Category Archives: Wildlife

Leopard Frog

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Roger

I  found this guy in a mowed hay field near Alfred, North Dakota.

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Reptile-Amphibian #24 — Western Hognose Snake

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Roger

heterodon nasicus Saturday, August 31, 2013 Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota We were walking along the Ridgeline Nature Trail in the south unit of the park at about 10:00 a.m. Our friends were walking in front of me and … Continue reading →

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Animal #64 — Feral Horse

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Roger

equus caballus Friday, August 30 Along I-94 in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota We were headed to Medora, and had just entered the boundaries of the national park when I spotted a couple horses in the prairie along the … Continue reading →

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Animal #63 — Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

Delphinus delphis Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California We cruised several miles out into the Pacific off San Diego in search of whales, but saw none. We were well on our way back into Mission Bay … Continue reading →

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Bird #464 — Scripps’s Murrelet

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roger

synthliboramphus (from synthlibo, to press, and ramphos, beak, referring to its laterally compressed bill) scrippsi (perhaps named for Ellen Browning Scripps, journalist and philanthropist, who funded Scripps Research Institute in San Diego) Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San … Continue reading →

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