The Wildlife Page
Pictures and sounds of North American mammals and birds
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Squirrel pictures
- graysqrl.jpg. An eastern gray squirrel.
- sqrlbfdr.jpg. The gray squirrel at a bird feeder. Even the Sapsucker Woods bird sanctuary (where this picture was taken) is not immune to gray squirrels!
- blaksqrl.jpg. A black squirrel, another color phase of the eastern gray squirrel.
- foxsqrl.jpg. Fox squirrels have marvelously thick, bushy tails.
- oregsqrl.jpg. A squirrel at a picnic site in Oregon, getting water from a melting ice cube.
- redsqurl.jpg. One of my favorite squirrel species, an American red squirrel.
- caught1.jpg. This red squirrel has also figured out how to get into bird feeders. But someone's coming, so the tiny squirrel quickly exits the feeder...
- caught2.jpg. ... and makes a spectacular leap to safety!
- uptree.jpg. Squirrels are excellent climbers. This fox squirrel is shown bounding up a tree...
- downtree.jpg. and here's a gray squirrel climbing down a tree, head first! Note how the squirrel's feet are turned backwards in order to hold on to the tree.
- grndsqrl.jpg. Another member of the squirrel family is the thirteen-lined ground squirrel. These small squirrels have a distinctive pattern of lines and spots on their backs.
- chipmunk.jpg. Chipmunks are also members of the squirrel family. This is an eastern chipmunk.
- stuffed.jpg. Chipmunks stuff their food into their cheek pouches, giving them a rather bizarre appearance.
Other images of wildlife
- dragflys.jpg. A pair of dragonflies; the male is attached to the female (presumably to keep other males away from her).
- wdpeckr.jpg. A downy woodpecker, perched on a vertical post.
- robin.jpg. An American robin with unusual plumage.
- mockingbird.jpg. A northern mockingbird, the state bird of Texas.
- chikadee.jpg. A black-capped chickadee up on the branch of a tree.
- wtsparro.jpg. A white-throated sparrow.
- rabbit.jpg. A rabbit.
Bird songs
- Inca Dove (Columbina inca): IncaDove.ra (5.9 sec, 12K)
- call of a Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata): BlueJay.au (0.7 sec, 15K), BlueJay.ra (7.1 sec, 35K)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos): NorthernMockingbird.ra (32.1 sec, 157K)
- Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii): BewicksWren.au (2.7 sec, 59K), BewicksWren.ra (24.7 sec, 121K)
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus): CarolinaWren.au (1.6 sec, 34K), CarolinaWren.ra (17.6 sec, 86K)
- Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor): TuftedTitmouse.ra (16.3 sec, 32K)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis): NorthernCardinal.au (3.6 sec, 78K)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia): SongSparrow.au (2.0 sec, 45K)
