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- California condor "General"
- History; Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Perching birds; Photography;
- The Finley's pet condor "General" perching on an old tree with his wings spread at the Finley's home in Oregon known as Jennings Lodge. "General showed a mark of intelligence that measured up to any pet we have ever kept."...
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- Cecropia moth
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Moth with brown, tan, white, and red wings, sittingon rotting wood, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Dreamy Duskywing skipper
- Insects;
- Small dark brown and tan butterfly near top of Dense blazing-star, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Common Buckeye Butterfly on Missouri goldenrod
- Insects;
- Butterfly sitting on goldenrod stem with wings spread, showing the markings of large circles within circles, orange bars, and white accents.
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- Great spangled fritillary on Common milkweed
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Orange and black butterfly sitting on bloom with wings spread, viewed from above.
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- Hop merchant
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Also called Eastern comma; Close-up of butterfly with orange and black wings with black dots, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Gulf fritillary butterfly on Dense blazingstar
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Orange butterfly with black stripes and small white spots, on blossom with wings spread open.
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- Painted lady on Goldenrod
- Insects;
- Brown, orange and white butterfly viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Zebra swallowtail butterfly
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Close-up of black and white striped butterfly with orange accent, viewed from above with wings spread open.
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- Question mark butterfly
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Orange and dark brown wings with thin blue edgeing, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Common Buckeye butterfly on Rattlesnake-master
- Insects;
- Light brown butterfly with orange, tan and blue highlights and circles on wings, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Tiger swallowtail on Dense blazingstar
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Black striped yellow butterfly on pink blossoms, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Tiger swallowtail on Black-eyed susan
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Yellow butterfly with black "tiger" stripes on wings, sitting among yellow blossoms with brown centers, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Tawny emperor on Common milkweed
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Orange and burgundy butterfly with black markings, sitting on pink and white blossoms, viewed from above with wings spread.
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- Varigated fritillary on Butterfly weed
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Yellow butterfly with white, brown and black markings, sitting on orange blossom with wings spread; neotropical butterfly.
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- Red admiral on Purple coneflower
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Black butterfly with orange lines and white spots, sitting on pink blossom, viewed from above with wings spread; also known as Alderman butterfly.
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- Viceroy butterfly on Dense blazingstar
- Insects; Invertebrates;
- Orange butterfly with black lines and borders and small white spots, sitting on pink blossom stalk, viewed from above with wings spread; mimic of the Monarch butterfly.
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- Heerman's Gull
- Karney; Seagulls; Waterfowl
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- Fire management at San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
- Fire management; Personnel; Wildlife refuges; Wildfires;
- San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Manager Jill Terp explains how creating defensible space between the refuge lands and bordering residential areas can prevent potential spread of wild fire to private homes.
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