Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum longicauda, 29.2 cm. / 11.5 inches. UNCOMMON, solitary and inconspicuous; usually hidden in dense brush. Here conspicuous while singing from the top of a tall, dead cottonwood.
South Fork Republican River State Wildlife Area, Yuma County, Colorado, USA.
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Tags: Brown Thrasher Mimidae Mockingbirds and Thrashers Toxostoma rufum longicauda Toxostoma rufum Birds of Colorado
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Broad-winged Hawk (Northern), Buteo platypterus platypterus, 38.1 cm. / 15 in. UNCOMMON and usually inconspicuous in wooded areas.
Lamar Community College Campus, Prowers County, Colorado, USA.
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Tags: Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus. Hawks, Eagles and Kites Accipiteridae
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Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus, Echinocereus coccineus.
Temple Canyon near Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, United States.
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Tags: Cactus Scarlet Hedgehog Echinocereus coccineus
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Canada Goose, Branta canadensis moffitti, 114.3 cm. / 45 in. Very COMMON and widespread on or near any body of water. Crossing over the rail tracks to access a small grassland.
Along the railroad tracks near Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, USA.
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Tags: Canada Goose Branta canadensis. Anatidae Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl Birds of Colorado
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Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, 137.2 cm. / 54 in. COMMON Nests in colonies in trees standing in water. Found in any open grassy to shallow water habitat.
Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, USA.
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Tags: Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias. Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardeidae Birds of Colorado
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