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March 2026

Durham, NC 3/12/26

     
Storm coming in Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)      

Durham, NC 3/11/26

Tufted Titmouse          

Durham, NC 3/9/26

 
Sugar maple flowers Ruby-crowned Kinglet Same Ruby-crowned Kinglet Same Ruby-crowned Kinglet  

Red Maple samaras Eastern Comma Same Eastern Comma Japanese Mazus Common Blue Violet

 
American Elm seedhead Antmimic jumping spider (Synageles genus) Crab spider (Synema parvulum) and mite Wasp  

Durham, NC 3/8/26

       
Star Magnolia        

Durham, NC 3/7/26

 
Henbit Springtails (Bourletiella arvalis) Springtails: one Sminthurinus atrapallidus and 13Sminthurides bifidus Springtail (Sminthurinus atrapallidus)  

Springtail Springtail Springtails (Sminthurinus atrapallidus and Bourletiella arvalis) Springtail Springtails (Bourletiella genus and Sminthurides bifidus)

 
Springtails (Bourletiella arvalis and Sminthurides bifidus), right to left Seed shrimp Horsehair worm (enlarged) with springtails on left Horsehair worm  

     
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Springtail (Sminthurides bifidus)      

Durham, NC 3/6/26

Moon Female Red Maple flowers Canada Geese White-tailed Deer Red-shouldered Hawk

 

   
Mystery bird on Winged Elm A tuft of feathers, one of many from a predation victim Song Sparrow    

Durham, NC 3/4/26

Jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius) Antmimic jumping spider (Synageles genus) Antmimic jumping spider (Synageles genus) Jumping spider (Hentzia genus) Red-shouldered Hawk

     
Jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius), dorsal view Running crab spider      

Durham, NC 3/3/26

Dimpled Trout Lily Dimpled Trout Lily Dimpled Trout Lily Purple Dead-nettle Cooper's Hawk

     
China Paper Bush Henbit      

Durham, NC 3/1/26

Winged Elm flowers Winged Elm flowers Winged Elm flowers Winged Elm flowers Ivyleaf Speedwell

 

Dimpled Trout Lily     Song Sparrow Persian Speedwells

 

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