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Invasive privet.
https://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3036
My aunt planted a magnolia tree in Utah! She was so loved the scent that she researched the zone the trees were viable, and special ordered one. Some years it froze, and she didn’t get any blossoms. Usually she did.
2 years agoHuh - ok, I had seen other ones here in the lake and when they spread their wings, looked like an anhinga which according to my book can be seen in this area. Thanks for the correction!
2 years agoHooked beak... It is a cormorant. Maybe a double crested cormorant.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/overview
Thanks, that's what Don thought too.
2 years agoThanks! It obligingly hovered nearby looking for a meal.
2 years agoMight be a northern harrier.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Harrier/id
No idea, but what a great shot!
2 years agoNo joke.
2 years agoThanks - I did find that in my book this morning.
2 years agoThanks!
2 years agoOystercatcher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oystercatcher
Agreed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughing_gull
Thanks, Scott! I feel old but your ability to continue touring at 70 and beyond is inspiring.
2 years ago
White marked tussock moth caterpillar.
2 years agoCute, but the hairs can make you itch if handled roughly.
https://www.invasive.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=3036