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  1. White-lined Sphinx Moth

    White-lined Sphinx Moth

    White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata: Sphingidae) Wingspan 6.4-8.9 cm (2.5-3.5 in). Nectaring Turk’s Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii: Malvaceae).
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  2. The Sun has Set.jpg

    The Sun has Set.jpg

    The Sun has Set. Between Marathon and Alpine, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Looking west down US Hwy 90 just after sunset. Chihuahuan Desert and the Davis Mountains in view. September 2021
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    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Landscapes
  3. Swainson's Hawk.jpg

    Swainson's Hawk.jpg

    Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) photographed perched in a yucca.
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  4. Heads or Tails.jpg

    Heads or Tails.jpg

    Black-tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus: Sciuridae)
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  5. Chihuahuan Meadowlark "Lilian's".jpg

    Chihuahuan Meadowlark "Lilian's".jpg

    Chihuahuan Meadowlark (Sturnella lilianae lilianae) “Lilian’s Meadowlark”.
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    • brewster county chihuahuan meadowlark lilian's meadowlark marathon sturnella lilianae texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  6. White-lined Sphinx.jpg

    White-lined Sphinx.jpg

    White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata: Sphingidae) nectaring Turk’s Cap. Wingspan 6.3-9.0 cm (2.4-3.5 in).
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    • brewster county hyles lineata marathon sphingidae texas usa white-lined sphinx moth
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  7. American Coot.jpg

    American Coot.jpg

    American Coot (Fulica americana americana)
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    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  8. Coyote.jpg

    Coyote.jpg

    Coyote (Canis latrans texensis: Canidae)
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  9. Swainson's Hawk.jpg

    Swainson's Hawk.jpg

    Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
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    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  10. Pronghorn Antelope (male).jpg

    Pronghorn Antelope (male).jpg

    Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana: Antilocapridae) male.
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    • antilocapra americana antilocapridae brewster county chihuhuan desert marathon pronghorn antelope texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  11. Swainson's Hawk.jpg

    Swainson's Hawk.jpg

    Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
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    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  12. Eurasian Collared Dove.jpg

    Eurasian Collared Dove.jpg

    Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto decaocto) at sunset. Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Urban setting in town, Chihuahuan Desert at 1,231 m (4,040 ft) elevation. September 2021
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    • brewster county eurasian collared dove flight marathon steptopelia decaocto decaocto texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  13. Barn Swallow (male)

    Barn Swallow (male)

    Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica subsp. erythrogaster) Male, species sexually dimorphic, at least the NA subspecies. Photographed in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060...
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    • barn swallow brewster county hirundo rustica marathon subsp. erythrogaster texas usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  14. Blister Beetle

    Blister Beetle

    Blister Beetle (Epicauta atrivittata: Meloidae) These beetles range in size from 3.8-4.4 cm (1.5-1.7 in) long. Photographed in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft)...
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    • blister beetle brewster county epicauta atrivittata marathon meloidae texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  15. Narrowleaf Spiderling

    Narrowleaf Spiderling

    Narrowleaf Spiderling (Boerhavia linearifolia: Nyctaginaceae) Low shrubs 30-90 cm (11.8-35.4 in) tall. Easily overlooked even in flower. Flowers ca. 0.64 cm (0.25 in) in diameter. South of Marathon on novaculite hills at ca. 1,219 m (4,000 ft) elevation. Brewster County, Texas, USA.
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    • boerhavia linearifolia brewster county marathon narrowleaf spiderling nyctaginaceae texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  16. Santiago Peak

    Santiago Peak

    Santiago Peak: southwest of Marathon arising from the Chihuahuan Desert. The peak is at 1,988 m (6,521 ft) elevation. Brewster County, Texas, USA. East side of Santiago Peak shooting west across creosote flats.
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    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Landscapes
  17. Say's Phoebe

    Say's Phoebe

    Says Phoebe (Sayornis saya subsp. saya) Sexes similar. Photographed in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation. Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA. May 2014
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    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  18. Desert Mule Deer (doe)

    Desert Mule Deer (doe)

    Desert Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus subsp. crooki) It was right at dusk and we were watching the Vermilion flycatcher and I turned around and this large doe was just standing there. My wife and I looked at each other wondering where it could have come from. Over grazed desert grassland of...
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    • brewster county desert mule deer (odocoileus hamionus marathon subsp. crooki texas usa.
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  19. Cactus Wren

    Cactus Wren

    Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus subsp. couesi) Photographed perched in an Ocotillo. Over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation. Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA.
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    • brewster county cactus wren campylorhynchus brunneicapillus marathon subp. couesi texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  20. West-Texas Streaky-skipper

    West-Texas Streaky-skipper

    West-Texas Streaky-skipper (Celotes limpia: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 2.5-3.2 cm (1.0-1.3 in). South of Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Roadside, Chihuahuan Desert at ca. 1,219 m (4,000 ft) elevation.
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    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  21. Vermilion Flycatcher (juvenile female)

    Vermilion Flycatcher (juvenile female)

    Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus subsp. flammeus) Juvenile female, differs from adult female by having yellow on her flanks opposed to salmon. Photographed in an urban setting near a man-made pond with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert...
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    • brewster county marathon pyrocephalus rubinus subsp. flammeus texas usa vermilion flycatcher
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  22. Canyon Towhee

    Canyon Towhee

    Canyon Towhee (Melozone fusca subsp. texanus) Sexes similar. Photographed in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation. Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA.
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    • brewster county canyon towhee marathon melozone fusca subsp. texanus texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  23. Ironweed Root Moth

    Ironweed Root Moth

    Ironweed Root Moth (Polygrammodes flavidalis: Crambidae) Wingspan 2.4-3.5 cm (0.94-1.38 in). Photographed in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brewster county crambidae ironweed root moth marathon polygrammodes flavidalis texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  24. Lincoln's Sparrow

    Lincoln's Sparrow

    Lincolns Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) Sexes similar. Photographed in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs at ca. 1,239 m (4,060 ft) elevation. Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, USA.
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    • brewster county lincoln's sparrow marathon melospiza lincolnii texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  25. House Finch (male)

    House Finch (male)

    House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus subsp. frontalis) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed this male foraging on Ocotillo (Fouquieria splends) in an urban setting with the surrounding area being over grazed desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert with scattered cacti and desert shrubs...
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    • brewster county carpodacus mexicanus house finch marathon subsp. frontalis texas usa.
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
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