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: Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
Mourning doves occur throughout the United States year round with the exception of parts of South...
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Wild Things: American Widgeon (Mareca americana)
This duck winters on lakes, wetlands, and fields in New Mexico, the west coast states, the Great...
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Wild Things: Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
The Opossum, or Virginia Opossum, is the only marsupial mammal in North America. Marsupials are...
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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: Common Black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus)
This medium-sized hawk measures somewhat less than two feet in length and weighs in at about two...
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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: Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)
The desert cottontail is one of three New Mexico rabbits, along with the eastern and mountain...
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Wild Things: Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
This delightful songbird is 8-10” in length and has a wingspan just over a foot across. The...
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Wild Things: Williamson’s sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
This distinctively colored woodpecker is found in open pine and fir forests of central and western...
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Wild Things: Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
The fossil record shows evidence of honey bees as far back as 34 million years ago in Europe....
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Wild Things: Vesper sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
This medium sized sparrow is 5-6 inches in length and has a wingspan of 9 inches. Identifying...
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