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Ronald Losure's photos
Hummingbirds
Hibiscus syriacus flowers
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Toxic? Yes and maybe.
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I am sure the poison ivy (Toxicodendron) is toxic. I don't know about the mushroom.
Indigo bunting
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Passerina cyanea. I was lucky to see and photograph this bird before my dog Branco came running up behind me.
Hericium erinaceus (detail)
Hericium erinaceus
Orange mushroom
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A yellow mushroom
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A tiny toad
Little blue heron
Bluff Lake rookery
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It will become even messier by the end of the summer. Thousands of birds, mostly egrets and ibises, nest here.
I have posted a short video of this on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vzLNt12q28
White ibis
Juvenile anhinga
A dragonfly landed on the bottom of my kayak
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Probably a male eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis). Thanks to Dörthe for the identification.
Summer tanager
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Piranga rubra was sitting in the top of a tree. I often hear these, but rarely see them.
Eastern amberwing dragonfly
Green anole
