Some of my favourite taxa!
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The first bird I parsed as exotic-to-me, and its delightful weirdness keeps it a favourite of mine. We don't have them locally, though.
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My favourite local bird. They're found all around North America, but of course, the Klamath ones are the most beautiful and the best singers. ;)
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Locally known as blue jays, as they are blue and jays. Not to be confused with actual Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) back East. I love their boldness, their colours, and their familiar call that's... More
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Our big ol' ground squirrels, known locally as rockchucks.
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I'm inland and we obviously don't have any cetaceans around, but they are by far my favourite animals. I'm decent at identifying them, though I of course defer to actual experts!
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The biggest animal there has ever been, and it's alive right now! What's not to love?!
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Beautiful, musical giants, with fascinating social hunting strategies and really, really cool pectoral fins.
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Always hard to pick between these guys and orcas as my favourite dolphins.
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Always hard to pick between these guys and bottlenose dolphins for my favourite dolphin.
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I've always been very font of cats of all shapes and sizes. Locally, we have pumas, Canada lynx, and bobcats, as well as, of course, the introduced housecat.
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The biggest salmon, and a locally imperiled species. The Klamath Basin's salmon runs are fractions of their historic size. I'll admit I mostly like them for their importance in the food chain, espe... More
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The ubiquitous little jumpers around here. They're so cute!
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Cute, harmless, ubiquitous little jumping spiders. I love their little patterns.
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I call them ticklebugs after a playground campaign to move away from "stinkbug" as a local name for them. Even today, I like seeing these harmless little guys around. In springtime one can often se... More
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A local favourite of mine. While some folks consider them a pest, and I have had infestations before, they're completely harmless and I think very cute.
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My favourite local tree. They're so BIG and magnificent!
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Many of them may be invasive, and should be removed where they're causing trouble, but I can't help but love these cheerful yellow flowers.
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Typically a cultivar around here, but still... they're so big and pretty!
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What a beautifully weird plant. I hope I can see one myself someday.
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I both find it cool-looking and find its name inherently hilarious. Now my favourite local fungus.