Avery Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 On 3/14/2022 at 8:12 PM, Seanbirds said: I'm sorry for not noticing this earlier! I'll look at it tomorrow. Could it be a Map or Box Turtle? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, Avery said: Could it be a Map or Box Turtle? Box Turtles are land turtles so not that. Otherwise I hope Seanbirds responds I'm learning turtles but not confident I can id this one for you. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/10/2022 at 10:08 AM, Clip said: @Aidan Bthis photo was taken at the same time as the Parrotfish you ided for me previously in the Florida Keys brackish water. I'm hoping you can tell what they are. Thank you for helping me with this. @Aidan BI don't know if you didn't see this one or are sick of iding fish for me. Or maybe need more info. It was in the Florida Keys Brackish water. Let me know if you don't want to help with these any more? After adventures yesterday I have more new ones and still have old ones to go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 @AveryI think your 3rd turtle photo (light colored under shell with black dots) is a Coastal Plains Cooter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 3 hours ago, Clip said: @AveryI think your 3rd turtle photo (light colored under shell with black dots) is a Coastal Plains Cooter. Ok cool! Would some of them have a red ear, or would something that looked similar with a red ear be a red-eared slider? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 5 hours ago, Clip said: @Aidan BI don't know if you didn't see this one or are sick of iding fish for me. Or maybe need more info. It was in the Florida Keys Brackish water. Let me know if you don't want to help with these any more? After adventures yesterday I have more new ones and still have old ones to go. Somehow missed this one. I think these are probably unidentifiable, although they are probably killifish sp. Keep on sending the fish photos! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 @Aidan Bokay so here are a couple new ones from Gilchrist County, FL. Spring water prior to getting to the Suwanee River. The first photo was a very small cool looking fish with a goldish head and bluish tail. Surrounded by other fish similar in size but not colorful. Male/Female maybe? Then the other two photos are the same area maybe 10 feet away from the first fish. Much larger fish than the ones in the first photo. Seemed to be black with white fish lips and fin edges. Thank in advance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/18/2022 at 11:16 AM, Avery said: Ok cool! Would some of them have a red ear, or would something that looked similar with a red ear be a red-eared slider? I don't think the Coastal Plains Cooter's have a red ear. Whether there are other turtles that have a red ear beside the red eared slider I'm not sure but I don't think so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbruenjes Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hoping someone from the AZ area can tell me what kind of squirrel this is? I saw this at the Grand Canyon when visiting this summer.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2022 at 2:39 AM, Clip said: @Aidan Bokay so here are a couple new ones from Gilchrist County, FL. Spring water prior to getting to the Suwanee River. The first photo was a very small cool looking fish with a goldish head and bluish tail. Surrounded by other fish similar in size but not colorful. Male/Female maybe? Then the other two photos are the same area maybe 10 feet away from the first fish. Much larger fish than the ones in the first photo. Seemed to be black with white fish lips and fin edges. Thank in advance. 1. I believe this is a Bluefin Killifish 2 and 3, The large fish, is a sucker/redhorse. I'm struggling to find what species are around that area. There's no detailed range maps from what I can find. Maybe a Blacktail Redhorse? 3. The small fish is a Largemouth Bass 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 14 hours ago, Aidan B said: 1. I believe this is a Bluefin Killifish 2 and 3, The large fish, is a sucker/redhorse. I'm struggling to find what species are around that area. There's no detailed range maps from what I can find. Maybe a Blacktail Redhorse? 3. The small fish is a Largemouth Bass Thank you! These fish were cool to see. So much of the water here in Florida is Cypress stained brown and you can't see anything in it. So when you come to spring water areas before the merge with the river and get to see the fish and turtles it is pretty awesome. We saw a ton of fish in there too. The fish were for sure the highlight of the day as most of the birds were hanging out way at the tops of the trees and not show themselves at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 19 hours ago, sbruenjes said: Hoping someone from the AZ area can tell me what kind of squirrel this is? I saw this at the Grand Canyon when visiting this summer.. Rock Squirrel. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/17/2022 at 1:10 PM, Avery said: Could it be a Map or Box Turtle? I'm so sorry for not responding earlier, hang in there! I'll do it right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 3/11/2022 at 11:48 PM, Avery said: Looking for confirmation. Saw a whole bunch of cool stuff other than birds on my Alabama coast trip. Here are some I'm not sure of the ID's on: Bottlenose Dolphin - a few VERY close to shore, surprised the didn't get stuck when the waves went out! Wasn't able to get photos of the head or tail. This is the best look I could get Painted Turtles? This one was HUGE Harlequin Darner ??? 1. Habitat, range, general appearance, and GISS all really point to Bottlenose Dolphin to me. I’d be totally fine calling it as such. 2. I’m thinking (River?) Cooter, but without different angles I’m not sure if I can identify this guy. 3. I wanna say Coastal Plain Cooter, but ditto above. 4. Hmm these are very confusing! They’re definitely cooters, but the only ones in the area with spots that dark are Alabama Red-bellied Cooters, and they generally would have much redder plastrons than these guys. I’m kinda confused. 5. Pass 6. Looks like an aged Pond Slider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 18 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: 1. Habitat, range, general appearance, and GISS all really point to Bottlenose Dolphin to me. I’d be totally fine calling it as such. 2. I’m thinking (River?) Cooter, but without different angles I’m not sure if I can identify this guy. 3. I wanna say Coastal Plain Cooter, but ditto above. 4. Hmm these are very confusing! They’re definitely cooters, but the only ones in the area with spots that dark are Alabama Red-bellied Cooters, and they generally would have much redder plastrons than these guys. I’m kinda confused. 5. Pass 6. Looks like an aged Pond Slider. Thank you! Here are the other shots of #2 I got Didn't get any other shots of #3. Shots of #4 are same angle For future reference, what are good pictures to take for ID? I'm not sure what I should be looking for to try and ID turtles. Also, is there a good field guide you would recommend for herps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Sorry to lump this on as well, but in my ignorance last summer I called this a Painted Turtle… 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Gopher Tortuous from yesterday. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 My first Spotted Salamander! They’re huge! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I saw an oppossum last night. Ran close to me while I was watching some waxwings 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 13 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: I saw an oppossum last night. Ran close to me while I was watching some waxwings It's weird that I've never seen an opossum before...I think they are supposed to be common here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Suggestions on what this is exactly. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 45 minutes ago, Avery said: My first Spotted Salamander! They’re huge! Awesome!! I really want to get out and find some herps, just needs to warm up a bit here... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 50 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: I saw an oppossum last night. Ran close to me while I was watching some waxwings Waxwings at night? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: It's weird that I've never seen an opossum before...I think they are supposed to be common here. I’ve only ever seen one, alive that is. They’re noctural 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I seen a few, mostly in the evenings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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