Sea Lions

Mold

Fact: I am holding that nastiness. (Bonus)

Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Claviceps

Great Blue Heron

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Ardeidae
Genus:	Ardea
Species:	A. herodias

Cardinal

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Family:	Cardinalidae

Fox Squirrel

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Rodentia

Family: Sciuridae

Genus: Sciurus

Species: Sciurus niger

This is a Brown basilisk.
Kingdom: Animialia
Phylum: Chordata
Class:Sarcopterygii
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Corytophanidae
Genus: Basiliscus
Species: Basiliscus vittatus

Working on getting the last 3 pictures. taking a picture of a bird is impossible...

Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: chordata; Class: Mammalia; Order: Cingulata; Family: Dasypodidae Genus: Dasypus; Species: Dasypus septemcinctus

 

 

 

"Dog Vomit Slime Mold" Fulgio septica; Amoebozoa Mycetozoa Myxomycetes Physarales PhysaraceaeFuligo

Meripuilus giganteus;Fungi;Basidiomycota ;Basidiomycetes; Polyporales; Meripilaceae

Meripilus

Found by the big hill by Pizza Inn. 

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Geraniales

Family: Geraniaceae

Genus: Geranium

Species: Geranium maculatum

Green Spored Lepiato; found in my neighbors yard; Fungi; Basimydiocota; Agaricymoetes; Homobasidiomycetidiae; Arigacaleas; Agaraciecia; Chlorophyllum

On the side of the road in Conway before Country Club Golf course; (hole number 8?). Trumpet creeper; Campis Radicans; Lamiales; Bignioceacea; Campsis; C. radicans; Angiosperms

this is blueberry the blue jay. Cyanocitta cristata; order: passeriformes  family; corvidea

taxonomy: common: three toed boxed turtle; terrapene carolina triunguis; 

Summer Tanager; Scientific name Piranga Rubra; Family- Passeriformes; order Thraupidea

This is Candy the canadian goose. She lived at the conway dump. Branta Canadensis is her scientific name. The order is Anseriforms and the family is Antatidea.

This raccoon just didn't quite make it. He was already partially decayed when we got to him.

Raccoon

Kingdom: Anamalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Procyonidae

Genus: Procyon

Species: Procyon loctor

Eastern Red Cedar

Kingdom: Plantae

Class: Pinopsida 

Order: Pinales

Family: Cupressaceae

Genus: Juniperus

Species: J. Virginiana

I've always called this a juniper, but I suppose it's not! 

            When I was outside looking for animals and plants for our blog, I came across this small plant in woods behind my house and it had an odd foamy substance on it. I have never seen such a thing! Does anyone know what it is?

 Nandina

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Ranuncalales

Family: Berberidaceae

Genus: Nandina

Species: Nandina Domestica

Leaves: Undulate; Tri-pinnately compound; 

Root System: Fibrous Root System

*Has petiole and alternate arrangement*

The Three Toed Box Turtle

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Testudines

Family: Emydidae

Genus: Terrapene

Species: T. Carolina

These are commonly known as honeysuckle which are abundant in my area this time of year. 

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Embryophyta

Class: Dicotyledons

Order: Dipsacales

Family: Turdidae 

Genus: Lonicera 

Species: Lonicera japonica

Possum Caught in the act!!

Found this little guy sneaking some Cat food off our back porch tonight.

Kingdom: Animalia 

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Didelphimorphia

Family: Didelphidae

This is a manatee. He was taken in by the manatee reserve in Sarteneja, Belize because he was sick. Classification- Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Mammalia, Order: Sirenia, Family: Trichechidae, Genus: Trichechus, Species: West Indian ~Kaleigh

This is an iguana that fell out of a palm tree in San Pedro, Belize. I refused to hold it. It was probably 4 or 5 feet long. Classification- Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Reptilia, Order: SquamataFamily: Iguanidae, Genus: Iguana. I couldn't find what species it was. ~Kaleigh

This is liz the lizard. She is really sly. I caught her outside. Shes cool.Plestiodon septentrionalis obtusirostris is her name. She is a Southern praire skank. That's all

Didn't Have A Camera!

On the way home today I spotted a turkey in the woods, but I didn't have a camera with me to take a picture! I'll be looking out for turkeys near my house from now on, maybe I'll get a good picture.