This is from the end of July. A black and yellow garden spider. This one is missing two legs. We watched another one laying down its zigzag pattern on its web.
I’m not sure the name of this spider. It was deconstructing its web.
A green tree frog, scootching backwards along the elephant ear leaf.
Another of the sulphurs, perhaps an orange-barred
This little snake was on the path along the canal, playing dead. We’re not sure what species it is either. My guess is a southern water snake, but juveniles often look different than the adults, so it could be anything. When you read the species guides, they often differentiate using the underside markings, but that’s of little use to me with a wild animal. They don’t exactly turn over for you just so you can take a picture.
A roseate skimmer. We see them flying over the drainage pond behind the townhome, but I haven’t seen them land out back.
An osprey, feathers ruffled, huge talons.
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