Eastern Chipmunk.
Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.
The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.
They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
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Blue Jay.
Around 12 inches long. A bright blue top with a lot of white and black in the wings and tail with a dingy white bottom. They have black facial marking and a prominent crest.
The inhabit chiefly oak forests, but now also city parks and suburban yards especially where oak trees predominate.
They range from the Rocky Mountains east from southern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
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Mallard (male).
18 to 27 inches in length. The male has a green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast and a grayish body. Speculum metallic purplish blue, bordered in front and back with white. The female is mottled brown with a white tail and purplish-blue speculum. The bill is mttled orange and black.
They inhabit ponds, lakes and marshes. Semi-domesticated birds may be found on almost any body of water.
They range from Alaska east to Quebec and south to southern California, Virginia, Texas and northern Mexico. They winter throught the United States south to Central America and the West Indies. They are also in Eurasia.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
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Eastern Cottontail.
The familiar rabbit of the eastern US, the Eastern Cottontail is grayish above, and grizzled black elow with a forehead which often has a white spot. They have a distinct rust-colored nape and a cottony white tail.
They inhabit brushy areas, old fields, woods and cultivated areas especially around thickets and brush piles.
They range throughout the eastern US except for New England and into the west as far as the start of the Rocky Mountains and can also be found in Arizona and New Mexico.
Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.
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