Nine-banded Armadillo

Armadillo walking through the leaf litter in the woods. — Armadillo, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 10, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-4000; f/9; 1/200 sec.

This page is for the Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus). I saw these all the time when I was growing up, most frequently on the side of the road as the victim of an automobile. I finally saw one that I could photograph in the woods as he was digging around the underbrush looking for food.

Armadillo walking in the grass near some trees. — Armadillo, Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 19, 2022
Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EFS 18-135 mm lens; 135 mm; ISO-3200; f/5.6; 1/640 sec.