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Zacate Africano (Cenchrus setaceus)Autor
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Pennisetum setaceum also known as fountain grass. While purple fountain grass is known as a perennial, it is actually considered a tender perennial referenced from: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/purple-fountain-grass/grow-purple-fountain-grass.htm
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Gorrión Doméstico (Passer domesticus)Autor
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Passer domesticus also known as the House Sparrow, female species are a plain brown overall with dingy gray-brown underparts. just like the one pictured here. referenced from: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Sparrow/id
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Carpintero Mexicano (Dryobates scalaris)Autor
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Picoides scalaris the Ladder backed Woodpecker is found across the southwestern United States. it is found in very arid parts of the country, occupying in both the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts
referenced from:https://txtbba.tamu.edu/species-accounts/ladder-backed-woodpecker/
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Hormigas Cosechadoras (Género Pogonomyrmex)Autor
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the the family Formicidae this is an ant carrying food back to its colony.
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Nopal Cuijo (Opuntia engelmannii)Autor
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In the family, Cactaceae. Also known as the prickly pear, it is found in Mexico and in areas of arid western Untied States. These also happen to be the most cold tolerant of the lowland cacti. referenced from https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=openl
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Sauce Llorón (Salix babylonica)Autor
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Salix babylonica the weeping willow, is a medium to large deciduous tree with a stout trunk topped by a broad-rounded crown of branches that sweep downward to the ground.
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Algodón Mexicano (Gossypium hirsutum)Autor
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the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
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Mantis o Campamochas (Familia Mantidae)Autor
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in the family Mantidae. Mantises are distributed worldwide in temperate and tropical habitats. The closest relatives of mantises are the termites and cockroaches (Blattodea), which are all within the superorder Dictyoptera. referenced from: https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Praying-Mantis
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Pato de Collar (Anas platyrhynchos)Autor
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Anas platyrhynchos The mallard is widely distributed across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Here are two that were observed in Ruidoso NM. referenced from: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/id
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Nogal de Nuez Lisa (Carya illinoinensis)Autor
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The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory native to Mexico and the southcentral and southeastern regions of the United
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Venado Bura (Odocoileus hemionus)Autor
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Odocoileus hemionus a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. There are several subspecies, including the black-tailed deer.
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Huico Gris (Aspidoscelis tesselatus)Autor
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Cnemidophorus tesselatus is a species of lizard found in the southwestern United States in Colorado, Texas and New Mexico, and in northern Mexico in Chihuahua and Coahuila. referenced from http://digital-desert.com/wildlife/whiptail-lizard.html
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Paloma Alas Blancas (Zenaida asiatica)Autor
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Zenaida asiatica this dove can be found in desert habitats in the Southwest and in citites and suburbs of Texas and coastal southeast. Individuals wander widely and irregularly across the continent after the breeding season ends. referenced from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-winged_Dove/id
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In the family Taraxacum erythrospermum this is a red seeded dandelion
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Catarina Asiática (Harmonia axyridis)Autor
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In the family Coccinellidae this ladybug is scaling this plant probably looking for aphids to eat
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Arce Palo de Azúcar (Acer grandidentatum)Autor
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In the family Sapindaceae this is a Bigtooth maple found just outside of Cloudcroft NM
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Moscas Abeja (Familia Bombyliidae)Autor
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In the family Apidae this bee was seen just outside Cloudcroft NM pollinating a sunflower.