Toxostoma rufum,
Kanuga Lake,
Western North Carolina

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Possibly Tradescantia subaspera or maybe Tradescantia virginiana with Flower Fly (Syrphidae).
Jump Off Rock,
Western North Carolina

Tags:   Commelinaceae

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Dryocopus pileatus,
Kanuga Lake,
Western North Carolina

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Dryocopus pileatus,
Kanuga Lake,
Western North Carolina

Early on our first morning in NC, while I was staring at a new-to-me flower, this woodpecker flew to this nearby stump, banged at a few spots, then stood still before flying off.

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Along a stream,
Maggie Valley,
Western North Carolina

This small shrub was very reminiscent of Western Azalea, Rhododendron occidentale, which I am familiar with in California. Only, of course, much more pink.

Tags:   Ericaceae

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