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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Wild Things: Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
This broad-winged hawk is the most common and widespread hawk in North America, occurring year...
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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: Rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegates)
This large ground squirrel can reach over 20 inches in body length, with a tail almost as long. It...
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Wild Things: Western Wood Pewee (Contopus sordidulus)
Western wood pewees are mostly gray or brownish gray, with a crown of feathers that can be...
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Wild Things: Violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)
This small swallow has a bright white belly, neck and cheek, with a white stripe extending up...
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Wild Things: Spiny Tachina fly (Paradejeania rutilioides)
The spiny tachina fly is yellow-orange with heavy black bristles and rather large at about ½...
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Wild Things: Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
This interesting finch has a distinctive offset overlapping bill that provides good leverage for...
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