What animals are in your yard or local region?

[Pixiebeak]

I have never seen one of these before but assuming some sort of Moth ?
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A white tailed bumblebee

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You can join I Naturalist a free app from national geographic. The app AI and the other members help identify. National Moth Week just ended. And there are many pollinators projects used by researchers. Like Bumble Bee Conservation Initiatives, Global Pollinators

 

[Pixiebeak]

my first ever hummingbird clear wing moth!!! So beautiful

And a golden digger wasp

 

[faislaq]

@Pixiebeak I never would have thought that was a moth!

 

[Wardy]

You can join I Naturalist a free app from national geographic. The app AI and the other members help identify. National Moth Week just ended. And there are many pollinators projects used by researchers. Like Bumble Bee Conservation Initiatives, Global Pollinators

I cant find the app but im a ludite

 

[Pixiebeak]

I cant find the app but im a ludite

iNaturalist

iNaturalist is a social network for naturalists! Record your observations of plants and animals, share them with friends and researchers, and learn about the natural world.

www.inaturalist.org

I've enjoyed and learned so much from this app,
Makes nature walks more fun! And now I know what critters visit my pollinators garden

 

[Wardy]

iNaturalist

iNaturalist is a social network for naturalists! Record your observations of plants and animals, share them with friends and researchers, and learn about the natural world.

www.inaturalist.org

I've enjoyed and learned so much from this app,
Makes nature walks more fun! And now I know what critters visit my pollinators garden

Thanks for that

 

[Wardy]

Caught this dude getting some shade today

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[Pixiebeak]

Giant Eastern swallowtail
They are big!

 

[Winn]

A writing spider, AKA zipper spider (Argiope aurantia, I think)... on the shed where I work.

 

[Shezbug]

A writing spider, AKA zipper spider (Argiope aurantia, I think)... on the shed where I work.
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Pretty! Looks similar to the golden orb spiders.

 

[Winn]

A couple of years ago we had a dozen golden orb weavers at work. Last year there were only two. N

Pretty! Looks similar to the golden orb spiders.

This is the first year I haven't seen a golden orb weaver at work. I hope they come back.

 

[Winn]

(My "smartie phone" struck again! Not sure how it managed the formatting on that last comment!)

 

[AussieBird]

A grass keet I saw the other day, his girlfriend was around too.

 

[NEVRM0RE_]

Not as exciting as some, but we had a rabbit visitor today!! (My kids were THRILLED!)

 

[Pixiebeak]

Florida State Butterfly
ZEBRA LONG-WING ( sorry not best pic)

Clouded Sulphur

Monarch

 

[faislaq]

Of course the Monarch is gorgeous, but that first fellow is too neat! I've never seen one like it!

 

[Pat H]

Not as exciting as some, but we had a rabbit visitor today!! (My kids were THRILLED!)

We LOVE having the bunnies in our yard. Start talking to them immediately and the babies will grow up knowing you instead of running away!

 

[NightOwls]

Snowberry Clearwing Moth


Eastern Tiger swallowtail


American Lady

 

[Pixiebeak]

Snowberry Clearwing Moth
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Eastern Tiger swallowtail
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American Lady

I love the clear wing moth! You got pretty pictures!

 

[Pixiebeak]

Fervid nomad bee


Great black digger wasp