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Baby icicles!

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What's this? A western pygmy blue (Brephidium exilis), which is North America's teeniest butterfly and one of the littlest on the planet.

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Three Toed Earless Skink (Hemiergis decresiensis), family Scincidae, found in SE Australia

Viviparous (live bearing).

photograph by Rob Valentic

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Melanistic fallow deer filmed by Jakub Wencek in the forests of Barycz Valley.

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Flowers that bloom in winter deserve special appreciation, right? Here's my newest hellebore: 'Frostkiss Bayli's Blush.'

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Happy Valentine's Day!

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Common Genet (Genetta genetta), family Viverridae, Spain

Once believed to have been introduced into Iberia from Arabic settlers/traders, scientific evidence now points to a much earlier introduction by the Phoenicians or Romans.

photographs by Ignacio Yúfera

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Northern cardinal eating seeds

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How cold was it? Cold enough to turn the water in the bird bath into a shimmering ice disc. Bizarre and beautiful, yes?

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What are these little animals? They are young numbats from Australia, which has a breeding program to bolster this endangered species.

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Lichen Marked Noctuid Moth (Pansemna beryllodes), family Noctuidae, NSW, Australia

photographs by David Fischer

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