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    Hello, I just registered for my account. I'm a bird enthusiast and wildlife enthusiast all around.

    I hope that someone will please help me. 15 years ago I had a very special event happen to me that involves a very unique and very unusual type of giant white bird. I was going through a very difficult emotional time back then, I knelt down beside my bed and prayed to God/Jesus for help. It was...
    • ChrisBurnett
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    • birds flies at night giant glowing circles huge white birds huge wingspan
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  2. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15 cm (4-6 in). Not only unique in size but it is our only swallowtail with the base color on the dorsal surface being chocolate brown to black while the base color on the ventral surface being yellow. Nectaring Brazilian...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bryan giant swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  3. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.0 cm (4-6 in). Nectaring Globe Amaranth (Gomprhrena globosa: Amaranthaceae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bryan giant swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  4. Giant Wood Rail

    Giant Wood Rail

    Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • argentina ceibas entre rios province giant rail wood
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Giant Coot

    Giant Coot

    Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • abra pampa argentina coot giant jujuy province
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Giant Coot (juvenile)

    Giant Coot (juvenile)

    Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) Juvenile.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • abra pampa argentina coot giant jujuy province
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Giant Antshrike (female)

    Giant Antshrike (female)

    Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea argentina) Female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • antshrike argentina giant jujuy
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  8. Giant Antshrike (male)

    Giant Antshrike (male)

    Giant Antshrike (Batara cinerea argentina) Male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • antshrike argentina giant jujuy
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Giant Wood Rail

    Giant Wood Rail

    Giant Wood Rail (Aramides ypecaha)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • argentina ceibas giant rail wood
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  10. Giant Hummingbird

    Giant Hummingbird

    Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas peruviana) Nectaring tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca: Solanaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • argentina giant hummingbird jujuy
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  11. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0) in. Working Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra subsp. trachysperma: Caprifoliaceae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • blanco county falls giant park pedernales state swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  12. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) with a Leafcutter Bee. The swallowtail is nectaring Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis: Rubiaceae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton belton lake giant swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  13. Giant Ichneumon Wasp (female)

    Giant Ichneumon Wasp (female)

    Giant Ichneumon Wasp (Megarhyssa marcrurus: Ichneumonidae) Female. Ca. 3.8 cm (1.5 in) long with a 7.6 cm (3.0 in) long ovipositor. She is drilling with her metal-tipped ovipositor into a hackberry tree to reach her host.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton giant hollow ichneumon lake stillhouse texas usa wasp
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  14. Rothschild's Giant Silkmoth

    Rothschild's Giant Silkmoth

    Rothschilds Giant Silkmoth (Rothschildia orizaba: Saturnidae) Wingspan 10-13 cm (4.0-5.1 in). There are several species in the genus Rothschildia and they all look very similar and go by the same common name.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • challabamba giant rothschild's silkmoth
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  15. Giant Swallowtails

    Giant Swallowtails

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton giant swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Giant Silk Moth

    Giant Silk Moth

    Giant Silk Moth (Automeris sp.: Saturnidae)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • giant moth peru pilicopata silk
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Giant Hummingbird

    Giant Hummingbird

    Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas peruviana) Nectaring Red Hot Poker.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • giant hummingbird ollantaytambo
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  18. Giant River Otter

    Giant River Otter

    Giant River Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis: Mustelidae) Eye spying.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • blanco cocha giant otter river
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  19. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0) in. Nectaring Lantana.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton giant lake swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  20. Giant Anteater

    Giant Anteater

    Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla: Myrmecophagidae) An unexpected sighting and within seconds it had disappeared into the wild cane.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • anteater de dios giant madre
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  21. Giant Ameiva

    Giant Ameiva

    Giant Ameiva (Ameiva ameiva: Teiidae) Total length of 45-50 cm (18-20 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • ameiva chuncho giant lodge
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Reptiles
  22. Giant Hawk Moth

    Giant Hawk Moth

    Giant Hawk Moth (Amphimoea walkeri: Sphingidae) Wingspan 14.7-16.4 cm (5.8-6.5 in). This moth is reported as having the longest proboscis of any insect in the world.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • chuncho giant hawk lodge moth
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  23. Giant Robber Fly

    Giant Robber Fly

    Giant Robber-Fly (Promachus hinei: Asilidae) 1.9-3.8 cm (0.75-1.50 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bryan fly giant robber texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Invertebrates
  24. Giant Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)

    Giant Leaf-footed Bug (nymph)

    Giant Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala decilivis: Coreidae) Nymph
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bryan bug giant leaf-footed texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  25. Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail

    Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes: Papilionidae) Wingspan 10.2-15.2 cm (4.0-6.0 in). Nectaring Lantana. Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston Island, Galveston County, Texas, USA. Barrier Island with an oak motte, open marsh surrounded by salt cedars at ca. 2 m (6.6 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • galveston giant island swallowtail texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
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