Great Egret ” Posing for Friends” © HJ Ruiz – Avian101 via Photo Capture # 100 – Great Egret — H.J. Ruiz - Avian101
Pleeeease! — Through Open Lens
F/6.3, 1/160, ISO 320. Chipmunk Why don’t chipmunks wear skinny jeans? Because their nuts won’t fit. Interesting Fact: Chipmunks generally gather food on the ground in areas with underbrush, rocks, and logs, where they can hide from predators like hawks, foxes, coyotes, weasels, and snakes. They feed on insects, nuts, berries, seeds, fruit, and grain […] …
Mountain Goat — Wilder Alaska
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Pronghorns In Grasslands — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a full screen image. People who visit my community in Tucson and who do not wander far from the city limits usually leave with an incorrect impression of southeastern Arizona’s topography and habitats. The area around Tucson is typical desert […] …
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Little Downey Head — nature has no boss
A young male Downey Headed Woodpecker learning the ropes on a local tree. via Little Downey Head — nature has no boss
So High! — Through Open Lens
F/11.0, 1/500, ISO 320. Hispaniolan Amazon Parrot What did the cat say after eating two robins lying in the sun? I just love baskin’ robins. Interesting Fact: As with other amazons, it prefers forested areas where food is plentiful. This parrot lives in the wood forests in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. However over the …
Sagebrush — Wilder Alaska
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Acorn Woodpecker — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Today I’m featuring one of the more engaging species of birds that I photographed on Mt. Lemmon’s upper slopes. This is the Acorn Woodpecker. This species is native to northern Mexico’s mountains, southern Arizona and New Mexico, […] …
grass, sky and wire — nature has no boss
Along a quiet road with fresh grass and a subdued sky a bird balances on barbed wire in a place where the wind forever blows. Western Wyoming via grass, sky and wire — nature has no boss
Marmot — Wilder Alaska
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The Northern Herper 
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