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Can you identify our mystery photo?

  • Location: eastern Kansas
  • Habitat: feeder near forest edge
  • Size: 15cm (6") long
  • Behavior: visiting bird feeder in mid November
  • Unusual Feature: white outer tail feathers
Photo credit: John Wiessinger

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Stuffed

Stuffed

December 1, 2008

Snakes after a big meal

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2697907022_a136912b97_o.jpg Photo credit: Solon Morse

American Toad (Bufo americanus)

  • Location: southern Quebec
  • Habitat: moist field near small woods
  • Size: 9 cm (3.5") long
  • Behavior: foraging after dark
  • Unusual Feature: parotoid gland separate from ridge behind eye
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The Roger Tory Peterson Institute

The mission of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History is to continue the legacy of Roger Tory Peterson by promoting the teaching and study of nature, and thereby to create knowledge of and appreciation and responsibility for the natural world.

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