You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. This image of a Greater Roadrunner has me thinking of theropod dinosaurs, those agile bipedal predators that have starring roles in “Jurassic Park” and its innumerable sequels. Birds are generally thought of
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Lately, I’ve been keeping an eye on a pair of Burrowing Owls, and in this image they’re obviously keeping an eye on me. It’s breeding season for these birds and shortly, the
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Today I’m featuring a bird that is a truly southwestern species. This is the Hepatic Tanager, a bird that shows up in the summer months in Arizona, New Mexico, a bit of
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. It’s courtship and mating season for the wild turkeys in southern Arizona’s mountains. The males vie with each other to attract females by displaying their plumage, and the displays can be spectacular.
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. 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. 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. The other day I came across a Greater Roadrunner as I was out for a drive in southern Arizona’s farm country. Generally, these birds are pretty shy when I see them and
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. We humans tend to attribute human characteristics to many of the life forms that we encounter. We think of animal behavior in human terms when, to the animal, the behavior means something
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. The season for photographing American Kestrels in southern Arizona is drawing to a close. Our relatively small year-round population of these little falcons is greatly augmented by migrant birds during the autumn
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