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Club-horned Wasp - Sapygidae
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Narwhal Monodon monoceros
Observed by azure27014, CC BY-NC
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Today we have yet another instance of I Really Like Green Worms. Unidentified nereid.
Photo by Yolanda Evans
Reposting this as today's worm because
The crowd has decided. And yeah you're right.
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Beluga Delphinapterus leucas
Observed by azure27014, CC BY-NC
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Click through for my critter photos from my trip to Portland!
Mostly Casual-grade observations of the zoo residents, but: on the way up I observed a lovely false widow spider in Oakridge, and at the zoo I saw a squirrel foraging in a garbage can, haha.
At the zoo the absolute highlight was the California Condors, but the baby orangutan was super cute, and I got some great show of lamprey mouths. The sturgeon were great, too.
This dragon is back home safe! I have given Loves to the kitties!
The trip to Portland had two high points for me. One:
Knowledge Fight live!!!
Oh, it was so much fun, I laughed a lot. I hope this show recorded correctly so I can see if I can hear my own laugh in it, but either way: Thank You Dan! ;)
The other highlight was:
CONDOOOOOORS
You must understand! I've loved these birds and their incredible rescue story since I was little. The last California Condors were taken into captivity the year I was born, and while they're still critically endangered, they're no longer extinct in the wild. The Oregon Zoo is part of the breeding program!
These two are a couple of younger males being taught How To Condor by a retired breeding male. We made it to a talk by one of their keepers, who said the younger condors will either go into the breeding program or will be released. They are not current breeders - those guys are kept off site and away from the public.
But look! GIANT BIRDS. And the second one is a younger guy at only two years, still with his adolescent colours!
I HAVE WANTED TO SEE THESE GUYS IN THE FLESH FOR DECADES. I CRIED A LITTLE IN JOY. LOOK AT THEM!!!
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How are you preparing for winter? The American pika (Ochotona princeps) spends the warmer months foraging for flowers to build up "haypiles" of food near its den to ready itself for the colder season. It sometimes makes hundreds of foraging trips in one day—particularly in late summer—preferring plants with higher protein and water contents.
If you’ve never seen this lagomorph, try listening instead! This North American mammal is known for its high-pitched, squeaky vocalizations. The pika vocalizes to attract mates, protect its territory, and to raise the alarm about potential threats.
Photo: dbond, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
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American Robin Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2 uplands
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Not really part of the previous series of bottlenose dolphin illustrations. This is just a random one I did for practice reasons with a little bit more details. I went with a Bahamas bottlenose since there's more reference pics of them and I wanted some of that clear blue water lighting to this illustration.
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from @hendryandrew on ig . “large wolf pack figures out they are being watched by big brother.”
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day one (snow) for @montereybayaquarium's deep sea december
Beautiful! Sperm whales can dive to staggering depths of over 8,200 feet (2,500 m), hunting for prey like squid in the darkness of the deep sea using echolocation.
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the sun explodes at any time
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She literally does not give a damn what that old fool is yelling about
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Practicing the more static cetacean illustrations again, starting with a Caribbean killer whale. I decided to go for an out of water look, since I wanted to try working with conditions that would allow for their true colors to be mostly visible, but still with believable lighting conditions. That and for certain cetaceans, most of the reference photos out there are from above water, either just surfacing or breaching, Caribbean orcas being a good example.
What can I say about these whales? They have been my favorite population for a while now for obvious reasons. The chances of me ever seeing them are low, but absolutely not zero, since every now and then I see videos of them in Puerto Rican waters. The only thing stopping me is not being on a boat in more open waters. It super makes me wish there were actual whale watching tours down here (ethical ones of course!). Until then, I will just keep collecting the few photos that exist out there.