Matutinal

Eastern Bluebird

A splash of sky in open fields

Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet skies, rainforest voice.

Mountain Bluebird

Sky-blue sentinel of the open West

Wood Turtle

Sculpted shell, stream-to-forest trekker

Horned Lizard

Spines, stealth, and ants for dinner.

Red Squirrel

Tufted ears, forest engineer

Sulcata Tortoise

Sahel's burrowing giant

Blue Iguana

Grand Cayman's comeback lizard

Pronghorn

Pronged horns. Prairie speed.

Springbok

Born to bound: the pronking springbok

Horsefly

Fast flyers with a fierce bite

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

Rose flash of the treetops

Indian Giant Squirrel

India's rainbow squirrel of the treetops

Tsetse Fly

The fly that gives birth, not eggs

Carolina Parakeet

The lost parrot of the American East

Ivory-billed woodpecker

The legendary "ghost bird" of swamps

Laughing Kookaburra

The bush's laughing alarm clock

Eastern Phoebe

Tail-pump. Perch. "Fee-bee!"

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Tiny bird, huge journey

Pygora Goat

Big softness in a small goat

Senegal Parrot

West Africa's V-chested woodland parrot

Blue Grosbeak

Big bill. Blue blaze. Brushland singer.

Northern Cardinal

Red crest, bold song, backyard royalty

Barn Swallow

Mud-cup mason of the open skies