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Reptile/Amphibian #46 — Green Tree Frog

hyla cinerea Monday, August 31, 2026 — 7:40 a.m. Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas Spotted climbing up a branch in a roadside tree by Birch Pond. It was about eight feet off the ground. Once I spotted it, it … Continue reading

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Reptile/Amphibian #45 — Loggerhead Sea Turtle

caretta caretta Sunday, April 26, 2026 — 2:03 pm Navarre Beach, Florida — Navarre Beach Fishing Pier On Sunday afternoon, we strolled the length (1,545 feet) of the pier that we could see from our hotel room. The sides of … Continue reading

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Animal #81 — Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin

tursiops truncatus Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida — Pensacola Bay Sunday, April 26, 2026 — 9:13 am We drove from Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach on Sunday morning and boarded the catamaran operated by Jolly Dolphin cruises. The boat was … Continue reading

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Bird #610 — Northern Fulmar

fulmarus glacialis Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California For some reason I don’t recall, I recently decided to look back at my photos from the whale-seeking trip I took out into the Pacific Ocean off San … Continue reading

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Bird #609 — Western Warbling Vireo

vireo swainsoni Viento State Park, Oregon Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 4:50 pm The Warbling Vireo has just been officially split into Eastern and Western species, netting me another lifer. According to my eBird records, I saw my first Western … Continue reading

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