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...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Sep 23, 2022 | Feature Stories, Wild Things | 0 |
This medium-sized thrush is 6-7” long with wingspan of up to a foot across. The back is brown to...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Sep 7, 2022 | Feature Stories, Wild Things | 0 |
This dabbling duck is a common breeder throughout the western United States. Its breeding range...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Aug 30, 2022 | Feature Stories, Wild Things | 0 |
This colorful 5-inch-long warbler may be seen in New Mexico during spring and fall migrations. The...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Aug 12, 2022 | Feature Stories, Wild Things | 0 |
Wild Things: The male of this beautiful songbird, the summer tanager, has a completely red body and tail and black eyes.
Read Moreby James Taulman | May 23, 2022 | Feature Stories, Wild Things | 0 |
The Northern Shoveler duck gets its common, and scientific, names from the unusual size and shape...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Apr 11, 2022 | News, Wild Things | 0 |
The Northern Pintail is a rather large duck with a wingspan of about three feet, body length about...
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Mourning doves occur throughout the United States year round with the exception of parts of South...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Dec 17, 2021 | Feature Stories | 0 |
This duck winters on lakes, wetlands, and fields in New Mexico, the west coast states, the Great...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Nov 22, 2021 | Wild Things | 0 |
The Opossum, or Virginia Opossum, is the only marsupial mammal in North America. Marsupials are...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Nov 16, 2021 | Wild Things, Wild Things | 0 |
The spotted tussock moth occurs in four geographic races. The western race occurs across a broad...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Nov 5, 2021 | Wild Things, Wild Things | 0 |
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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This brightly colored songbird has a yellow body and black wings with white bars. The red wash of...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Oct 24, 2021 | Wild Things, Wild Things | 0 |
The American badger is a nocturnal burrowing mammal in the Mustelidae family, which also includes...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Oct 24, 2021 | Wild Things, Wild Things | 0 |
This large crane is from 3 to 5 feet tall and 8 to 10 pounds, with a 5- to 7-foot wingspan. The...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Oct 8, 2021 | Wild Things | 0 |
The Turkey vulture is a wide-ranging soaring bird, with a wingspan up to 7 feet and body length...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Oct 4, 2021 | wild things, Wild Things | 0 |
This medium-sized hawk measures somewhat less than two feet in length and weighs in at about two...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Sep 27, 2021 | Wild Things | 0 |
This flightless cricket is about an inch long, up to nearly two inches, and has a large head with...
Read Moreby Leota Harriman | Sep 20, 2021 | Wild Things | 0 |
This small flycatcher measures about 6 inches in length and has a wingspan of about 9 inches....
Read Moreby James Taulman | Sep 10, 2021 | Wild Things | 0 |
Summer tanagers breed in the southeastern U.S., extending across Texas and into southern New...
Read Moreby James Taulman | Sep 7, 2021 | Wild Things | 0 |
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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