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with Green Ash for comparison:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197822834

A third-acre stand of pure sassafras, with a few ancient individuals. Possibly/probably a single very old clone

Longtime colony of ferals.

Known rarity, private location

On Castanea dentata.

Under leaf litter in a wet seep.

Dorsal view of native Phylomycid slug Megapallifera mutabilis. Found feeding on lichens on broken branch under an oak tree. Determination by M. Paustian

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Collected outdoors on decomposing polypores, brought indoors for photos

Found in shrubbery under south-facing library solarium/dining commons.

Deer shot with copper ammo. I was hoping first mammal this winter would be a Mustalid sp.

64* F ambient Small woodland vernal pool rich with fauna. Wood frogs egg cases have just released tiny larvae. Fairy shrimp, and more.

Feathers on a bush, what happened here?

One of very few tree-sized individuals I’ve seen in Massachusetts

First few photos are of the pair mating (female's head kind of looks like a middle branch)

This is about the 6th melanistic Eastern Chipmunk I have heard of in MA. It was in very good condition, so it was donated to a state mammal research collection.