Hornet
True hornets: paper architects, insect hunters
Conservation Threats
Urbanization
Expansion of cities and human settlements into wildlife habitats
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Christmas Beetle
Australia's shimmering summer scarabs
Flea Beetle
Small beetles, big jumps, shot-holes
Goliath Beetle
Giants of Africa's forest canopy
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
Towhee
Double-scratchers of the understory
May Beetle
Spring's buzzing May flyer
White-Eyed Vireo
Bright-eyed singer of the thickets
Turkey Vulture
Smell it. Soar to it. Clean it.
Rufous Hummingbird
Small bird, epic migration.
Anna's Hummingbird
Magenta-crowned speedster of the coast
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
The sap-well specialist of the woods
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"
Redstart
Old World firetails with a flick
Rhino Beetle
Nature's armored jousters