Critter Science

The Acrobatic Swallow

12 February, 2020
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Fast, agile, feared by flying insects, it’s the swallow. These birds are found near lakes, ponds, open woodland, grasslands, savanna, marshes, mangroves, and scrubland; from mountainous

The Elegant Heron

24 January, 2020
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It’s not a stork, it’s a heron. They are often confused with one another. There are 64 known species of herons that range in color, size, and habitat. These graceful birds can be found

The House Sparrow

6 November, 2019
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Found in towns, cities, suburbs, and farms (especially with livestock) it’s the house sparrow. You’ve seen them a million times, but probably never gave them a second thought,

The Japanese Giant Hornet

21 October, 2019
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The Japanese giant hornet. They’re twice as large as a normal hornet, defensive, their sting can cause tissue necrosis (tissue death), and they bring their young the decapitated

The Red-Tailed Hawk

27 September, 2019
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The red-tailed hawk, aka the chicken hawk, is a raptor that is comfortable making their home anywhere from scrublands, deserts, roadsides, grasslands, fields, pastures, to parks, and

The Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

17 September, 2019
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The southwestern willow flycatcher is a migrating bird that breeds in riparian habitats through the southwestern U.S. Their breeding ranges extend from southern California, Arizona,

The Impressive Golden Eagle

11 September, 2019
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The golden eagle is the largest predatory bird in North America. They prefer to hang out in cliffs along rivers, canyons, mountainous regions, and bluffs; anywhere they can get a good

The Gila Woodpecker

14 August, 2019
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One of the noisier woodpeckers of the desert areas, it’s the Gila woodpecker. They are very common and easily found in and around groups of saguaro, or other giant cacti. They also

The Unique and Big Footed Jacana

21 June, 2019
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The jacana is a wading bird that is known by several names, such as ‘lily trotter’, ‘Jesus bird’, and ‘lotus bird’. They live in shallow lake areas, ponds and wetlands in tropical regions

The Endangered Wattled Crane

10 January, 2019
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The wattled crane is Africa’s most endangered bird! Once ranging from the coastal west of Africa to the African horn down to the southern tip of Africa, the wattled crane is now only found in the Okavango Delta. It is estimated