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These pretty valley redstem plants are common in the sunny, open wetland area at NKU's Research & Education Field Station (REFS). They like the exposed mud as the seasonal ponds dry down in the late summer.

This bird was ID'd by experts at the time using these photos and measurements taken at the time. . It's remains now reside in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC in Vancouver. It is the only record for this species in Canada. It was found on the doorstep at the location provided after a pineapple express trapped cold air in our valley and created a layer of ice over about 25 cms of snow. It was thought that the bird had been blown inland and landed, thinking the area was a ship at night. This bird breeds in New Zealand

Hybrid Tyrannus savana x Tyrannus melancholicus. This is one of three (from a brood) that have been followed off and on over the last 20 months at this general location. This individual was determined to be male, based on morphology of outer primaries, visible in additional photos from this date on an eBird checklist.

Unexpected observation of L. unicolor some eight years back in the Pilbara, not on the lowland but rather high above the De Grey River drainage actually in shallow caves atop the mesa Callawa Hill (coordinates indicate location of BHP's Yarrie Mine, in immediate vicinity). As you can imagine it had me pondering how they could have arrived there. The geology is ancient but could it be that the fish preceded the landforms? Doesn’t sound right to me. Here are shots anyway including one to indicate the elevation, which given the nature of it, suggests they surely were transported... (as eggs on birds’ feet? or by ancient people?). There is today absolutely no viable superficial route for fish to the top of the mesa. Regrettably I did not retain any specimens for DNA analysis or positive ID.

Additionally just now, for the first time, looking at the photo of the pool, I’ve noticed what could be deceiving me into thinking there’s even another species, much smaller.. looking somewhat like a Gobiid (Pseudogobius?) or Eleotrid in the centre foreground to the right, unfortunately somewhat out of focus. I've cropped it out as a separate photo. This latter now has me particularly interested in any opinions or prior observations.

Another potential hybrid plant in the Squamish River valley, again growing directly with P. munitum and only a few meters away from a couple of P. braunii.

This one certainly isn't pure P. braunii, as it is distinctly less divided (although I would easily overlook this at first glance). In fact, it isn't very different from some of the more divided P. andersonii that I have seen, although some fronds are more divided than others. No bulblets present, although note similar hairy growth at broken stem tip in photo 13.

Basal acroscopic pinnules significantly larger. Most pinnules not truly stalked.

I'm not sure what story, if any, the closeups of the sori tell at this point in the season.

The circumstantial evidence of growing right with P. munitum, and so close to a couple of P. braunii (which is uncommon overall in the area), leans against P. setigerum. There is a slight but distinct habitat preference between P. braunii vs munitum in the area, with braunii found in small areas where munitum is distinctly missing, and plants like this one conspicuously at the habitat margin between the two.

Compare other potential hybrid from slightly different location: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110250991
Compare other two pure P. braunii in immediate area:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111804763
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111804360

Found on a screen door by one of my children in late afternoon. They kept it in a terrarium overnight, and the vegetation seen in some of the photos was found in the general vicinity of the beetle, but there is no particular reason to believe that it is in any representative of host plants.