Identificaciones de fdmolly

Here on the central Montana prairies, the flickers find alternative ways to find bugs -- like by searching in the cracks in sidewalks and concrete!

Note its little friend, the Killdeer to the left.

See photo. Records in recent years indicate this species may be almost as regular (though rare) in occurrence in Cimarron county as Plumbeous. Some may be overlooked due to relative difficulty of identification. Also submitted to (and accepted by) Oklahoma Bird Records Committee.

This organism was seen in the C parking lot. Walks on 4 feet each foot has split hooves. They are an ungulate feeding specifically on vegetation mostly green grasses and some barks. This is a female due to the lack of antlers (on this specific deer it happens to have one small stunted antler like growth however it is still a doe). This specific species is a mule deer, evident by the large ears and white rump with a small black tip on the tail.

-This animal is a Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
-It has a light brown coat of fur with a white belly
-Has a brown hide end, until they erect their tail straight up to expose a white patch of fur. This instinct is to warn other Whitetail Deer of danger.
-Mid-sized Deer (around 3-4 feet tall)
-Has a patch of white fur under the chin
-Has long, skinny legs and a long neck
-Big, oval (pointed) ears
-Whitetail Deer's are mid-sized, mammalian, herbavors
-They occupy most of Western North America
-They have a cautious nature, and will usually stay well away from predators/humans
-Antlers for males branch off from one single antler, whereas Mule Deer antlers keep splitting in two at the ends (like a tree branch)