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The Costa’s hummingbird hails from southwestern United States and migrates to western Mexico during the winter months. They prefer arid, brush-filled deserts and gardens. These are among the smaller of the hummingbird species known. Yet, not the smallest. That title goes to the bee hummingbird. Costa’s hummingbirds number an estimated […]

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The kit fox is widespread and found as far north as the arid regions of Oregon, east to southwestern Colorado, south through Utah, Nevada, southeastern California, New Mexico, Arizona, and into western Texas. In Mexico they are found primarily in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon, and throughout […]

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One of the most frequently encountered lizards in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts is the desert iguana. These critters reside in ranges of creosote bushes which consists primarily of dry, sandy scrublands and desert regions, as well as rocky river beds. Desert iguanas are able to withstand temperatures as hot […]

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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, southern Nevada, southern Utah, New Mexico, southwestern Colorado, and even western Texas & northwestern Mexico. These birds are listed as Endangered by the IUCN and […]

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The whip scorpion, aka vinegaroon, is a nocturnal (active at night), carnivorous arachnid. They hide under leaf matter, wood, or rocks during the day, and prey on insects and other arthropods at night. They are not venomous, contrary to their namesake. There are 15 known species of Mastigoproctus. There are […]

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It’s not a pig, it’s a peccary… a collared peccary. These critters roam from Southwestern United States down to South America. They roam in packs called a herd and can be very formidable, if threatened. Can you say oh my gored? Another name given to these creatures is the javelina. […]

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