Confusing name: The white-tailed antelope ground squirrel.
On the road in El Sargento.
In the garden at Casita Sarita – not particularly shy.
Non-indigenous.
Small groups of 5-10 birds drift northwards over La Ventana, usually in the mornings.
Very noisy little buggers. Chit-chat and call to each other from inside bushes.
Hopping around in the desert underbrush.
All over southern Baja.
32 known species. 70 subspecies.
Native to the Americas, ranging from the top of Canada to halfway down Argentina.
Bites are rarely fatal to humans if treated promptly.An estimated 7,500 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, with about five deaths (Wikipedia).
Despite their name, no known millipede has 1,000 legs, although one rare species has up to 750. Common species have between 34 and 400 legs. There are approximately 12,000 named species.