Over the last month, there has been a Tundra Bean Goose seen in Northern Nassau County, New York, and I finally had the opportunity to see it last Saturday =)
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A couple of weekends ago, I visited family that lives more in the central part of my state. The habitat wasn’t too different from the habitats I have close to my house. However, just like with most different locations that I visit, this one had it’s lifers. The one that I liked most from here was this cute little pink lichen: Illosporiopsis christiansenii
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I got to see a rare Whooper Swan ~40 minutes from my house this week!
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some Yaupon Holly! Certainly excited to see hollies start to come out; means its the start of winter for me :)
Heres the ob: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/328975352
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My hikes in Florida for the past week have been a bit disappointing in terms of observations per mile; I think the combination of the season and the current drought are to blame. But then I remember that I could be home in the cold and snow! And I have had a fair number of lifers. In a match-up between a spider and a fly, I think I’ll call the fly my favorite, both for its advantage in rarity and for making me work for the photo, as this individual darted among some western honeybees.
The White-faced Plushback (Palpada albifrons)
Although it wasn’t a lifer, I also want to give an honorable mention to an Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus). Along with its excellent camouflage, it did a wonderful job of playing dead, until it had enough of my close inspection and it suddenly scampered a few inches away.
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What I believe is Castiarina octospilota, in any case a new jewel beetle for me.
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This yellowjacket fell on my head. I also found a fly on the door; it hasn’t been identified, but my other two Brachycera, a bee fly with big blotches on its wings and a goldenrod call, are clearly different.
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I found a cool fly yesterday. I didn’t really see what it was first, only this red with white stripes attracted me. Unfortunately this was the best photo I could manage. But fortunately it is easily recognisable as Zaprionus indianus.
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WHOA! That is definitely be one of the best flies I have ever seen.
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Saw a northern harrier out fishing! (That was like 13 days ago, but I like I said, I’m behind, so I just got to it today) 
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No i couldn’t get any pictures or data on it, because, again, i dropped it.
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simultaneously the prettiest insect ive ever seen and the rarest taxon ive ever seen (10 obs of this genus)
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Very cool and great pics. Having tried photographing microparasitic wasps I know it’s not easy to get clear shots.
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thank you!! yeah that lil guy was moving around so much… very grateful for the lack of wind and that they stayed out in the open just long enough for me to snag a few more or less in focus pics
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330142593
I found two of these purple and gold springtails in a magnolia cone. Those cones netted me a few other lifers too:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330143504
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330143038
Not sure about the IDs, but they should definitely be new to me.
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Moth wearing a fur stole unlocked. Oncopera rufobrunnea
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First Florida Predatory Stink Bug I’ve seen, photographed, and posted to iNat.
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Although only one of these has made it to RG, my favorites for the past week have to be this pair of observations, which is really a quartet: two beetles, each of which were carrying passengers.
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Found this Large Riverdamsel female. First record on iNaturalist for the Australian Capital Territory and the species is in a monotypic genus and listed as vulnerable.
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two hopper bugs in the same day today. i was out without a camera.
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