Spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus)

Female blackheaded grosbeak.

Brains.

The Darth Vader of hummingbirds. If you use your imagination, hummingbirds flying by totally sound like a Jedi lightsaber fight.

Bee and ladybug.

Lazuli bunting. I love the curlicue shadow on its head.

Lazuli bunting.

Young mule deer.

Gophersnake pretending to be a rattlesnake. No really : they can coil up, flatten their heads and make a hissing noise that could easily fool anyone who didn't know better.

Playing a little ditty on her grass flute.