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  1. Common Starling

    Common Starling

    Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  2. Emerald Flower Scarab

    Emerald Flower Scarab

    Emerald Flower Scarab (Trichiotinus lunulatus: Scarabaeidae) About 7-11 mm (0.28-0.43 in) long. Foraging on Hercules Club (Zanthoxylum macrophyllum: Rutaceae)
  3. Belted Kingfisher (male)

    Belted Kingfisher (male)

    Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) Male.
  4. Roadside Blue-eyed Grass

    Roadside Blue-eyed Grass

    Roadside Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrhynchium langloisii: Iridaceae)
  5. Rusty Blackhaw

    Rusty Blackhaw

    Rusty Blackhaw (Viburnum rufidulum: Caprifoliaceae) Native shrub. I assume they are moth pollinated since I never see other pollinators on them and they are white-flowered.
  6. Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret

    Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis)
  7. Bold Jumping Spider

    Bold Jumping Spider

    Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax: Salticidae) This small spider is ca. 1 cm (0.39 in) long. They range from 4-18 mm (0.16-0.71 in) in length.
  8. Chipping Sparrow

    Chipping Sparrow

    Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina passerina)
  9. Harlequin Bug

    Harlequin Bug

    Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica: Pentatomidae) A colorful stinkbug. 7.5-11.5 mm (0.30-0.45 in) long.
  10. Three-toed Box Turtle

    Three-toed Box Turtle

    Three-toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) Shell length [11.4- 12.7 (-17.8 cm)] [4.5-5.0 (-7.0 in).
  11. Digger Bee

    Digger Bee

    Digger Bee (Anthophora sp.: Apidae) on Bull Thistle. 1.2-1.7 cm (0.5-0.7 in) long.
  12. Eastern Bluebird (female)

    Eastern Bluebird (female)

    Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis sialis) Female.
  13. Eastern Fox Squirrel

    Eastern Fox Squirrel

    Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger ludoviciana: Sciuridae)
  14. Beeblossom

    Beeblossom

    Beeblossom (Gaura sp.: Onagraceae)
  15. Sunset

    Sunset

    Sunset
  16. Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos)
  17. Hermit Thrush

    Hermit Thrush

    Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
  18. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

    Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) My first sighting of this flycatcher for 2020.
  19. Red-shouldered Hawk

    Red-shouldered Hawk

    Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus lineatus)
  20. Mud Daubers

    Mud Daubers

    Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota gainieri) Collecting mud for nest building.
  21. Goatweed Leafwing

    Goatweed Leafwing

    Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 5.7-7.6 cm (2.25-3.0 in).
  22. Northern Shovelers

    Northern Shovelers

    Northern Shovelers (Spatula clypeata) Males with one female.
  23. Northern Shovelers (males)

    Northern Shovelers (males)

    Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Males (eclipse plumage)
  24. Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta)
  25. Eastern Bluebird (male)

    Eastern Bluebird (male)

    Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sailis sailis) Male.
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