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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The Dog Days of… Spring
In these early, still nippy, Spring days, some of us just can't wait for the warmer temps to arrive to enjoy the simple outdoor pleasures.
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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Reflections — Montana Rose Photography
I have sat down to write a blog post close to a hundred times. I type it and then change my mind over and over again. I have sat down to write a blog post a handful of times. Typed it up, posted it, and then deleted it. I say a handful of times, but […] …
A Wise Duck Once Told Me “QUACK” And He Meant It! — Through Open Lens
F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 125. White-cheeked pintail Why did the student wear eye-glasses in math class? It improved DiVision! Interesting Fact: White-cheeked Pintail: Large, heavily spotted dark and light brown duck with striking white cheek patches, blue bill with bright red base, buff pointed tail. Legs and feet are blue-gray. Feeds on aquatic plants, small invertebrates. […] …
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# A PHOTO A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY — Living in Nature
Nup! There’s no photo from my archives today. I’ve been too busy. Standing on my balcony. Breathing the fresh air. Doing my daily exercise. Breathing in. Breathing out. Admiring the young eucalyptus trees lined up in front of all our balconies. These young trees were level with the balcony fence when I moved […] via # …
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Puppy Dog Eyes — Peter’s Photo Journal
Pseudeuophrys lanigera – Me and Mike Powell (you should really go and check out his fabulous blog ‘My Journey Through Photography’ right now!) We know some folk get a little creeped out by these things … but who could fail to be moved by the cute little puppy dog eyes on this very small jumping […] …
My Girl Keito, the Blue Headed Pionus
More pics of Keito and Abby the Maxi here.
The Northern Herper 
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