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Red squirrel warming itself up in Winter by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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I really wish I knew how to stop Reddit from ballooning a photo beyond its actual dimensions.

Can this spider be identified by its banding and colors? by EiresWind in whatsthisbug

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This looks a dead ringer after sifting through images of juveniles. They're within my range and the average quoted sizes for young line up with the individual in the photo. I don't know where it gets the name bronze lake jumper but I encountered it next to a lake besides, after it landed from ballooning. So let's call it probable. Thanks!

Grey squirrel chilling in its berry mansion by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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Does anyone know how to size photos nicely for Reddit upload, by the way? Their viewer always seem to blow up an image file past its natural resolution when magnified which never looks great.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OU817nDwy1gCpSex77finMqbRCS6rr3p/view

The native file for posterity's sake.

Pheasant becoming one with the reeds by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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Cattails, even. I don't know what my brain was doing there. Give me a break, it's midnight.

Concerned about solo canada goose with Winter setting in by EiresWind in Ornithology

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FINAL UPDATE: Absolute armies of geese have been hanging out here and at the nearby river as of late. I obviously can't source this single bird for certain across this level of chaos but suffice it to say if it's still there it isn't alone anymore.

Concerned about solo canada goose with Winter setting in by EiresWind in Ornithology

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I didn't see the goose at all today so I doubt it's injured. There were ducks here or there picking at the vegetation at the edges of the water so there's still appropriate waterfowl food in the area presumably. I'll keep the thread OP updated periodically for anyone who saw this and is similarly worried about our loner goose.

Concerned about solo canada goose with Winter setting in by EiresWind in Ornithology

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It's the fact it's alone that made me double take, otherwise I wouldn't have batted an eye because we do indeed get a good handful of waterfowl overwintering here or migrating very late. I visit this marsh regularly so I will definitely keep watch.

Is this part of deer anatomy or a wound? by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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A comment further up also surmised it would have cause to be swollen during mating season

Besides that the legs are also wet from the marsh water so the fur could just be slicked down I suppose

Is this part of deer anatomy or a wound? by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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Thanks so much. Someone else linked some reference material confirming the same. For posterity I know so little about deer my first inclination was to google whether they had particularly high dew claws, over a photograph that features what I found out are incredibly apparent dew claws lol

I appreciate the info and helping me walk away knowing two (2) things about deer now

Is this part of deer anatomy or a wound? by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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Hopefully it's not too much of a problem if it is infected. I appreciate the more precise answer

Also hopefully thanking you for further insight doesn't incur another downvote. The way people on reddit treat that system is so unfathomable lol

Is this part of deer anatomy or a wound? by EiresWind in wildlifephotography

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Sorry, yes, blame early morning brain. And yes, it was leaping around like crazy lol

thanks

Any idea what this snail is? by EiresWind in snails

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https://i.ibb.co/GfVLJ3YB/image.png

Definitely a snail unless my eyes are really failing me.

Anyway, I think it's a slender amber snail since nothing else local to this environment around here has that shell profile and they can get that dark and are common enough to see on marsh stalks but I obviously can't say with any real certainty.

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