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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Tag: fauna
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...
Read MoreWild things: Tiger beetles (Cicindela sp.)
This group of beetles has a world-wide distribution and is ancient; fossil records date back about 125 million years. Of some 2,600 species currently known, about 100 occur in the North America. They are related to ground...
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Wild Things: Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)
This rather large 11-inch long thrasher is a year-round resident in New Mexico, except for the...
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Wild Things: Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
This medium-sized bird of prairies and meadowlands has a brown mottled back but a bright yellow...
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