The state bird of Pennsylvania is Bonasa umbellus, the ruffed grouse. A relative of turkeys, quail, and pheasants, the ruffed grouse is found across much of North America, particularly in very cold areas. Most grouse are brown with white, gray,…
The state bird of New Jersey is the Eastern Goldfinch. This bird lives primarily in the northern regions of the United States, as well as in Canada. It feeds on a variety of seeds, and prefers the open spaces of…
The Eastern Goldfinch is the state bird of Iowa. Even though it’s technically a subspecies of the American Goldfinch, many sources use the names interchangeably. This small bird is generally between 4 inches and 5 inches long and has a…
The state bird of Alabama is the yellowhammer woodpecker. Alabama is sometimes called the yellowhammer state. The botanical name for this state bird is colaptes auratus, and it also commonly called flicker, northern flicker, southern flicker, common flicker, and yellow-shafted…
There isn't officially a state animal of Virginia, though there is a state bird, a state fish, a state insect, a state bat and a state dog. By default, the state dog of Virginia, the American foxhound, could be considered…
The Rocky Mountain elk gained prominence as the state animal of Utah in 1971. Also called wapiti, a Shawnee Indian word meaning white rump, elk were reintroduced into Utah by conservation groups after their numbers were depleted due to overhunting…
The white tailed deer is the official state animal of Illinois, one of the United States’ central states. It was selected to be the state animal of Illinois after a vote by school children in 1980. Two years later, the…
The state animal of Florida is the Florida panther, a subspecies of Puma concolor, which is a species that includes cougars, mountain lions and pumas. In the United States, the Florida panther had a historic range that included much of…
The Painted Desert is a picturesque and extraordinarily colorful landscape located in the north-central area of Arizona in the United States. It is about 160 miles (258 km) long, with widths ranging from 10-35 miles (16-56 km) and is about…
The Lipstick Building is a skyscraper located at 885 Third Avenue near 53rd Street in New York City. The building features a post-modernist design that causes it to stand out against the square, plain structures located nearby, such as the…