coyote (Canis latrans)
UNITED STATES: Alabama, Jefferson Co.
Darner's Den; Bessemer
8.Apr.2024
John C. Abbott
Great Tinamou, Tinamus major, La Selva Biological Station, Saripiqui, Costa Rica. This bird was very tame and walked right past me on a trail, seemingly oblivious to my presence. It was calling quite close to the dorms at La Selva, and it was one of the many loud calls that woke me up that morning. Location updated from Google maps--this was right by the dorm where I stayed.
Tinamus_majorPCSL00504B
I have a number of other slides from Costa Rica. Perhaps someday I will scan them all and add to iNaturalist.
As of 11 August 2024, this the earliest observation on iNaturalist.
Tui, Parson Bird - Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
This one seemed to be serenading us and was very tame, perching over the trail as hikers passed by.
North Island Robin, Toutouwai - Petroica longipes
New Zealand endemic, uncommon but not threatened
We saw these at several sites, and they usually come right up to investigate humans, likely looking for insects disturbed by the lumbering bipeds (autolycism). I imagine they used to follow Moas.
References
North Island Saddleback, Tieke - Philesturnus rufusater
Their loud call "cheet te-te-te-te" reminds me of the North American Brown-headed Nuthatch, at least in rhythym and insistence.
New Zealand Birds Online notes the species had been reduced to a single population on Hen Island by the early 20th century. Translocations from this population were started in the 1960's and it is now present on more than twenty predator-free reserves.
References
For the spider.
Observation for the wasp (Java caroliwaterhousei): https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/152229416
Growing in a lower lying area that stays wet longer than the surrounding brushland and is a few feet below elevation on a nearly undetectable slope. Growing with Manfreda longiflora, Mammillaria heyderi, Echinocactus texensis. Many dead mesquites, living ones extremely dwarfed likely due to salinity
Kingsnake swallowing a rattlesnake, observation for the kingsnake
Kingsnake swallowing a rattlesnake, observation for the rattlesnake
Manolo the Deli cat.
American Black Bear - Ursus americanus
This young bear was informed that, no, they could not come into the hatchery and dine on the fresh salmon buffet.
Tracks confirmed by seeing the birds making them.
Watched this delicate cold lurking bastard hunting frogs nice
I'm uploading two images of ringtails on successive nights. I'm always trying to figure out how many different individuals I have in the area. These animals posed in exactly the same spot on the two nights. If I squint hard enough, I think I see slightly different strengths of tail banding on the two individuals, but I may be just imagining that difference. Compare:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153042453
Undescribed species
So, here is a twist: I saw this guy this morning at a distance, where I usually see my pair. I assumed that this was the solo. Just a few minutes later, I found the pair down in the park. When I got home and looked closer at the photos, I realized this is a new male moving into the territory.
I’m not really sure what this is!
I was so excited this morning to see two new coyotes. They were at the west end of the park, on Puma Ridge. It was too early in the morning to get really good shots. I saw the one, and watched him disappear down the hill. A few minutes and a few dozen yards later, I saw not one but two heading up the next ridge then out of sight.
I have more photos of this fight to exhaustion if a project is interested. Both the dominant bird and the defeated bird eventually separated and both appeared to have survived with only momentary periods of exhaustion for both where they would feed at the same feeder for a moment then resume their dispute. This was in a residential backyard with plenty of food sources, both natural and hummingbird feeders.
pergandei looks like weird Messors
andrei looks like weird.... just weird
kind of reminds me of Dolichoderus decollatus
Watched mother spider scamper into a hole as I approached but her back end was still sticking out! Spiderlings!
OR30 wolf pack including OR30, 3 black and 3 gray wolves. OR30 is the wolf sitting in the fourth photo with a gray wolf sitting to the photo left and a black wolf walking past to the photo right.
OR30 and 3 black wolves (only 1 photo of OR30 but there were multiple photos taken of individual black wolves in the group)
Was within 10 feet of me before I realized it was there. We were separated by a large bush. Collared wolf by Jackson lake grand teton. Thought it was a bear at first because I couldn’t see it until this photo was taken.
Interesting looking green lynx spider that was mostly reddish
Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona)
8 Julio 2021
Río La Cuerera
Ocampo, Tamaulipas, México
NOT CAPTIVE - PREP'D FOR RELEASE