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charlieandkirbyDescripción
This looks like some sort of anemone. It's noodley arms were waving all over the place underwater. Found a few in Monterey Bay while we were filming the kelp.
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Kelp Gigante (Macrocystis pyrifera)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Although this is not a plant or an animal, it's still incredibly cool. Technically Giant Kelp is a type of brown algae. We've been filming in kelp forests in Monterey for the past few days. They are beautiful.
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Patiria miniataObserv.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
I only have this ID'd to class but if anyone has a more specific name let me know! I have never seen so many starfish in my life. Today's scuba dive was excellent.
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Foca Común (Phoca vitulina)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
This guy came swimming right up to us during our dive! It nibbled on Patrick's fins and swam circles around us for ages!
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Cangrejo Ermitaño Peludo (Paguristes ulreyi)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Not too sure about this ID. Found this pretty little guy at the bottom of Monterey Bay. He was on the move, booking it across the sand.
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Liebre Marina de California (Aplysia californica)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
These are all over the place in Monterey. They ooze across the sea floor like giant football sized slugs and climb over the kelp. This was an especially colorful one.
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Yuca de Hojas Delgadas (Yucca angustissima)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
A nice pretty plant in the middle of a pretty barren place.
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Choya Tasajillo de Arizona (Cylindropuntia imbricata ssp. spinosior)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
A great looking cacti that I would love to know the ID of. Found in Petrified Forest National Park. Didn't find too many like this guy.
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charlieandkirbyDescripción
We saw this guy right at the entrance to Petrified Forest National Park. Little did we know these wildflowers were all over the place! Everywhere!
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Lagartija de Collar del Altiplano (Crotaphytus collaris)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Not sure the name of this guy. Kirby snapped this pic. For some reason she can take amazing photos of tiny lizards. Saw him after a day of filming in Petrified Forest National Park. We found a female too (second pic)! The male is much fancier.
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Álamo Temblón (Populus tremuloides)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
We camped in Utah for a few nights amongst a group of Quaking Aspen. These are a part of Pando, a clonal group of aspen that some believe to collectively be the largest organism in the world!
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Heno (Tillandsia usneoides)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Spanish moss is everywhere in Savannah, Georgia. It's an epiphyte which means it hangs all over plants and basically anything it can, living off of air and water. It makes everything look pretty haunted and creepy!
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Eslizones (Género Plestiodon)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
While exploring a Spanish moss filled forest in Georgia, we stumbled upon this little guy. A lizard about seven inches long with a red head. He was very friendly, not scurrying away while we filmed. Any ideas what kind of lizard he is?
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Melampus coffeaObserv.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
These tiny snails perch on the tips on juveniles mangroves. They hang out in groups! We must have seen a couple hundred of these guys while canoeing the river.
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Milano Tijereta (Elanoides forficatus)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Swallow Tailed Kite- our new favorite bird. We spotted this bird a few times while in the Everglades. Their name is perfect because they literally use their tail feathers like a kite, swiftly angling it this way and that to direct flight. Amazing to see
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Mangle Colorado (Rhizophora mangle)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
These are tiny baby mangroves! These bean like guys float down the river until they find a nice spot to plant their roots. We spotted these particular ones in Everglades National Park
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Cormorán Orejón (Nannopterum auritum)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Cormorants are some pretty amazing birds. They fly. They hang out in trees. And they swim! For a long time! These birds were flying around us while canoeing the Everglades, then they'd dive into the water and swim for a great distance. They fish by swimming deep under water and scooping up the fish to eat at the surface.
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Aratus pisoniiObserv.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
These tiny crabs are everywhere in the Everglades! They especially like crawling in and out of the mangrove tunnels. We aren't sure what kind of crabs these are, all we know is they love the Everglades!
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Aves (Clase Aves)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
This massive nest belong to an osprey. This particular nest was perched at the very top of a tree along Turner River in the Everglades. Ospreys can build nests weighing in at over 1000 pounds!
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Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
While canoeing through the Everglades we spotted loads of osprey, some eating fish, others making nests, we must have seen dozens of these beautiful birds.
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Caimán del Mississippi (Alligator mississippiensis)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
This eight footer was about five yards from our campsite! We were on a backcountry canoe trip through the Everglades when we counted over twenty alligators or crocodiles, we aren't really sure.
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Mangle Colorado (Rhizophora mangle)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Mangroves are some pretty wild trees. They are the chief plant of the Everglades. Their stilt like roots protect the plant from rough gulf weather, and they also supply oxygen throughout the plant. Pretty awesome!
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Heno, Gallitos Y Claveles de Aire (Género Tillandsia)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Epiphytes are seriously the coolest. We stumbled upon these beauties in southern Florida. These tiny plants just hang out on other plants and need virtually nothing to survive!
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Duraznos, Ciruelos Y Cerezos (Género Prunus)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
We were lucky enough to hit the cherry blossom festival in Washington, D.C. during their peak bloom! The tidal basin was ablaze with pink blossoms.
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Araña de Seda Dorada (Trichonephila clavipes)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
This giant spider had constructed a massive web across the river we were paddling through. We aren't sure what kind of spider this is, any identification help would be excellent!
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Ibis Blanco (Eudocimus albus)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
This juvenile ibis was on a mission to find food along the banks of Turner River in Everglades National Park. This bird was darting between mangrove stilts while we canoed past.
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Águila Pescadora (Pandion haliaetus)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
We saw this Osprey dining on a fish during our canoe trip in the Everglades. There were loads of them all over the place, calling to one another and snatching fish out of the water.
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Pino Rojo (Pinus resinosa)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Charles and a giant wave of Red Pines in the snow
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Metasecuoya (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)Observ.
charlieandkirbyDescripción
Rugged bark of the Dawn Redwood's base at the Morton Arboretum
