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Tufted Flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus)Observer
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Finally got to see these guys!
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Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)Observer
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This female praying mantis had just finished laying her egg case (ootheca) when I spotted her on a creosote bush. The egg case was still foamy and moist-looking. I had just missed it! But I was happy to find her with her egg sack. Usually I find these egg cases already dried and empty so this was a neat find.
Habitat: Franklin Mountains, Chihuahuan desert.
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Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)Observer
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This curious Pyrrhuloxia landed on a Sotol stalk right in front of me as I was hiking.
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Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus)Observer
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Found hopping across a moist sandy trail.
