Vespertine

Red-Headed Vulture

Red crown of the carrion cleaners

European Robin

Tiny bird, huge attitude.

Parrotfish

Beaks that build beaches

Insect

Six legs, endless strategies.

Common European Adder

Zigzag guardian of the heath

Ortolan Bunting

Long-haul bunting of open fields

Dunnock

Hedgerow accentor, not a sparrow

Fierce Snake

Fierce snake: desert taipan legend

House Sparrow (English Sparrow)

The sparrow that followed humanity

Eastern Gray Squirrel

The acorn planter in a gray coat

Baya

Hanging-nest genius of the monsoon

Aesculapian Snake

The healer's serpent of Europe

Griffon Vulture

Nature's high-altitude clean-up crew

Lappet-faced Vulture

Big bill. Bare face. Nature's cleanup boss.

Aruba Rattlesnake

Aruba's arid-island rattler

Junglefowl

Wild roots of the chicken

Whinchat

Meadow hunter, Africa-bound migrant

Goshawk

White-browed shadow of the woods

Hognose snake

Small snout. Big drama.

Masked Angelfish

Hawaii's twilight-zone masked angel

Yellow Cobra

Bright hood, potent neurotoxin

Texas Garter Snake

Striped hunter of Texas watersides

Hooded Oriole

Palm-frond weaver of the Southwest

Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher

Tail-flicking, gnat-grabbing dynamo