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a close up of a butterfly on a leaf

This is a Tiger Moth. In bug guide it is identified as a Salt Marsh Moth which apparently is a type of Tiger Moth. I saw three of them in a field next to my house. This one fell off the stem it was perched on when I was trying to get a shot. I placed it back on a leaf and got this shot.

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a deer standing in the middle of a field with tall grass and trees behind it

Blastocerus dichotomus is also known as swamp deer and is endemic to marshlands of South America. Aquatic plants make up the staple of their diet. Marsh deer are threatened by natural predators, the main ones being large cats like jaguar and puma. It was once hunted for its antlers as well. This animal is listed as Vulnerable. #marshdeer #endangeredspecies

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a bird flying through the air with its wings spread

Numenius madagascariensis, Far Eastern Curlew. Large curlew that spends its breeding season in northeastern Asia, including Siberia to Kamchatka and Mongolia in marshy and swampy wetlands and lakeshores. Most winter in coastal Australia where they stay at estuaries, beaches, and salt marshes. It wields a remarkable scimitar-like bill, used to extract invertebrates from deep burrows. Typically found in small to mid-sized groups on expansive mudflats. Calls similar to Eurasian but deeper in…

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