Diurnal

Blister Beetle

Handle with care: nature's blister chemists

Powderpost Beetle

Fine frass, hidden hardwood borers

Asian Lady Beetle

Spotted survivor, aphid devourer

Blue Death Feigning Beetle

Powder-blue. Plays dead. Lives tough.

Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Small hawk, big speed in the woods

Linnet

Little finch, big spring blush

American Pugabull

Pug charm, Bulldog brawn.

Towhee

Double-scratchers of the understory

White-Eyed Vireo

Bright-eyed singer of the thickets

Goldcrest

Tiny crown, huge energy

Muscovy Duck

The tree-perching duck with attitude

Brown Headed Cowbird

North America's nest-hitchhiker

Turkey Vulture

Smell it. Soar to it. Clean it.

Rufous Hummingbird

Small bird, epic migration.

Anna's Hummingbird

Magenta-crowned speedster of the coast

Triggerfish

Lock, load, and guard the reef

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

The sap-well specialist of the woods

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

Small bird, big attitude-flash the ruby!

Pine Siskin

The nomad finch with a yellow flash

Red-Shouldered Hawk

The whistling hawk of wooded wetlands

Costa’s Hummingbird

Violet-throated spark of the desert

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Big-barred back, subtle red belly

Sandhill Crane

Hear the wild roll of the Sandhill

Dark-Eyed Junco

Winter's little hooded "snowbird"