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FYI: Online Nature Identification Tools

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Male Barred Owl Tail Feathers

Is this a weed or a good plant? What kind of bird dropped this feather? That’s not an Oak or a Maple, what kind of tree is it? Where did this rock come from? How old is it?

Explore your backyard using these cool online identification tools:

What Tree Is That? from the Arbor Day Foundation

Full Key for Plant Identification from the Native Plant Trust

Rocks: Igneous, Metamorphic and Sedimentary from Geology.com plus a “choose your own adventure” style Rock Key from the University of Nevada

The Feather Atlas from the US Fish & Wildlife Service

All About Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology