ATLANTIC PUFFIN- 

Nesting around the edges of the North Atlantic, this puffin is sought after by birdwatchers who visit Maine or eastern Canada in summer. At its colonies, the bird may fly back to its nest carrying a dozen small fish lined up in its bill, making us wonder how the puffin holds onto ten slippery fish while grabbing two more. Gregarious at its nesting sites, the Atlantic Puffin is oft

AMERICAN FLAMINGO

Flamingos are truly unmistakable birds of endless superlatives: dazzling pink plumage, stiltlike legs, an impossibly long neck, and a bill that seems to have been bent in half. 

ARCTIC FOX

The scarcity of prey is the most prevalent threat for the Arctic fox. Disease and genetic pollution of the species by foxes bred in captivity also threatens this species.

GREAT WHIT HERON

The white heron symbolizes the independence and wonder of nature, which must be preserved against the destructive forces of industrialization and greed. 

WINTER or RED SHOULDER HAWK

For all those who encountered dissection at a Middle School named Hawken, this image should resonate.  

DUSKY SQUIRREL - small dark squirrel can look even darker in the dimness of a rainforest. There are three faint stripes on its chocolate brown coat. The tail is relatively smaller than other squirrel species. Frequents forest patches in the wet zone and hardly seen in urban habitat. Unlike other squirrels it doesn’t feed on the ground and always scatters for cover at the slightest inkling of dange