Coastal

Dinosaurs

One name, a million body plans

Hallucigenia

Cambrian's spiky little evolution clue

Xenoposeidon

England's one-bone sauropod mystery

Phoenix Chicken

Long tail, high style.

Golden Eagle

Gold-naped master of open skies

Swallow

Masters of the open air

Short-Eared Owl

Twilight hunter of the open plains

Common Grackle

Pale eyes. Loud calls. City-smart flocks.

Osprey

Nature's plunge-diving fish hawk

King Quail

Small quail, big color.

Egret

Wetland hunters in white

Eastern Turkey (Wild Turkey)

Big woods. Big gobble.

Egyptian Vulture

Small vulture, big cleanup crew

Gray Catbird

Mew, mimic, and melt into the thicket

Bee-Eater

Color in flight, precision in the air

Yellowhammer

Hedgerow gold with a looping chorus

Cedar Waxwing

The berry-loving bird in a velvet mask

Herring Gull

Coastline's clever scavenger

Xeme (Sabine's Gull)

Arctic elegance, ocean wanderer

Ichthyostega

Half fish, half pioneer tetrapod

Deinosuchus

Armor-plated giant of Cretaceous waterways

Japanese Bantam Chicken

Big attitude in a tiny bantam

Welsh Springer Spaniel

Wales' red-and-white field partner

Harlequin Rabbit

Two-tone stripes, one sweet bunny