Sunset — Image by kenne
— Walt Whitman
This Gila Woodpecker Thinks He’s A Hummingbird — Image by kenne
Gila woodpeckers have been coming to the hummingbird feeder for several weeks now, and when I see him, I frighten him away.
This morning I decided to get a photo. This is because woodpeckers are so adept at holding on to most anything.
They can do this because of two front and two back toes (zygodactyl toes). This clever foot formation,
which can look like an X or a K, allows birds to grip things more efficiently. Add the fact that the tongues of woodpeckers
can extend as much as 2 inches past the tips of their bills, and they like sweet things, such as fruit.
Conclusion: this feeder is as much a woodpecker feeder as a hummingbird feeder.
— kenne
Gila Woodpecker On A Saguaro — Image by kenne
This curve-billed thrasher was one of two on the neighbor’s ocotillo plant that I videoed in the following clip. — kenne
— from Ocotillo by Tom Quigley
Two-tailed Swallowtail, Arizona’s State Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
— kenne
Broad-billed Hummingbird Video Clip Camera Setup, September 18, 2022
Broad-bill Hummingbird At Patio Feeder (September 17, 2022) — Images by kenne
This Morning a Broad-banded Swallowtail Visited Our Potted Lemon Plant on the Patio — Images by kenne
Southern Dogface # 7 — Image by kenne
— from 536. Ode Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth
Curve-billed Thrasher at Patio Bird Feeder — Image by kenne
— kenne
A Fallen Century Plant Observed On This Morning’s Walk In Tanuri Ridge — Image by kenne
The century plant, Agave americana, is monocarpic, meaning it will bloom once in its lifetime.
However, it doesn’t bloom in a hundred years but may not appear for 10, 20, or more years, depending on the climate.
Most species in the genus Agave flower just once, although there are a few that are repeat bloomers.
Curve-billed Thrasher On The Patio Wall — Image by kenne
— kenne
Roadrunner in Olive Tree
Almost Blown Off the Limb by Strong Gust of Wind — Images by kenne
— kenne
Great Western Swallowtail Butterfly — Photo Essay by kenne
— kenne
Western Giant Swallowtail — Images by kenne
Swallowtail
— CharlesC
Broad-billed hummingbird just off the patio in the bushes, preparing to go to the feeder on the patio — mission accomplished! — Images by kenne
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