Rolf Nussbaumer / Scorpion {Centruroides sp} female carrying hatchlings on her back, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May

Rolf Nussbaumer / Barn Owl {Tyto alba} adult bringing mouse prey to young in nest, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May

Rolf Nussbaumer / Checkered Garter Snake {Thamnophis marcianus marcianus} adult swimming, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, May

Tom Vezo / Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) male, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) male, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Rolf Nussbaumer / Queen butterfly {Danaus gilippus} pair mating on Golden Crownbeard flower (Verbesina encelioides) Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Narrow-striped Forceptail {Aphylla protracta} on Cattail / Bulrush, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Tiger Beetle {Cicindela ocellata} adult on sand, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Evening Bat {Nycticeius humeralis} flying at night, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common / Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) calling, Willacy County, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA. May 2004

Tom Vezo / Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) male, portrait, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Tom Vezo / Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) male perched on a branch, Rio Grande Valley, Texas