Cactus Wren — Image by kenne
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Cactus Wren 1 comment
A cactus wren may spend time on top of a saguaro,
Lesser Goldfinch Leave a comment
Lesser Goldfinch: Tubac, Arizona — Image by kenne
In the fields we let them have— in the fields
we don’t want yet—
where thistles rise out of the marshlands of spring, and spring open— each bud a settlement of riches—
a coin of reddish fire— the finches
wait for midsummer, for the long days,
for the brass heat, for the seeds to begin to form in the hardening thistles, dazzling as the teeth of mice, but black,
filling the face of every flower. Then they drop from the sky.
— from Goldfinches by Mary Oliver
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Yellow-billed Teals On A Pond (Tucson, Arizona) — Image by kenne
“When I see a bird that walks like a duck,
and swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck,
I call that bird a duck.”
— James Whitcomb Riley
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Red-tailed Hawk Over Tucson — Image by kenne
Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life: bright the hawk’s flight on the empty sky.
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Raven In Flight 2 comments
Raven in Flight — Image by kenne
“Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore.”
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Nuthatch — The Upside Down Bird 5 comments
Nuthatch–The Upside Down Bird (05/14/22) — Kingwood,TX — Image by kenne
The Nuthatch is a common bird of deciduous forests and wooded urban areas. Known as the “upside down” bird,
it is often observed creeping headfirst down tree trunks while searching cracks and crevices for insect food.
A nuthatch’s foot has one big toe (the hallux) that faces backward, while its other three toes face forward.
— Source: Wild Birds Unlimited
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Costa’s Hummingbird — Another View Leave a comment
Costa’s Hummingbird — Another View — Image by kenne
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Male Phainopepla In Sabino Canyon Leave a comment
Male Phainopepla In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Far fowls have fair feathers.
— A Proverb
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Whitewater Draw, February 5, 2024 Leave a comment
Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw — Image by kenne
Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw in Southeast Arizona — Video by kenne
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Northern Cardinal 2 comments
Male Northern Cardinal In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Red Bird
Red bird came all winter
Firing up the landscape
As nothing else could.
Of course I love the sparrows,
Those dun-colored darlings,
So hungry and so many.
I am a God-fearing feeder of birds,
I know he has many children,
Not all of them bold in spirit.
Still, for whatever reason-
Perhaps because the winter is so long
And the sky so black-blue,
Or perhaps because the heart narrows
As often as it opens-
I am grateful
That red bird comes all winter
Firing up the landscape
As nothing else can do.
— Mary Oliver
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Hummingbird Near The Patio Leave a comment
Broad-billed Hummingbird — Image by kenne
“In the fluttering dance of the hummingbird,
I remember to embrace the fleeting moments
and savor the sweetness of life.”
— Anonymous
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Eastern Bluebirds 1 comment
Eastern Bluebirds — Image by kenne
The bluebird carries the sky on his back.
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Brown Pelican Lifting Off 2 comments
Brown Pelican Lifting Off Lake Houston– HDR Image by kenne
The look of skiing,
wings high for lift-off
I notice the scary sound
of the big beautiful bird,
but most of the time,
I felt nothing in the moment
as the wind moved
over the lake waters
the pelican moving
at the speed
of a second hand.
— kenne
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Red-winged Blackbird Leave a comment
Red-winged Blackbird — Image by kenne
Blackbird up in tree
With a red patch on your wing
Stopping for a moment.
— kenne
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National Bird Day 1 comment
Costa’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne
National Bird Day
Small in size, often overlooked
Beautiful to watch.
— kenne
