The summer heat helps bring a lot of birds to our patio water fountain, including this juvenile cooper’s hawk.
He/she has spent much time in the olive tree, which looks down on the fountain and bird feeders.Â
They haven’t learned yet that other birds know they are there, so waiting will get he/she nowhere.
Hutton’s Vireo — Images by kenne
I have, in the past misidentified the Hutton’s Vireo with the Ruby-crowned Kinglet, which is easy to do.
Both are common to southeast Arizona, and both are small birds with very similar markings and coloring.
Male Black-headed Grosbeak at Our Patio Feeder — Image by kenne
Grosbeaks tend to visit feeders, but this guy is the first one I’ve seen at our patio feeder.
Black-headed Grosbeak Video Clip
Female Phainopepla — Image by kenne
Mourning Doves Wait — Image by kenne
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Cedar Waxwings — Image by kenne
I can see them spacing
to find room, looking
so much alike it’s nearly
impossible to count them.
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Verdin Foraging — Image by kenne
Pelican Head — Image by kenne
Reddish Egret Off of Bolivar Island, Galveston, Texas — Image by Hugh Poland
Recently, Hugh Poland attended some of the Galveston Featherfest Events. One was Ground Level Bird Photography
at Bolivar Flats on the Bolivar Peninsula. This image of a Reddish Egret is one he shared with me.
Costa’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne
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Male Cardinal At Patio Feeder This Morning — Image by kenne
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Curve-billed Thruster at Patio Feeder On Easter Morning — HDR image by kenne
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House Sparrow — Image by kenne
Lesser Goldfinches At Patio Fountain — Image by kenne
Great Blue Heron Visited A Neighbor’s House — Image by kenne
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