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Can you identify our mystery photo?

  • Location: central Pennsylvania
  • Habitat: farm pond
  • Size: 13mm (.5") long
  • Behavior: aligned on stem of Pickerel Weed
  • Unusual Feature: front legs extended directly forward

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February 16, 2009

Juncos can be confusing at times

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Shadbush.jpg Photo credit: John Wiessinger

Downy Juneberry or Shadbush (Amelanchier arborea)

  • Location: eastern Tennessee
  • Habitat: forest understory
  • Size: about 7 m (21 ft) tall
  • Behavior: berries ripening in early June
  • Unusual Feature: shrubby, multi-trunked tree
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