You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I smile every time I look at this recently-made image of a Burrowing Owl: The owl has no inkling of the significance of the road sign that it is perching on. That
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I’ve gotten out of the habit of photographing lizards and posting their images — something that used to be a regular feature. I intend to rectify that this year. Lizards are a
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I recently photographed a Great Egret as it foraged in a freshly irrigated field. I see egrets fairly often in those parks in the Tucson area that have ponds or man-made streams.
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Today, an image of a Great Horned Owl with her newly hatched offspring. The hatchling is the grayish-white ball of fluff just to the left of the owl and barely above the
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. It’s a common phenomenon with many species of birds for the young to have plumage that differs from that of the adults. In some species the variation is slight and in others
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Mexican Jays are intelligent birds. They’re members of the Corvid family, which includes Crows, Ravens, Jays, and several related species, and all of these birds have a reputation for being smart. The
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I sometimes forget how very different birds’ anatomy is from our own. Birds possess some remarkable adaptations that they have evolved over more than 150 million years, adaptations that make them uniquely
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Common Ravens are fiercely protective parents. I didn’t need to be reminded of that but I was reminded anyway, when I recently drove past a ravens’ nest. The nest is in a
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Gambel’s Quail normally are exceedingly cautious birds. They rarely show themselves from their customary habitat of fairly dense brush and they’re quick to hide when approached. They have to be cautious if
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. More evidence today — as if any more is needed — that it is breeding season for the local fauna in southern Arizona. Here’s an image of a female Horned Lark caught
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