College Inlet/Fjord, Alaska, USA. Glacier with constant calving.
Viewed from 40+feet up, so at least 12" diameter, probably more. I didn't recall much movement, but it was chilly.
I notice a differing amount of outer rounded-points on comparisons.
There were also large chunks of seaweed floating nearby. The cruise-ships stop about an hour, then do a very slow 180 turn near the end of the fjord. This stirs up all kinds of sea-life.
Asian elephants in Khao Yai national park, Thailand. By Tontan Travel, http://www.tontantravel.com/tours/en/khao-yai-tours.html
Ptarmigan Ridge at Mount Baker, 5200ft/1500m. I heart gulo!!!
It was eyeing up a peanut below and deciding if I was too close or not.
Such cuties!!! They were allopreening each other! I find they look like they were hugging :)
One of the orphaned babies.
I know I'm going to sound insane but this actually was a human in a gorilla costume. I don't expect anybody to believe me but I swear it's not an actual gorilla. Attending college courses. Which they're known to do.
Captured by American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Rescued this Redhead today. It had a fishhook in its bill / face, and the fishing line it was attached to was frozen into the ice and the bird was trapped. Captured the bird, broke the fishing line, and then, with a friend, cut the fishhook in half and removed it from the duck's bill / face. It seemed vigorous and healthy. When we released it, it flew away strong and fast. Good deed done.
What in the world is going on here? Why do they have so many petals?
young individual stuck in tide pond at low tide.
On gravel bar along Robson River in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
Juvenile spider crab in symbiotic relationship with cannonball jellyfish. This jelly had at least two crabs. Offshore at Huntington Beach State Park.
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/23343#page/683/mode/1up
http://fishbiosystem.ru/PLEURONECTIFORMES/Cynoglossidae/Symphurus_nigrescens2.html
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Larval-development-of-the-spotfin-tonguefish-and-of-Mart%C3%ADnez-Medina/512df2c04fb55f3362f6bb5c5aa3bcca625f1573#extracted
(Figure 2 of Figures and Tables tab)
I heard a loud call from a bird and found this female Tarantula had come out of her burrow and grabbed this bird.
Duplicated this observation per curator request so it could also be used for the virus. I did not know there were observations for viruses, interesting.
The original narrative:
Greater sunset bay area. This raccoon had distemper, was out in broad daylight on a jogging path. Not showing fear of people, bikes or dogs. Looked normal other than aimless until it had little seizures. This photo and 1 that I'll add are during seizures. I'll add one more looking normal. I did call 311 and reported it and it was picked up.
found as epibionts on a copepod.
More on this here:
http://www.plingfactory.de/Science/Atlas/KennkartenProtista/01e-protista/e-Ciliata/e-source/Trichodina%20domerguei%20megamicronuleata.html
Mass stranding with millions spread along a long exposed coast line
With Heteractis magnifica anemone undergoing bleaching.
Specimen 2020-03
Found feeding on mango leaf.
4th Instar: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37404352
5th Instar: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37476983
Died on 2020/03/04
Observation set: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=37404352
Info: BottleCats is the tag I use to track the ontogeny of lepidopterans in my backyard. Though bottled, they're wild caught caterpillars that naturally live and breed within our garden walls, so I consider them to be "wild," in terms of iNat labelling.
Kung fu bee.
In the public toilet.
In situ breathing behaviour.
ROV ROPOS
Dive R1160
We have no idea what this is, but it was found neat Borax Lake in Clearlake Ca. Others have been found too, they appear to have different colored coats of fur.
Deer shot with copper ammo. I was hoping first mammal this winter would be a Mustalid sp.
Spotted on the way to work one morning!
This was in an Industrial area and had no Collar. So I'm not sure if it was feral or someones pet.
It’s Mayor Max, the mayor of Idyllwild! Not just any domestic dog. He is cute and a good boy.
This is Pugsley - a Raccoon kit my wife and I raised and rehabilitated back to the wild in the mid-1990's. We found him at curbside, so young his eyes were barely open - attempting to nurse from his road-killed mother. We were so moved by the sad scene and knew we couldn't just leave him like that, so we wrapped him in an old towel and took him home. A friend who was a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator talked us through the thoroughly enjoyable and heart-warming experience and process of raising this adorable little "rascal" into young adulthood, and returning him to the wild life he was always meant to live. Additional photos show his growth and forays into Nature during his 11 month stay with us - until it was time to wish him luck, and say "goodbye". Peace, "Puggie" - we'll never forget you!
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