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February 2026

Durham, NC 2/17/26

 
Female Eastern Bluebird Female Hairy Woodpecker Common Chickweed Wolf spider  

Airliner Male Red Maple flowers Jumping spider (Hentzia genus) Inchworm Bethyl wasp (Goniozus genus, maybe)

Durham, NC 2/14/26

     
Ivyleaf Speedwell Another Ivyleaf Speedwell      

Durham, NC 2/11/26

Jumping spider (female Hentzia palmarum) Jumping spider (female Hentzia palmarum) Jumping spider (male Hentzia mitrata) Jumping spider (female Hentzia mitrata) Jumping spider (male Hentzia mitrata)

Barklouse Same barklouse Jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius) Jumping spider (Paraphidippus aurantius) Running crab spider

Durham, NC 2/10/26

Brown Stink Bug Jumping spider (Eris floridiana) Orb weaver, with parasite Pine flower snout beetle (Cimberis elongata) Jumping spider (Hentzia genus)

 
Crab spider (Tmarus genus) Same crab spider (Tmarus genus) Ant with fly prey Jumping spider (Attidops youngi)  

Durham, NC 2/8/26

Yellow-rumped Warbler, in breeding plumage? Turkey Vulture Same Turkey Vulture Carolina Wren Delta Airliner

       
Male Eastern Bluebird        

Durham, NC 2/4/26

   
Female Eastern Bluebird Crane Flyt Orchid Winter Leaf Other Crane Fly Orchid Winter Leaves    

Durham, NC 2/2/26

Red-shouldered Hawk Same Red-shouldered Hawk Song Sparrow Same Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow

Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Male Downy Woodpecker Male Downy Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe

       
Ruby-crowned Kinglet        

Durham, NC 2/1/26

       
Full moon        

 

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