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White Fawnlily (Erythronium albidum)Observer
shadojDescription
These coat the hills of the park. Most are pre-bloom right now; should be gorgeous in a few days.
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Brittle Pricklypear (Opuntia fragilis)Observer
gamelanerDescription
Yay, it's still there! This one small specimen is in a very small west-facing bluff prairie remnant, overlooking the Mississippi river in the Twin Cities. Every spring I check to see if it has survived another year.
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Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)Observer
bridgitbDescription
He almost knocked me over.
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Great Egret (Ardea alba)Observer
wherenextnycDescription
Chicks observed on NYC Audubon survey of Hoffman Island
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Mallard × Muscovy Duck (Anas platyrhynchos × Cairina moschata)Observer
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Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Observer
pherixmamaDescription
Found this little frog under some fallen leaves in Lone Elk, any ideas?
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Amethyst Aster (Symphyotrichum × amethystinum)Observer
reuvenmDescription
S. ericoides on left, S. novae-angliae on right, hybrid S. amethystinum in middle. Several plants of S. amethystinum growing in meadow among abundant mixed S. ericoides and S. novae-angliae
