A juvenile Cooper's hawk that is sitting on a large tree branch. This behavior was the topic of a small bit of conversation. The hawk is not on a nest and has fledged (can fly). The expectation is that the bird would stand/perch.
If you know why a bird (or hawk in particular may do this) please let me know!
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A snoozy juvenile Cooper's hawk.
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I think this a female stag beetle. But the reference photos seemed a bit off.
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Peck's skipper
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A bug of some type that I was unable to identify... Maybe an assassin? Maybe some type of leaf?
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American dagger (moth) caterpillar
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Wood duck
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Widow skimmer, female
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Red-spotted admiral
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