Wildlife Spottings | Project Noah

Carpenterworm Moth

by AshleyTTexas, USA

Found on the outside of our bunkhouse in the

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Greater Earless Lizard

by Wandering NaturalistTexas, USA

Greater Earless Lizard

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False agave

by porcobyTexas, USA

This plant is a bromeliad (relative of pineapple) found only in the

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Spotting

by Drift1Massachusetts, USA

Small 2-3' light brown with dark brown diamond shaped patterns running down ...

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Trans-Pecos Copperhead

by BryanHughesTexas, USA

On the move just before dusk. The only copperhead seen in several days in ...

Rufous Hummingbird

by RSRTexas, USA

Brilliantly colored hummingbird. Iridescent orange-red coloration with some ...

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Gopher Snake

by AshleyTTexas, USA

Tan snake with brown, rectangular blotches down the back.

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Spiny Softshell

by AshleyTTexas, USA

Turtle with a soft shell that is mottled green.

Trans-pecos Rat Snake

by venusflytrap2000Lancaster, penna, USA

3 1/2 to 4 1/2 feet long, found in parts of Mexico, New Mexico, and Texas

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Green Darner

by RSRTexas, USA

Beautiful green dragonfly in the the desert. Can anybody help me identify this ...

Cobalt Sage Sold as Trans Pecos Sage and Chisos Sage

by joanbstanleyDenton, Texas, USA

, dark cobalt-blue flowers. Native to the

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Trans-pecos Copperhead

by Ashley.tubbsTexas, USA

The Trans-pecos Copperhead is a light brown ...

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Purple Prairie Verbena

by AshleyTTexas, USA

The flowers are lavender or pink and the leaves are opposite.

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Purple Groundcherry

by AshleyTTexas, USA

The petals are all fused and a deep purple color.

Red-tailed Hawk

by RSRTexas, USA

This beauty is a Light Morph Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).

Sotol

by porcobyTexas, USA

and eaten like artichoke. Very common in the

Southern Black Widow

by Forest WandererTexas, USA

Southern Black Widow

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Trans-pecos Rat Snake

by AshleyTCarlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Lifer, and was my white whale for a long time! Tan snake with black "H" ...

esperanza or yellow elder

by SusanEllisonHouston, Texas, USA

. In the wild it will be found growing on rocky slopes near San Antonio and in ...

Flameleaf Sumac

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

central part of Texas and in the higher mountain ranges of the

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Pale-rayed Skipper

by RSRTexas, USA

Pale-rayed Skipper. There are moths and there are butterflies, then there are ...

Great-tailed Grackle

by RSRTexas, USA

Stunning Great-tailed grackle perched atop a fence post in the desert. Love ...

Red-spotted Toad

by Forest WandererTexas, USA

Formerly "Bufo punctatus" the Red-spotted Toad has been revalidated as ...

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Rock Rattlesnake

by Wandering NaturalistTexas, USA

Rock rattlesnake.

West Texas Cobalt Sage sold as Trans Pecos Sage, Chisos Sage

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

This salvia has rigid stems with narrow, pungent leaves and resembles a bright ...

Flameleaf Sumac

by joanbstanleyTemple, Texas, USA

central part of Texas and in the higher mountain ranges of the

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Nine-banded Armadillo

by Cody.conwayTexas, USA

Body Length: 15-17 in. Tail: 14-16 in. Weight: 8-17 lbs. The Nine-banded ...

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Black-Tailed Rattlesnake

by RSRTexas, USA

Formerly 'C. molossus' this snake was re-validated as "Crotalus ornatus". This ...

White American Pelican

by Forest WandererEl Paso City Limits, Texas, USA

I was lying outside enjoying the pleasant sun when I see this flock of 12 ...

Common Bee-brush, Whitebrush

by ElviraMoonBrewster, Kansas, USA

A fragrant, slender, erect shrub to 10 ft. with squarish stems, generally light ...

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Trans-Pecos Ratsnake

by RSRTexas, USA

Non-venomous ratsnake with distinct pattern.

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Regal Ringneck Snake

by RSRTexas, USA

A true beauty! The dorsum of ringnecks vary quite a bit among subspecies from ...

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Rio Grande Chirping Frog

by rekhaananthamurthyKaty, Texas, USA

bit larger and found near the Trans-Pecos ...

Javelina

by BonnieLewisTexas, USA

Javelina also known as collared peccary, are medium-sized animals that look ...

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Collared Peccary or Javelina

by SusanEllisonPharr, Texas, USA

Although similar in appearance to a pig, it is a collared peccary. Along ...

Prairie Sumac

by nexttogoneBandera, Texas, USA

AKA: Flameleaf Sumac, Prairie Flameleaf Sumac A deciduous shrub or small tree ...