Yellow Crowned Night Herons, San Antonio River Walk — Image by kenne
Stop searching the world for treasure, the real treasure is in yourself.
— Pablo Valle
Archive for the ‘Birds’ Tag
Yellow Crowned Night Heron Leave a comment
Black Headed Grosbeak — Grunge Art Leave a comment
Black Headed Grosbeak — Grunge Art by kenne
No valid plans for the future
can be made by those who
have no capacity for living now.
— Alan Watts
The Dapper, Pyrrhuloxia Leave a comment
Pyrrhuloxia Photographed in Sabino Canyon by kenne
This male pyrrhuloxia looks a lot like a female Northern Cardinal and its song is nearly identical to the cardinal.
— kenne
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Leave a comment
Ruby-crowned Kinglet — Image by kenne
The trail was quiet
The breeze was calm.
What is that little bird
With all that energy?
Wings constantly flicking
Chattering out his songs
The hiker pulls out
His nature guide.
Was this nervous fliting
Bird just passing through?
Looks like a kinglet,
Possible a ruby-crowned
Spending the winter
In Sabino Canyon.
— kenne
Wintering In Sabino Canyon 2 comments
Phainopepla
Western Bluebird — Images by kenne
We dance round a ring and suppose,
But the secret sits in the middle, and knows.
— Robert Frost
Northern Mockingbird, Or Is It A Curve-billed Thrasher? Leave a comment
Northern Mockingbird or is it a Curve-billed Thrasher? — Grunge Art by kenne
You will find a lot of birds
and bird watchers in Sabino canyon.
Some observed recently:
Cooper’s hawk
mourning dove
greater roadrunner
Anna’s hummingbird
gila woodpecker
American kestrel
Cassin’s vireo
common raven
verdin
rock wren
canyon wren
house wren
cactus wren
black-tailed gnatcatcher
ruby-crowned kinglet
western bluebird
hermit thrush
curve-billed thrasher
northern mockingbird
phainopepla
orange-crowned warbler
black-throated wray warbler
black-throated sparrow
Abert’s towhee
western tanager
northern cardinal
house finch
I’m not a birder
but I can see
and hear
the birds around me.
I depend on
the knowledge
and discipline
of others
to identify
what I see and hear.
sometimes I identify
birds in my photographies
sometimes I’m wrong —
save a bird,
photograph them.
— kenne
(Bird list source: Jean Hengesbaugh)
Hiking Pima Canyon And Becoming Intrigued With A Flock Of Ravens Leave a comment
The first gallery of photos was taken on the SCVN Friday hike in Pima Canyon (November 6, 2015). During the hike we notice a flock of ravens, not a common sight since raven tend to be solitary or in pairs. So, later in the day I did a little research on ravens. The best answer I could find for why ravens might flock together was that of young migrating ravens.
(Click on any of the images for a larger view in a slideshow format.)
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Pima Canyon Trail
Young Ravens may form juvenile flocks or “gangs”, which helps them when they are foraging for food. They actually play together, flying and catching objects in the air. They will make their own toys for entertainment, play with wolves or dogs in a game of chase, and even slide down snow hills — interesting!
Like many people, I’m fascinated by these very intelligent birds and take photos of them at every opportunity. Here are a few.
kenne
Images by kenne
