Insectivore

Jacana

Lily-pad walkers, dads on duty

Great Crested Flycatcher

Snakeskin in the nest, bugs on the wing

Leopard Gecko

Eyelids, spots, and a power-tail

Writing Spider

The garden's original "web writer."

Blue Belly Lizard

Blue-belly push-ups on every fence

Praying Mantis

Built to sit, see, and seize

Blackpoll Warbler

Tiny warbler, ocean-crossing athlete

Jumping Spider

Big vision. Bold jumps.

Long-Tailed Tit

Long tail, tight flock, big personality

Devil's Coach Horse Beetle

The garden predator with a scorpion pose

Evening Bat

Beat the dusk-hunt like an evening bat

Venus Flytrap

Snaps fast, eats smarter.

Shrew

Tiny teeth, turbo metabolism.

Rough Green Snake

The leaf-green insect hunter of the treetops

Eastern Glass Lizard

Not a snake-meet the glass lizard

Honey Buzzard

The wasp-nest excavator of Europe

Armadillo Lizard

The lizard that becomes a ring of armor

Texas Spiny Lizard

Spiky scales, Texas trails.

Natterjack

The stripe-backed toad that runs and roars

Lazarus Lizard

The wall lizard that came back

Kirtland's Snake

Red-bellied ghost of wet prairies

Yellow Spotted Lizard

Yellow spots, hidden nights

Anole Lizard

Dewlap drama in the treetops

European Robin

Tiny bird, huge attitude.