this area.

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Cachaña (Enicognathus ferrugineus)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 14, 2020 a las 07:45 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

I think this might be a Slender-billed Parakeet? A few noisy parakeets flew from tree to tree. They are larger than the Monk Parakeet.

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Macá Plateado (Podiceps occipitalis)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 15, 2020 a las 05:20 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

I think this is a White-tufted Grebe. It was one of two diving for food beside the port.

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Lagarto Overo (Salvator merianae)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 22, 2020 a las 07:24 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

We saw three of these giant 1 m lizards my friends called Salvator meridae (merianae?). This one was walking around repeatedly putting out its long tongue like antennae.

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Cachudito Pico Negro (Anairetes parulus)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 9, 2020 a las 11:26 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

A fabulous bird with a tall crest of black feathers and a pale eye. It was scavenging among shrubs.

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Garza Morena (Ardea herodias)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Enero 13, 2020 a las 01:55 PM PST

Descripción

A Great Blue Heron hunkering down in the 32 degree weather

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Halcón Esmerejón (Falco columbarius)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Diciembre 14, 2019 a las 02:09 PM PST

Descripción

This Merlin was our favorite bird on the Christmas Bird Count.

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wendy5

Fecha

Noviembre 4, 2019 a las 11:57 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

About 20 Caprella alaskana (Alaskan Skeleton Shrimp), the largest 1" tall, entered the tank housing baby Pinto Abalone at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center with the sea water flushing through the tank. So I won't call them "captive." They look like little stick insects doing a dance. I've only seen these once before at the marina, and those were beige. Both times they have been in small groups.

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wendy5

Fecha

Octubre 23, 2019 a las 12:04 PM PDT

Descripción

I think this glutinous orange gilled mushroom may be Pholiota aurivella (Golden Pholiota). These and two others were growing on the end of an old log in the dark forest. The largest was about 2" diameter.

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Estrella de la Tierra (Geastrum saccatum)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Septiembre 28, 2019 a las 01:09 PM PDT

Descripción

Only the second Geastrum saccatum (Earthstar) I've ever seen, and in perfect condition this time

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Foca Común del Pacífico (Phoca vitulina ssp. richardii)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Septiembre 30, 2019 a las 11:29 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This Harbor Seal swam right below us on the pier

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Cachiyuyo (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Septiembre 19, 2019 a las 10:03 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

I was astounded by the holdfast of this Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp), about 2' diameter. This was the largest of three large holdfasts washed ashore. I don't know if it's a single holdfast or a tangle of several. @hfb?

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Pato Arcoíris (Aix sponsa)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Agosto 24, 2019 a las 12:02 PM PDT

Descripción

I think this may be a juvenile Wood Duck?

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Carpintero de Lewis (Melanerpes lewis)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Julio 9, 2019 a las 10:28 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

We were delighted by three Lewis's Woodpeckers who were catching insects, large ones, then returning to the same tree.

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Elefante Marino Norteño (Mirounga angustirostris)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Julio 13, 2019 a las 07:22 PM PDT

Descripción

A huge male Elephant Seal on Protection Island, photographed with a zoom lens from at least 200 meters.

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Frailecillo Coletudo (Fratercula cirrhata)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Julio 13, 2019 a las 07:34 PM PDT

Descripción

One (maybe two?) Tufted Puffin near Protection Island.

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 14, 2019 a las 10:38 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

One of three 1/2" Haliclystus stejnegeri (Oval-anchored Stalked Jelly) photographed during the minus tide, each a different color.

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wendy5

Fecha

Julio 5, 2019 a las 10:30 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

The phenomenal Bothragonus swanii (Rockhead), found by my friend in a tide pool during a minus tide, a first for us. Andy Lamb wonders about the purpose of the hole in its head.

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Cangrejo Norteño del Kelp (Pugettia producta)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Julio 1, 2019 a las 11:39 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

This poor Pugettia producta (Northern Kelp Crab) was covered in kelp! I wonder if the kelp attached to the carapace before or after it molted?

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Rana-de Coro del Pacífico (Pseudacris regilla)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Junio 18, 2019 a las 08:28 MAÑANA PDT

Descripción

Such amazing variety of coloration in the local Pseudacris regilla (Northern Pacific Treefrog).

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Arao Pichón (Cepphus columba)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Junio 3, 2019 a las 02:12 PM PDT

Descripción

Pigeon Guillemots were calling to each other with their heads tilted back. A courting ritual?

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wendy5

Fecha

Mayo 9, 2019 a las 01:19 PM PDT

Descripción

Two huge meadows of Olsynium douglasii (Satin Flower), the first I'd ever seen!

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Estrella de Fuego (Epidendrum radicans)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 13, 2019 a las 03:56 PM PST

Descripción

A beautiful wild orchid near Arenal Volcano. Our naturalist guide called it the Spanish Flag orchid.

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 18, 2019 a las 02:22 PM PST

Descripción

This 2" long beetle is a pale greenish color with bumps, some larger than most.

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Pelícano Café (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Observ.

wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 25, 2019 a las 11:05 MAÑANA PST

Descripción

This area has abundant Brown Pelicans, many fishing close to shore, and others resting on trees on small islands.

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Cangrejo Playero (Ocypode gaudichaudii)

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wendy5

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Febrero 24, 2019 a las 03:20 PM PST

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I was excited to find my first Painted Ghost Crab. Its carapace was quite small, only about 1" across. The second photo shows what a large area it sprays with sand in digging its hole. I waited a long time for it to emerge from its hole. They are very shy around people.

