Yellow-rumped warblers are fairly large when compared to other warblers, since they have a wingspan of up to nine inches. But, of course, they are small when compared to many other birds.
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Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Eastern Tiger Salamander
Salamanders are not creatures that most people see every day. In fact, I would bet that most people rarely see salamanders – and many people never see a salamander in their entire lives. But salamanders are very cool and quite interesting.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Beautiful Blue-Winged Teal
Of the many species of ducks in the USA, the blue-winged teal is one of the favorites of many people. They are quite beautiful and the males are very distinctive-looking. Males have heavily speckled flanks and chest, and their head is dark gray with a broad white stripe between their eye and their jet-black bill.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Southern Emerald Moth
Although some of our most recognizable butterflies are brightly colored, most moths tend to be a muted brown or gray color. One exception is the Southern Emerald moth. This interesting little moth is a fairly bright green color, and green is a color that is somewhat unexpected when talking about moths (or butterflies).
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Strange-Looking Brown Pelican
Visitors to our Gulf coast states, like Florida, Texas and Louisiana – just to name a few – are certainly familiar with the brown pelican. Many brown pelicans are year-round residents along the salty shores of these states, but these pelicans also live along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: Those Creepy Millipedes
Anyone who digs around in the dirt or leaf litter – or who has lifted a rotting log to see what is under it – has probably seen one or more species of millipedes. Millipedes are those creepy, crawly, many-legged creatures that usually scurry away as soon as you uncover them.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Singing Song Sparrow
Song Sparrows are one of many “little brown birds” that can be found throughout most of North America, but they can be fairly easy to identify once you know what to look for. Like most sparrows, they are small and mostly brown in color.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Green Anole Lizard
One of the small lizards native to the southeastern United States is the Green Anole. This lizard prefers to live in and around trees, although it is often seen scurrying along the ground in search of insects to eat.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Handsome Caspian Tern
The Caspian tern is the largest of all terns and can be found all over the world. It is about the size of an American crow. It migrates through much of the United States in the springtime, and in North America it breeds in isolated spots along the Great Lakes and large bodies of water in Canada.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Spotted-Tail Cave Salamander
Salamanders live in a variety of habitats, but almost all of them have one thing in common: water. One good example is the Spotted-Tail Cave Salamander. This long, slender salamander spends most of its life in or near caves – limestone caves in particular.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Black-Throated Green Warbler
There are dozens of species of warbler birds in the world, and a large number of them migrate into and through the United States each year. One of the most striking-looking warblers is the Black-Throated Green Warbler.
Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Stunning Comma Butterfly
Many butterflies are beautiful, but some are truly breath-taking. For me, the Comma butterfly is one of those stunningly beautiful, breath-taking butterflies.