Wild Things: Hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus)
This medium-sized thrush is 6-7” long with wingspan of up to a foot across. The back is brown to...
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Category: Wild Things
Wild Things: Hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
Hairy woodpeckers have interspersed black and white feathers, with black and white striping on the...
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Wild Things: Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
This dabbling duck is a common breeder throughout the western United States. Its breeding range...
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Wild Things: Townsend’s warbler (Setophaga townsendi)
This colorful 5-inch-long warbler may be seen in New Mexico during spring and fall migrations. The...
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Wild Things: Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Wild Things: The male of this beautiful songbird, the summer tanager, has a completely red body and tail and black eyes.
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Wild Things: Swainson’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
The Swainson’s hawk is similar in size to the Red-tailed hawk, a bit shorter in length at...
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Wild Things: Cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
The cliff swallow is a 5-inch long bird with a very short bill. Both sexes are similar in their...
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Wild Things: Northern Shoveler duck (Spatula clypeata)
The Northern Shoveler duck gets its common, and scientific, names from the unusual size and shape...
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Wild Things: Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
The Northern Pintail is a rather large duck with a wingspan of about three feet, body length about...
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Wild Things: Spotted tussock moth (Lophocampa maculata)
The spotted tussock moth occurs in four geographic races. The western race occurs across a broad...
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Wild Things: Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
The Bobcat is a medium sized cat with a body up to about 4 feet in length. It has a mottled brown...
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Wild Things: Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
This brightly colored songbird has a yellow body and black wings with white bars. The red wash of...
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Wild Things: American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
The American badger is a nocturnal burrowing mammal in the Mustelidae family, which also includes...
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Wild Things: Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)
This large crane is from 3 to 5 feet tall and 8 to 10 pounds, with a 5- to 7-foot wingspan. The...
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Wild Things: Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura)
The Turkey vulture is a wide-ranging soaring bird, with a wingspan up to 7 feet and body length...
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Wild Things: Jerusalem cricket (Ammopelmatus fuscus)
This flightless cricket is about an inch long, up to nearly two inches, and has a large head with...
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Wild Things: Gray flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii)
This small flycatcher measures about 6 inches in length and has a wingspan of about 9 inches....
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Wild Things: Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra)
Summer tanagers breed in the southeastern U.S., extending across Texas and into southern New...
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Wild Things: Pine siskin (Spinus pinus)
This small finch is 4.5 to 5.5 inches in length, with a wingspan of less than 9 inches. For a...
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Wild Things: Reddish potato beetle (Leptinotarsa rubinigosa)
This small beetle is more than reddish, it is a bright dark red, with black eyes, legs, and...
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