it’s much too soon to start a nest dear it always snows in April via Mourning Doves In The Afternoon — leaf and twig
Piranga Alinegra/Scarlet Tanager/Piranga olivacea — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.115
Foto: Arcadio MarinNombre en español: Piranga Alinegra Nombre en inglés: Scarlet Tanager Nombre científico: Piranga olivacea Familia: Cardinalidae Canto: Andrew SpencerLa tángara rojinegra migratoria (Piranga olivacea) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Cardinalidae (aunque algunas fuentes sitúan su género, Piranga, en Thraupidae). Mide aproximadamente 17 cm y pesa de 23 a 33 …
Return of Bird of the Week: Black-tailed Trainbearer — Wickersham’s Conscience
Here’s a hummingbird species whose tail is even longer than its name. The tail of a Black-tailed Trainbearer – a pretty cool name for this species – is half again as long as its body. Perhaps to compensate, it has one of the shortest bills of the hummingbirds. The species favors open areas, gardens and […] …
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Blue-gray Silk Snatcher — Roads End Naturalist
Its nest is composed of the frailest materials, and is light and small in proportion to the size of the bird. ~John James Audubon on the nest of what he called the Blue-grey Fly-catcher A friend and co-worker of Melissa says the wispy call of the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) sounds like a faint “Steve”. […] …
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We’re Baaack
Several v-shaped honking masses flew overhead as I was driving home yesterday morning, luckily I was able to capture some of the action.
Mochuelo Conejo/Burrowing Owl/Athene cunicularia — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.112
Foto: Julian ZuletaNombre en español: Mochuelo Conejo Nombre en inglés: Burrowing Owl Nombre científico: Athene cunicularia Familia: Strigidae Canto: Andrew SpencerDescripción Anteriormente clasificada en el género Speotyto. Es un búho diurno, bastante gregario y propio de áreas abiertas. En la mitología griega Athene era la diosa de la sabiduría, la guerra y las artes liberales …
White-winged Dove On A Budding Saguaro — Signs Of Summer — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Although I’ve temporarily ceased my automobile-based wildlife hunts, I haven’t by any means quit looking for images to post. In recent days I’ve been taking long, solitary walks in our neighborhood, looking for wildlife to photograph. Our […] …
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Bad Hair Day: Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That! — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 200. Red-breasted Mergansers Can February March? No, but April May. Interesting Fact:Red-breasted Mergansers nest along forested riverbanks, marsh edges, lakeshores, coastal islands, and sandy shores with vegetation. They are never far from water. Female Red-breasted Mergansers select a spot on the ground under dense cover from low tree branches, fallen logs, or […] …
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Zafiro Gorgiazul/Blue-throated Goldentail/Hylocharis eliciae — One Bird Per Day/Un Ave Por Día #1.111
Foto: Jorge ChinchillaNombre en español: Zafiro Gorgiazul Nombre en ingles: Blue-throated Goldentail Nombre científico: Hylocharis eliciae Familia: Trochilidae Canto: Andrew SpencerEl zafiro de Elicia (Hylocharis eliciae) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Trochilidae. Es nativo de Belice, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua y Panamá. Vive en bosque tropical …
Photography of Birds – Set # 14 — H.J. Ruiz – Avian101
Set # 14 American Oystercatchers This lovely family of American Oystercatchers really showed me the integral meaning of the word family. The female partner at all moments stayed close to the chicks while the male partner scans the ground for any edible matter and bring it close to the rest of the family. At the […] …
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The Northern Herper 
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