Welcome to the twelfth entry in our Backyard Science “Alphabet” series. Today’s Bucket is brought to you by the letter “L”.
A longer diary today since “L” turned up a lot more nice examples that the previous couple of letters.
Laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) — (Mobile, AL)
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(Leptailurus serval) — Serval Cat (Memphis Zoo, TN)
Lobster (Homarus americanus) — (Boston, MA)
Langkawi Island in the morning
Wikipedia - Langkawi — Visited there in 2011. Interesting geology and excellent beaches and food.
Lionfish (Pterois) — (Boston, MA)
Leadwort (Plumbago) — (Philadelphia, PA)
Linaria vulgaris (Common toadflax) — (Philadelphia, PA)
Purple Loosestrife
Lemna (Duckweed) — (Philadelphia, PA)
Eurasian Lynx (Lynx Lynx) — Basel, Switzerland
I just wanted to type “Lynx” three times in a row.
Long-horned Beetle — (Alsace, France)
(Larus fuscus) Lesser Black-backed Gull — Mont St Michel, Normandy
Two gulls today since the Larus genus cover a lot of birds. We just picked nice examples of ones that also have “L” in their common name. (And I had the above bird ID’d as a Great Black-backed, but it has the yellow legs of a Lesser! Did not have a Herring Gull nearby for a size comparison.)
Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus) — (Red Rock Canyon SP, CA)
Asian Ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis) — (Philadelphia, PA)
Black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) — (Philadelphia Zoo, PA)
Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) — (Philadelphia Zoo, PA)
Inca tern (Larosterna inca) — (Philadelphia Zoo, PA)
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) — (Philadelphia, PA)
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Now It's Your Turn
What nature related things have you noted related to the letter “L” in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.
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