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Agutí Rojizo (Dasyprocta punctata)

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wendy5

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Febrero 24, 2019 a las 07:35 MAÑANA PST

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This is the first agouti that has permitted a photo. He was foraging on our hotel grounds, and I followed him from a distance, listening to his gnawing. Very sweet profile and a tiny tail! The second photo shows how easily he walks downhill.

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Chimachima (Daptrius chimachima)

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wendy5

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Febrero 24, 2019 a las 09:57 MAÑANA PST

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This Yellow-headed Caracara flew down to the beach for a quick snack. What a magnificent bird!

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Mono Ardilla (Saimiri oerstedii)

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wendy5

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Febrero 2019

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A few Squirrel Monkeys, including one juvenile, leapt about on trees beside our hotel room. Hard to say how many-- four maybe. A White-throated Capuchin Monkey came and chased them away.

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Mono Carablanca (Cebus imitator)

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wendy5

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Febrero 22, 2019 a las 09:42 MAÑANA PST

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The White-throated Monkeys groomed each other intently, with very serious expressions.

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Momoto Corona Negra (Momotus lessonii)

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wendy5

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Febrero 19, 2019 a las 02:51 PM PST

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This incredibly beautiful Blue-crowned Motmot posed on a tree for me in perfect lighting, and my camera didn't work. Fortunately a few seconds later it worked and I got these photos showing its beautiful feathers and facial markings.

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wendy5

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Febrero 2019

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This magnificent Chestnut-mandibled Toucan was one of a pair in a tree very close to our hotel.

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Tucancillo Collarejo (Pteroglossus torquatus)

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wendy5

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Febrero 13, 2019 a las 02:43 PM PST

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This Collared Araçari was feeding on fruits/berries in a tree near the Arenal Volcano. My favorite bird.

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Saraguato de Manto (Alouatta palliata)

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wendy5

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Febrero 16, 2019 a las 08:50 MAÑANA PST

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Three adult Howler Monkeys and one baby rested and moved around a bit in the trees above the beach.

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Momoto Cejas Azules (Eumomota superciliosa)

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wendy5

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Febrero 16, 2019 a las 08:42 MAÑANA PST

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We were thrilled to finally find a Turquoise-browed Motmot, right above the beach.

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Mulita Grande (Dasypus novemcinctus)

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wendy5

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Febrero 18, 2019 a las 01:58 PM PST

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My second Nine-banded Armadillo in two days. This one had more pink on its skin. It reacted exactly the same way as the one yesterday-- foraging happily while I photographed, and then seeing me, and running away, terrified.

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Quetzal Mesoamericano (Pharomachrus mocinno)

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wendy5

Fecha

Febrero 2019

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Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

Descripción

I was thrilled to finally see three Resplendent Quetzals , a dream of mine for many years. This female was easier to photograph than the male.

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Quetzal Mesoamericano (Pharomachrus mocinno)

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wendy5

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Febrero 2019

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Costa Rica (Google, OSM)

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I was thrilled to finally see three Resplendent Quetzals, a dream of mine for many years. This male was hidden below a hanging bridge. I leaned onto my back and hung my camera over the side in order to get a photo. The other juvenile male I saw flew past us with no photo.

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Eufonia Garganta Amarilla (Euphonia hirundinacea)

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wendy5

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Febrero 18, 2019 a las 10:07 MAÑANA PST

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Our first Yellow-crowned Euphonias, so spectacular. Poor bird has a hurt foot.

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Coatí (Nasua narica)

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wendy5

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Febrero 14, 2019 a las 10:59 MAÑANA PST

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I was thrilled to see my first White-nosed Coati yesterday, and today there were about 20 roaming the grounds of our hotel, digging into the grass. The second photo shows the long claws.

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wendy5

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Febrero 15, 2019 a las 04:12 PM PST

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I found one tide pool with about ten Dolabrifera dolabrifera, perfectly camouflaged.

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Barranquero Pechicastaño (Baryphthengus martii)

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wendy5

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Febrero 12, 2019 a las 07:14 MAÑANA PST

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The Broad-billed Motmot and the Rufous Motmot are similar, and we saw both.

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Mono Araña Centroamericano (Ateles geoffroyi)

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wendy5

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Febrero 2019

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About two dozen Spider Monkeys swung and foraged in the trees, including at least one mother with baby and a few juveniles.

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Pava Cojolita (Penelope purpurascens)

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wendy5

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Febrero 12, 2019 a las 02:38 PM PST

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This morning we saw a pair of Crested Guans in profile with dawn light in a forest. This afternoon across the fence from the hotel property, I heard, then saw a pair fly into an enormous tree and got to see more detail. Amazing birds!

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Calamar Cuerno de Carnero (Spirula spirula)

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wendy5

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Febrero 7, 2019 a las 10:04 MAÑANA PST

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This amazing little 1" shell appeared when we were cleaning trash from the beach!

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Mergo Cresta Blanca (Lophodytes cucullatus)

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wendy5

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Enero 22, 2019 a las 02:46 PM PST

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This Hooded Merganser must have had something itchy on its skin, as it kept preening and flapping its wings.

Vida Silvestre es una entidad asociada a la Organización Mundial de Conservación