Hammond’s Flycatcher — Image by kenne
Hammond’s flycatcher
Trying to go unnoticed
Hides among the twigs.
— kenne
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Hammond’s Flycatcher 1 comment
Hammond’s flycatcher
Vermilion Flycatcher In Cienega Creek Natural Preserve Leave a comment
Vermilion Flycatcher in Cienega Creek Natural Preserve — Image by kenne
(Cienega creek originates in the Canelo Hills in Santa Cruz County, and flows northwest to an area just outside Tucson.
It runs along the east side of State Route 83 and passes under Interstate 10.)
may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it’s sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there’s never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile
–ee cummings
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Raven In The Snow Leave a comment
Raven In The Snow (Mt. Lemmon) — Image by kenne
Raven in the snow
A big bird trying to land
A black and white view.
— kenne
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Northern Mockingbird Leave a comment
Northern Mockingbird (Kingwood Texas) — Image by kenne
Northern Mockingbird
Mimics sounds of other birds
Impersonator.
— kenne
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Black-throated Sparrow On Cholla Cactus 1 comment
Black-throated Sparrow On A Cholla Cactus — Image by kenne
Bird on a cholla
Scene common in the desert
Black-throated sparrow.
— kenne
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Bag-Beaked Pelicans Leave a comment
Pelican (Puerto Penasco, Mexico) — Image by kenne
Bag-beaked pelicans
Fly low over the water
Load up on small fish.
— kenne
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Female Phainopepla In The Morning Sun Leave a comment
Female Phainopepla In The Morning Sun — Image by kenne
Morning sun rising
Early walkers see the birds
Greeded by singing.
— kenne
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Gambel’s Quail Smage Art Leave a comment
Gambel’s Quail Smage Chalk Art by kenne
The piercing cries
of the Gambel’s quail
call the small flock together
after they scurry one by one
across the sandy wash.
— from The Mexican Poppies Have Unfurled by Wes Jernigan
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Male Cardinal With A Berry Leave a comment
Male Cardinal With A Berry (Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
The summer goes away With the white leaf of a dusty day;
With the yellow leaf of beech And the red leaf of the maple;
The summer has no mind to stay
With the shrunk brown leaf of the apple,
The shrivelled hang-stone on the peach.
But it matter little how branches bleach,
The cardinal bird remains.
— from The Cardinal Bird by Orrick Johns
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Cranes At Whitewater Draw 1 comment
Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw — Image by kenne
“It’s something about this final point—the fact they’re so ancient—that brings me perspective and stillness.
In a universe thought to be 14 billion years old, and with a bird that has been around so very long,
watching them inspires me to keep my short life in perspective, helps me clarify the course I want to take,
what my landing spots might be, how best to use my wild and precious life (to quote another poet, Mary Oliver).”
— Laura Pritchett
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Greater Roadrunner Portrait 2 comments
Greater Roadrunner — Image by kenne
Oh, bird of my soul, fly away now,
For I possess a hundred fortified towers.
— Rumi
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Anna’s Hummingbird 4 comments
Anna’s Hummingbird On Our Patio Feeder — Image by kenne
“Hummingbirds are proof that great things come in small packages.”
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A Greater Roadrunner Morning 7 comments
Greater Roadrunner On A Patio Morning — Images by kenne
This time of the year in the desert is so pleasant. The mornings are cooler, so after a walk, I like to watch and listen
to the many birds coming to our feeders and water at the fountain. Occasionally, a Greater Roadrunner appears on top
of the patio wall on their way to get water at the fountain. I happened to be sitting there with my camera and got a few pictures.
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White-winged Doves At Feeder 6 comments
White-winged Doves at Feeder — Image by kenne
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Common Black Hawk 2 comments
Common Black Hawk — Image by kenne
