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Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

May 27, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I had a very interesting and productive trip to the River S Unit of the Ridgefield NWR last Friday. Even…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Cardinalidae, Chordata, Passeriformes, Pheucticus, Species Profiles Filed under: Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus

Chinavia hilaris (Green Stink Bug)

May 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I’ve been hoping to find one of these Green Stink Bugs for awhile because they are a native, brightly colored…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Chinavia, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Pentatomidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Chinavia hilaris, Green Stink Bug

Sialis sp., possibly S. rotunda (Alderfly)

May 21, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Though I have probably seen alderflies before, I don’t remember having done so, and, in my ignorance, probably assumed because…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Megaloptera, Sialidae, Sialis, Species Profiles Filed under: Alderflies, possibly S. rotunda, Sialis sp.

Piranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)

May 19, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Western Tanagers are always an exciting bird to see, flashing that bright red head and yellow body, with the black…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Cardinalidae, Chordata, Passeriformes, Piranga, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Piranga ludoviciana, Western Tanager

Chrysemys picta bellii (Western Painted Turtle)

May 15, 2022 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

I love to see turtles! There is something so endearing and enduring about them, a zen like equanimity that calls…

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Posted in: Animals, Chordata, Chrysemys, Emydidae, Reptilia, Species Profiles, Testudines Filed under: Chrysemys picta, Western Painted Turtle

Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared Slider)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

A couple years ago I posted some photographs on Facebook, confidently stating that they were Western Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta),…

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Posted in: Animals, Emydidae, Reptilia, Species Profiles, Testudines, Trachemys Filed under: Red-eared Slider, Trachemys scripta

Zale minerea (Colorful Zale Moth)

May 13, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

The first time I saw a Zale minerea was on the most spectacular night of mothing I’ve ever had. The temperature on…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Zale Filed under: Colorful Zale Moth, Zale minerea

Phyllodesma americana (American Lappet Moth)

May 10, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Last week I was fishing, camping, and running lights on the Wind River. It was a little early for the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lasiocampidae, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Phyllodesma, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: American Lappet Moth, Phyllodesma americana

Aquarius remigis

May 6, 2022 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

Anyone who has ever spent time around living water has seen water striders (also known as water skippers and Jesus…

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Posted in: Animals, Aquarius, Arthropoda, Gerridae, Gerromorpha, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Species Profiles Filed under: Aquarius remigis

Dolichovespula arenaria

May 2, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

For anyone who wonders about my hiatus from writing profiles, I discuss it in the blog ‘Refocusing in Retirement’. This…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Dolichovespula, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Vespidae Filed under: Dolichovespula arenaria

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