{"id":539,"date":"2023-11-15T05:13:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T21:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2026-04-24T01:15:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:15:05","slug":"urban-field-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=539","title":{"rendered":"Urban Field Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><em>Ah, the wondrous sights of the city! Many people believe that humans created a boundary \u2013 that our streets and buildings keep us separate from our animal kin. But know this, dear reader: our cities have never been something separate from nature. We are nature. All of us. And though we may not have intended it, countless species have come to call our cities home as well. In this guide, we will examine just a few of the wonderful, wild friends we live and work alongside. Come, then. Let us get to know our neighbors.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">&#8211; <em>A.J<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feral_Pigeons_feeding_at_Gateway_Mumbai_19-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"A huge flock of pigeons, both perched on the ground and flying in the air, with a man standing among them and a building in the background. \" class=\"wp-image-540\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.2212581344902387;width:760px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feral_Pigeons_feeding_at_Gateway_Mumbai_19-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feral_Pigeons_feeding_at_Gateway_Mumbai_19-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feral_Pigeons_feeding_at_Gateway_Mumbai_19-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feral_Pigeons_feeding_at_Gateway_Mumbai_19-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Feral_Pigeons_feeding_at_Gateway_Mumbai_19-2048x921.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Raju Kasambe. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\"><strong><em>Click on a species to learn more!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">1.<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=542\" title=\"Urban Field Guide: Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)\">Virginia Opossum<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">2. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=547\" title=\"Urban Field Guide: Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)\">Polyphemus Moth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">3. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=550\" title=\"Urban Field Guide: Western Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus hesperus)\">Western Black Widow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">4. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=553\" title=\"Urban Field Guide: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)\">Wild Turkey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">5. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/projectphoebe.com\/?page_id=556\" title=\"Urban Field Guide: Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)\">Western Fence Lizard<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, the wondrous sights of the city! 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