Wild Things: American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
This is the smallest and most common North American falcon. It is 9-12” in length and has a...
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Wild Things: Long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus)
This medium-sized shorebird is the largest member of the sandpiper family and breeds in far...
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Wild Things: Green Darner dragonfly (Anax junius)
This common, but beautiful, dragonfly is common through New Mexico and North America, migrating...
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Wild Things: European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
This introduced European bird is mostly black with white speckles, the feathers showing variously...
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Wild Things: Spider wasp (Entypus unifasciatus)
This female black wasp with orange antennae and wings hunts for wolf spiders, which it wrestles...
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Wild Things: Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
The black-tailed jackrabbit is one of the largest North American hares, measuring about 2 feet in...
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Wild Things: Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
This ground-dwelling owl occurs throughout New Mexico and the Great Plains, as well as the Rocky...
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Wild Things: Army cutworm moth (Euxoa auxiliaries)
Also called the miller moth, this moth ranges across the western U.S. and into Canada and east...
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Wild Things: Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
This common resident of the Great Plains and high deserts is endemic to North America and is the...
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Wild Things: White-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Hear male and female white-breasted nuthatches calling back and forth. This small forest...
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Wild Things: Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
This pit viper is generally tan with darker brown, rather rectangular patches down the back....
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Wild Things: North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
This large rodent is a member of a group of porcupine species indigenous to North America and...
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