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I've never seen this behavior before. I thought it was a turtle at first glance. It stayed in this position until I had completely passed by, them emerged an flew toward the clutch observed nearby.

Granger Lake area
Doing battle with a Northern Harrier...

8-9 individuals. transients. t73a1 and t64a present in encounter

Accidentally flew into the dining tent of the lodge, hit the mirror, stunned for a couple of minutes but managed to flew away.

Leucistic Black Vulture

Specimen originally collected in a deep limestone cave at Amistad National Recreation Area near Del Rio, Texas; currently held at San Antonio Zoo

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Very surprised to hear one of these so late in the season! Heard a second time after this, but it was further away

Boca Pariamanu Peru

"This flower head is post maturity after corollas have fallen away leaving mature achenes exposed with pappus. A fresh flower head would resemble a tiny dandelion head."

Noticed this flock of wild turkey's with a white individual amongst them. Not sure whether its a case of albinism or leucism. Leaning towards the latter as the eyes appear to be dark....

@gcwarbler What is your take on this one? Mixed in with other thorn-scrub species. Unfortunately, there were no flowers. I would expect fleshier leaves on Lycium carolinianum.

Interesting peachy-gold form of Indian paintbrush.

From the empty lots behind HEB in Elgin for the 2019 City Nature Challenge

First record for Bastrop County

Thrall, Williamson Co TX

I am not sure what this one is.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPhZGhg-Dg&feature=em-share_video_user

Maybe female P. carolinensis?

Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
8 September 2018

Black Vulture on left, Crested Caracara on right

Reserva forestal protectora bosque oriental de Bogotá 3200 m.s.n.m

Invasive Cactus moth larvae?

Male Attwater Prairie Chicken booming on the refuge.

Platt Ln Hornsby's Bend, Travis Co TX
Hodges#7710

280mm Wingspan. Playa Nicuesa

Approx location field on west side of entrance road near Bobcat Ridge trail

Tasty fruit!

Probablemente Automeris zephyria, encontrada en la noche, atraída por la luz de un foco.

Found on Condalia warnockii. Egg clusters and pupae also present on the plants. 35mm wingspan

I found a black fuzzy caterpillar about an inch long that went into a cocoon for 5 months... Couldn't figure out what the caterpillar was, and now I can't figure out what the moth is!

Found on a Cenizo / Texas Sage

I love that I recently found this plant in Oak Hill, and now to discover it on the Pine Ridge trail at McKinney Roughs in bloom is quite exciting.

USA, TX, Bastrop Co.: Austin
Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station
30.ix.2017 coll. A. Roberts

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