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  1. Carolina Chickadee

    Carolina Chickadee

    Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis atricapilloides)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county carolina chickadee college station lick creek nature center poecile carolinensis atricapilloides texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  2. Fiery Skippers

    Fiery Skippers

    Fiery Skippers (Hylephila phyleus: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 2.5- 3.5 cm (1.0-1.4 in). Nectaring Gregg’s Mist Flower (Conoclinium greggii: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station family hesperiidae fiery skipper hylephila phyleus lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  3. Eastern Leaf-footed Bugs

    Eastern Leaf-footed Bugs

    Eastern Leaf-footed Bugs (Leptoglossus phyllopus: Coreidae) 1.6-1.9 cm (0.6-0.8 in) long. On the fruits of Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora: Asparagaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station eastern leaf-footed bug family coreidae leptoglossus phyllopus lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp

    Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp

    Brown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia auripes: Sphecidae) 1.9 cm (0.75 in) long. On an apiaceae.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county brown-legged grass-carrying wasp college station family sphecidae isodontia auripes lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female dark morph)

    Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female dark morph)

    Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus: Papilionidae) or just Tiger Swallowtail, female dark morph. Interesting that only the females have a dark morph. Wingspan 8.9-14.0 cm (3.5-5.5 in). Nectaring buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis: Rubiaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station eastern tiger swallowtail family papilionidae lick creek nature center papilio glaucus texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  6. Oblique Streaktail, A Hoverfly

    Oblique Streaktail, A Hoverfly

    Oblique Streaktail (Allograpta obliqua: Syrphidae) 6-7 mm (0.24-0.28 in) long. A hoverfly. Foraging on green poinsettia (Euphorbia dentata: Euphorbiaceae)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • allograpta obliqua brazos county college station family syrphidae hoverfly lick creek nature center oblique streaktail texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Scaly Bee Fly

    Scaly Bee Fly

    Scaly Bee Fly (Lepidophora lepidocera: Bombyliidae) also known as a Hunchback Bee Fly. 1.0-1.4 cm (0.39-0.55 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station family bombyliidae hunchback bee fly lepidophora lepidocera lick creek nature center scaly bee fly texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male)

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male)

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  9. Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Male

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Male

    Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) male
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  10. Ruby-throated, juvenile male perched in a Yaupon

    Ruby-throated, juvenile male perched in a Yaupon

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1st year male. This little pollen-head was perched in a yaupon at a place it could ambush other hummingbirds coming by (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  11. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, females

    Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, females

    Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) females exchanging pleasantries (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  12. An Ant that is not an Ant

    An Ant that is not an Ant

    Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis: Mutillidae) female. It goes by several other common names including Cow Killer eluding to its painful and toxic sting. Like most wasp and bees only the female stings. The female mutillidae wasp lacks wings and looks like a large fuzzy ant from where it...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station dasymutilla occidentalis family mutillidae lick creek nature center red velvet ant texas
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  13. Six-spotted Flower Strangalia

    Six-spotted Flower Strangalia

    Six-spotted Flower Strangalia (Strangalia sexnotata: Cerambycidae) a wasp mimic.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station family cerambycidae lick creek nature center six-spotted flower strangalia strangalia sexnotata texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Inca Dove

    Inca Dove

    Inca Dove (Columbina inca)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station columbia inca inca dove lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  15. Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis: Chrysididae).jpg

    Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis: Chrysididae).jpg

    Cuckoo Wasp (Chrysis angolensis: Chrysididae) 8.0-12.0 mm (0.31-0.47 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county chrysididae chrysis angolensis college station cuckoo wasp lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  16. Wasp-like Hover Fly.jpg

    Wasp-like Hover Fly.jpg

    Wasp-like Hover Fly (Spilomyia longicornis: Syrphidae) 1.1-1.5 cm (0.43-0.59 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station lick creek nature center spilomyia longicornis syrphidae texas usa wasp-like hover fly
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Invertebrates
  17. Ruby-throated Hummingbird.jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird.jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  18. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1st yr male).jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1st yr male).jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) juvenile male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  19. Indigo Bunting (1st yr female).jpg

    Indigo Bunting (1st yr female).jpg

    Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) 1st yr female.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • college station indigo bunting lick creek nature center passerina cyanea texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  20. Downy Woodpecker (female).jpg

    Downy Woodpecker (female).jpg

    Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens) female.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • college station downy woodpecker dryobates pubescens pubescens lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  21. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.jpg

    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.jpg

    Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea caerulea).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • blue-gray gnatcatcher college station lick creek nature center polioptila caerulea caerulea texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  22. Gray Treefrog/Cope's Gray Treefrog.jpg

    Gray Treefrog/Cope's Gray Treefrog.jpg

    Gray Treefrog/Cope’s Gray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor/Dryophytes chrysoscelis: Hylidae) Phylogenetically they are sister species and cannot be separated morphologically, even in hand. They also occupy the same habitat and range. Vocalization will separate them but when I normally find one...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • college station cope's gray tree frog cryophytes versicolor dryophytes chrysoscelis gray treefrog lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Amphibians
  23. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female).jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female).jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female. Ruby on offense.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris brazos county college station flight lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  24. Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female).jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (female).jpg

    Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) female. Ruby playing defense.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • archilochus colubris college station flight lick creek nature center ruby-throated hummingbird texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  25. Eastern Pond Hawk female being cannabilistic.jpg

    Eastern Pond Hawk female being cannabilistic.jpg

    Eastern Pond Hawk (Erythemis simplicicollis: Libellulidae) female being cannabilistic. 3.6-4.8 cm (1.4-1.9 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • college station eastern pond hawk erythemis simplicicollis libellulidae lick creek nature center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
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