Here we see an urban squirrel enjoying her pecan while sitting on the top bar of a chain link fence. These little creatures make use of whatever is … [Read more...] about Urban Squirrels 2
Vertebrates
A Sparrow With A White Throat And Yellow Eyebrows
Pictured here is Zonatrichia albicollis, the White-throated Sparrow. It belongs in the Family Emberizidae. You can see the white throat patch for … [Read more...] about A Sparrow With A White Throat And Yellow Eyebrows
Black-necked Stilt Fishes with Chopsticks
The Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, in family Recurvirostridae is a strikingly marked shore bird that is found as a migrant in west Texas as … [Read more...] about Black-necked Stilt Fishes with Chopsticks
Little Grey Bird With A Big Complex Family
The Slate-colored Junco, Junco hyemalis, is a member of the family Emberizidae which is one of the families split from the family Fringillidae because … [Read more...] about Little Grey Bird With A Big Complex Family
The Bird With Plumes of Many Colors
This is one of the gaudiest colored birds I have ever seen. While there are others more colorful and weird, this one looks like it was painted by … [Read more...] about The Bird With Plumes of Many Colors