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Scaled Quail, Gambel's Quail, Northern Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrel, White-winged Dove, Mourning Dove, Greater Roadrunner, Gila Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Say's Phoebe, Loggerhead Shrike, Common Raven, Cactus Wren, Western Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, Sage Thrasher, Curve-billed Thrasher, Green-tailed Towhee, Canyon Towhee, Cassin's Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, Brewer's Sparrow, Black-chinned Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Black-throated Sparrow, Lark Bunting, White-crowned Sparrow, Pyrrhuloxia, Western Meadowlark, Eastern Meadowlark, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch, House Sparrow

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Rattlesnake Video

Here is a (slightly shaky) video I made of the Diamondback Rattlesnake preparing to eat the House Finch it has just killed. These snakes have been known to eat prey as large as quail but then some rattlers can approach 5′ in length. This particular rattler was probably no more than 2′. Nevertheless watching it ingest the bird is pretty impressive.

Published by Arlene Ripley on October 17th, 2009 Tagged Arizona, Cochise County, Nature, Reptiles

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