Photograph of a gray squirrel standing upright on a concrete sidewalk next to a lawn of short yellow and green grasses. The squirrel is in the center frame and is facing to the right in profile with its tail curled down behind it and its fore paws held against the top of its belly. Gray squirrels have grey and brown fur with white abdomen and chest fur, a long bushy tail, a triangular head with dark eyes, proportionally large ears, a typical rodent muzzle, long, black whiskers, hand-like fore paws, and claws that allow the squirrel to cling to vertical surfaces.

Photograph of a gray squirrel standing upright on a concrete sidewalk next to a lawn of short yellow and green grasses. The squirrel is in the center frame and is facing to the right in profile with its tail curled down behind it and its fore paws held against the top of its belly. Gray squirrels have grey and brown fur with white abdomen and chest fur, a long bushy tail, a triangular head with dark eyes, proportionally large ears, a typical rodent muzzle, long, black whiskers, hand-like fore paws, and claws that allow the squirrel to cling to vertical surfaces.

Extreme closeup photograph of a bee (likely a Western honeybee) straddling the side and top of the stamen and pistil at the center of a crocus flower. This crocus variety has white and purple, teardrop-shaped, overlapping petals. The petals are curved and conical in shape similar to a tulip but with a soft pointed end and flowers have yellow-orange stamens and a yellow-orange pistil. This bee is in the upper left frame facing right in profile with its head bent down to probe for pollen and nectar. This bee species has a black and brown striped abdomen, a dark brown thorax with fine gold hairs and black hairs, a black head covered in fine black hairs and gold hairs with large, dark compound eyes, mandibles and two antennae, six, black, segmented legs, and two transparent wings with amber veining.

Extreme closeup photograph of a bee (likely a Western honeybee) straddling the side and top of the stamen and pistil at the center of a crocus flower. This crocus variety has white and purple, teardrop-shaped, overlapping petals. The petals are curved and conical in shape similar to a tulip but with a soft pointed end and flowers have yellow-orange stamens and a yellow-orange pistil. This bee is in the upper left frame facing right in profile with its head bent down to probe for pollen and nectar. This bee species has a black and brown striped abdomen, a dark brown thorax with fine gold hairs and black hairs, a black head covered in fine black hairs and gold hairs with large, dark compound eyes, mandibles and two antennae, six, black, segmented legs, and two transparent wings with amber veining.

Photograph of a killdeer standing on a flat nest made of sticks amid an area covered in construction gravel. The killdeer is facing is right in profile. Killdeer have white belly, under-tail, and breast feathers, brown back, wing, and tail feathers, slender brown legs, black upper chest and neck rings, a white neck ring between the two black rings, black and white masks, black beaks, and dark eyes surrounded by bright orange fleshy skin.

Photograph of a killdeer standing on a flat nest made of sticks amid an area covered in construction gravel. The killdeer is facing is right in profile. Killdeer have white belly, under-tail, and breast feathers, brown back, wing, and tail feathers, slender brown legs, black upper chest and neck rings, a white neck ring between the two black rings, black and white masks, black beaks, and dark eyes surrounded by bright orange fleshy skin.

Photograph of a pair of American bald eagles perched next to each other on the same large gray branch with out of focus branches and a blue sky in the background. The eagles are in the left frame and are turned to the right in profile. The eagle on the left appears to be an adult (5+ yrs) while the one on the right is a juvenile. Based on the brown and white mottled plumage, the juvenile may only be in its 1st or 2nd year. It takes 4-5 years for an eagle to acquire its adult feathers. During that transition time the eagle's feathers begin brown and then become mottled brown and white prior to the adult stage with a white head and tail as well as a brown body. Adult bald eagles have brown body feathers, white head and tail feathers, clear light yellow-green eyes with large pupils, yellow-orange beaks that curve downward to a point, yellow-orange legs, and yellow-orange feet that end in sharp black talons.

Photograph of the same pair of bald eagles except in this photo the adult eagles has just launched itself off the branch and is flying downward. The juvenile is still perched on the branch which has shifted upwards due to the lower weight and the juvenile is using its wings and body to maintain balance while the branch comes to a new equilibrium.

This photograph is similar to the last photo except the adult eagles is lower in the frame and the juvenile is still using its wings and body to adjust to the upward swing of the unburdened branch.