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Mike Dunn

@roadsendnature

Naturalist/educator that carries a camera everywhere as I wander and ponder at roads end

 Pittsboro, NC
roadsendnaturalist.com/
Joined November 2013
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Fawn cuteness on the tail cameras this month #wildlife, #nature more at roadsendnaturalist.com/
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This Red-shouldered Hawk out by our water garden may be contemplating a species change, or wishing for a ride somewhere.
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A beautiful White-tailed Deer buck hanging out in front of one of the trail cameras.
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Tis the season...peak of the rut here in NC and deer are on the move...
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A snaggle tooth Virginia Opossum out for a stroll
Virginia Opossum walking in grass along roadway

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Eastern Screech owl enjoying the late day sun in the same roost as last year
Eastern Screech Owl (red phase) in late day sun

ALT Eastern Screech Owl (red phase) in late day sun

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Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something unpleasant after a period of relief.
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Excited the @NCHouseDems welcome these trailblazers - the first AAPI women in the NC General Assembly! Welcome @YaLiu4NC and @CervaniaNc!
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Like delicate lace, so the threads intertwine, oh, gossamer web of wond’rous design! Such beauty and grace wild nature produces…~Bill Watterson Happy Halloween everyone from a Marbled Orbweaver!
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One to definitely not touch, the Puss Moth Caterpillar. Tufts of stinging spines under the "hairs" pack a powerful punch that can cause severe pain.
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Always a crowd favorite, the beautiful Spicebush Swallowtail with its huge fake eyes.
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Unicorns are real! This Unicorn Caterpillar is a leaf edge feeder, settling in to the chewed portion and looking like the edge of a leaf.
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The Skiff Moth is one of my favorites with their very un-caterpillar-like shape.
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We are not sure what this bizarre spiky caterpillar is...found on blackberry
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The star was this Hickory Horned Devil, even though it (of course) stopped feeding and started turning blueish the night before the big event...this pic was from the day before.
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Last weekend was the first full-scale BugFest event at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences since the pandemic.We had our Caterpillarology booth once again with over 50 species of local larvae. A few pics of some of the stars to follow...
Curve-lined Owlet

ALT Curve-lined Owlet

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Mini-wildlife around Lake Gorge included some cool hump-backed bee flies (Geron sp.?) and lots of ambush bugs. #https://roadsendnaturalist.com/ #macrophotography
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Earlier this month, we enjoyed some quality observations of two porcupines in a mulberry tree at a rental house on Lake George, NY. Fascinating critters - our 2nd largest rodent armed with as many as 30,000 quills! #https://roadsendnaturalist.com/ #TwitterNatureCommunity
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Nocturnal neighbors in the yard at roadsendnaturalist.com/2022/…
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Our annual moth night with friends yielded a nice variety of large and small species. roadsendnaturalist.com/ #TwitterNatureCommunity #insects
Tulip-tree Silkmoth

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Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth

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