A young American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) rides on the back of its mother in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA
by Rick Dunlap
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World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing is Going Up So Animals Can Walk Safely Over 8 Lanes of L.A. Traffic https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-largest-wildlife-crossing-is-being-erected-over-8-lanes-of-la-traffic/
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🐺🍂 Credit: Gary Schultz
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Good morning Zion
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The Florida panther is the last population of pumas (cougars) surviving in the eastern US. Nearly extinct, with fewer than 20 remaining in recent decades, the species has rebounded to nearly 200 today.
Photograph: Carlton Ward Jr - Vital Impacts
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Barred Owls in Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, Texas, United States
Stephanie LeBlanc
The barred owl, also known as the northern barred owl, striped owl or, more informally, hoot owl or eight-hooter owl, is a North American large species of owl.
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Scientific name: Strix varia
Mass: 1.4 – 1.8 lbs
Class: Aves
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Strix
Habitat: Woodlands, wooded river bottoms, and wooded swamps. Favors mostly dense and thick woods with only scattered clearing, especially in low-lying and swampy areas. Most common in deciduous or mixed woods in southeast, but in north and northwest may be found in mature coniferous trees.
Diet: Typically a perch hunter, the barred owl is an opportunistic feeder that takes a variety of small mammals including rodents, young hares, bats, mink, weasels, squirrels, birds and even large insects. Where available, eats lizards, snakes, frogs, salamanders, and crawfish.
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Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Western USA
Status: Endangered in Washington state
Threats: loss of habitat, fires
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An Eastern coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum) in Georgia, USA
by Noah K. Fields
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Bald Eagle. Colorado, USA.
📸 Shaun Wilsey Photography
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Despite the blurriness, I was happy to catch a pic of this snake I found sunning itself when I walked the dog this morning. It's hard to get a clearer image while making sure my pup didn't notice this beautiful little guy. It didn't move a bit, certain in its stick disguise under a small tree. Hard to judge sizes from a distance, but I'd guess it was around 18 inches (45.72 cm) or maybe a little longer.
From local Ohio snake guides I'm tentatively ID'ing this as a Butler's garter snake, which specialize in eating earthworms and leeches! Solid chance it's an Eastern garter snake instead.
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Hummingbird feeding its chick by bubble_boy
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Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
Colorado, US
Photograph: Peter Ismert
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Osprey in Yellowstone National Park, Montana, USA
Holly Mandarich
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)
Mass: 3 lbs (Adult)
Scientific name: Pandion haliaetus
Wingspan in feet: 5 1/2 feet
Class: Aves
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Pandionidae
The osprey, also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm in length and 180 cm across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
Ospreys prefer habitats with plenty of shallow water where fish are plentiful. They often built nests on small islands or structures over bodies of water that are difficult for predators to get to. Manmade structures such as power poles and other stable structures are common nesting sites.
The osprey's diet is almost exclusively fish, a unique characteristic among raptors. They are opportunistic about the species of fish they catch, but they can only catch fish swimming within three feet (1 m) of the water's surface. They rarely take fish over 16 inches (40 cm) long.
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