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Género MicrotusObservador
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located on the wet ground immediately next to the bird blind. Feeding young cattail shoots.
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Subfamília ApioideaeObservador
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More than 2m in height. Seemed to be just flower stalks. No obvious leaves on stems but could not clearly observe lower half of plant.
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Género SorexObservador
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Shrew found by Phil Meinke - the third dead shrew in the same location over the past three months.
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very unsure of this - looks like many small tubes - exposed at low tide.
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Oregonia gracilisObservador
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A very odd little crab - there were two of these near the lowest of the intertidal zone. Very "fuzzy" - perhaps covered in bryozoans?
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Beija-Flor-de-Anna (Calypte anna)Observador
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Saw female up close so no doubt about species.
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Campanhol-de-Townsend (Microtus townsendii)Observador
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Caught and eaten by an American bittern. I believe this is the only species of vole on Vancouver Island.
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Anêmona-Pluma-Gigante (Metridium farcimen)Observador
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Many thousands of giant plumose anemones