Wings and foot with burn marks. Killed by electric power lines. Half-eaten rabbit still in claws.
Stayed in trail for couple minutes then walked off. Squirrel chattering.
Being eaten alive by a Puget Sound Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis ssp. pickeringii). It was originally struggling, but once the snake got the head in its mouth, it stopped.
Dead salamander (?) found in stream. What is it????
Not great on specific species ID, so any additional help is appreciated!
These are trail cam captures. I know it is difficult to see the flying squirrel but it has a very flat tail, large eyes and leaps to a tree in this video, if that helps! The flying squirrels show up regularly on this camera and others in the wooded areas of the park.
I’m guessing this is an Anna’s hummingbird nest and egg since it’s the most common hummingbird around here, and given the size. Egg is approximately half an inch by a quarter inch. Or 1.25 cm x less than 1 cm
Super exciting find, beneath some wood near Larabee state park. Individual about 5 inches in length. Fast crawling.
The bat (circled yellow) together with 420 migrating birds killed on the previous night by colliding with the KTKA-TV tower. For more details, see Ball, L. G., K. Zyskowski, and G. Escalona-Segura. 1995. Recent bird mortality at a Topeka television tower. Kansas Ornithological Society Bulletin 46:33-36.