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American Toad (Bufo americanus) on a Toadstool
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
Ok, I confess, I set this guy on the toadstool that he was next to - I could not resist. I think he strikes quite a pose on top there. A toad with attitude.


HSBC Climate Champion Team 6 - Gang Green
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
Back Row (L to R): Michael Dickinson, Rubail, Steven Jensen, Peter. Front Row (L to R): Amber, Emma, Susan Amos, Eddy, Liz, Anne. Kneeling - Me.


GBHe, SERC, AnAr, MD, 7Jan2011, JTB
Made by jtylerbell
Great Blue Heron fishing in the drained out frog pond by the admin building at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 7 January, 2011.


SERC sunrise
Made by Seaweed Lady {cory}
This would have been SOOC, but there was one streetlight in the black of the trees that ruined the composition.


butterfly in the buddleja
Made by Seaweed Lady {cory}
Danaus plexippus - monarch on Buddleja davidii - butterfly bush, summer lilac


Liz and Rubail
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
Ready to head back out West. Liz and Rubail at the end of the Climate Champion Program.


Close-up of Toad on a Toadstool - Bufo Americanus
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
This toad definitely did not like being placed in the stereotypical toad pose.


Alate (winged) ants emergence
Made by jtylerbell
Alate (winged) ants emergence/eruption at SERC, Edgewater, MD 31May2011.


wee trees
Made by Seaweed Lady {cory}
Liriodendron tulipifera - tulip tree, yellow poplar


Earthwatch Videographer - Tim
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
Red Sox Fan, Videographer and all around nice guy - Tim.


Peter and Michael - Ready to Head Home
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
Outside of the Green Village and ready to go home.


Emma, Steven, and Amber
Made by jpmckenna - Headed to Australia
Final breakfast at the SERC.


On the forest floor...
Made by josef.stuefer
Liquidambar styraciflua


Alate (winged) ants emergence
Made by jtylerbell
Alate (winged) ants emergence/eruption at SERC, Edgewater, MD 31May2011.