And the ranges of each:
The range maps kind of all look the same…
My favorite little bird January, 31,
Northern beardless tyrannulet
A tiny little thing, he’s a badass flycatcher smaller than a house sparrow.
He weighs a quarter of an ounce!
He doesn’t happen in the U.S. very often, but he happens right here at the border.
Snakes January, 30,
Another South Texas specialty. They’re not very big. Rarely do they get more than two feet in length. They are mildly venomous, just enough to stun small prey. For a human, its bite would feel like a bee sting.
I suffer from CRS January, 28,
Whatever that is…
I can’t remember.
Monk Parakeets January, 27,
They roost in communal nests. Like this, in the town of Hidalgo, 22 miles from our house. Check out the big lump on the power pole on the right of the road.
The nest is made out of sticks they’ve gathered.
If you stop to look, with any luck, there will be parakeets standing around.
…that look like this.
Charming little guys.
Monk parakeets aren’t originally from here. They’re exotics from South America.
They’re established mostly in Florida, but we’ve got several colonies in Texas too, even though they don’t even show up on the map.