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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

This little guy was hidden in the grass on a small portion of dry ground between two of the detention ponds. According to the NC W…
Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) - Tentative

I will call this a Painted Skimmer, although distributed widely in surrounding counties, it has not been recorded in Chatham Count…
Dahlia

Last year we put a pot with a single Dahlia plant on the east facing balcony. The above ground portion of the plant died off in th…
Unknown Flower - Polkberry?

These were in abundance along the wooded trail the creek in early to mid-June.
Carolina or Green Anole (AROLINA aNOLE

As I have noted earlier, these little guys are common around Galloway, this on on one of the planters near an entrance.
Slaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)

It is mid-June, temperatures are increasing, and the skimmers are actively cavorting and hunting over the detention ponds. These S…
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

This female was seen near the bird feeder on the south boundary of the property, scrounging for food/.
Gray Squirrel

Always enjoy the crazy antics of these guys, as long as I am not keeping the bird feeder filled.
Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens) Tentative

I am tentatively calling this the Common Eastern Bumble Bee because Pickerel Weed seems to be a favored food for them and this guy…
Slaty Skimmer

Yet another Slaty Skimmer
Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)

Fleabane is common throughout most of the continental U.S. and is related to the aster. These are common along the trails especial…
Japanese Beetle

(Popillia japonica), the Japanese Beetle, is a species of scarab beetle. It is not very destructive in Japan, where it is controll…
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)

I am calling this a male Blue Dasher, based on its slatey blue color, dark abdomen at the end tipped with white cerci. The Blue Da…
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)

This is probably the same guy I photographed in mid-May hanging around the bird feeder on the south side of Galloway property. It'…
Yet Another Cottontail

The Galloway rabbits are pretty tame - one can get close enough to see one's shadow while talking a picture reflected on the corn…
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Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)

Portulaca among the potted plants at the D-Wing entrance to the Main Building. These are succulent flowering plants native to Arge…
Another Skink

Here we have a young adult skink. The photo is not sufficiently sharp to count scales, so I will just call it a skink.
Unknown Flower

I am not sure what flower this is. Help?
Common Whitetail Skimmer (Plathemis lydia)

Juvenile male Common White Skimmer males develop a white powdery substance on the abdomen called pruinosity – this can be seen on…
Silver Spotted Skipper and Japanese Beetle

I snapped these two in the air among the Pickerel Weeds blossoms on the edge of the tion ponds, and only when I got beck and aw th…