The Patagonian mara is a large rodent that sort of looks like a giant rabbit or hare.
July 13, 2014
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Category Archives: Critters
July 12, 2014
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Polydrusus Weevil
For some reason this European beetle if known as the Green immigrant leaf weevil in North America.
July 10, 2014
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American Robin
The American robin is one of the most common birds around here, yet I seem to be unable to take a good picture of one.
July 8, 2014
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Maple Trees In Toronto
The leaf of the maple tree is synonymous with Canada. We even have one depicted on our flag.
July 4, 2014
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San Esteban Island Chuckwalla
The San Esteban Island chuckwalla is a really large lizard of the iguana family.
July 1, 2014
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North American Beaver
The North American beaver is the national animal of Canada.
June 30, 2014
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Antlion
I was unfamiliar with the antlion.
June 29, 2014
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Burgundy Snail
The burgundy snail is one of the land snail species eaten as escargot.
June 27, 2014
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Green Bottle Fly
The green bottle fly is a type of blowfly. Green bottle flies live all over the world.
June 25, 2014
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A Woodpecker Chick
This woodpecker chick was hiding on the ground in a ditch when I have found it.
June 23, 2014
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Lesser Stag Beetle
The lesser stag beetle looks like a smaller version of a female stag beetle.
June 21, 2014
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Stag Beetle
The stag beetle is the largest beetle in Europe.
June 18, 2014
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European Tree Frog
The European tree frog is the only species (or according to some several species) of tree frogs that live in Hungary.
June 16, 2014
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Cream-spot Tiger Moth
The cream-spot tiger moth, or just cream-spot tiger is a colorful species of moth from the southern regions of Europe.
June 15, 2014
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Millipede
The word millipede literally means a creature with a thousand legs.
June 13, 2014
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Hedgehog
Hedgehogs are the cutest little creatures and every child wants one as a pet, I certainly did.
June 11, 2014
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Scarlet Ibis
The scarlet ibis is built exactly like the american white ibis but its plumage is a brilliant scarlet color.
June 9, 2014
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Sumatran Orangutan
Sumatran orangutans are one of the two species or orangutans.
June 6, 2014
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Blue-crowned motmot
The blue-crowned motmot is a colorful bird from Central and South America.
June 4, 2014
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Axolotl
The Axolotl is a type of salamander from Mexico that does not metamorphosize into a grown up shape instead it reaches sexual maturity in its larval form.