Category Archives: Photos-Birds

Photos that I have taken of Birds.

~At the watering Hole

who knows where they’re from

north to south they come

 for food and warmth

they fly back and forth

to eat and drink

I sit and think

how lovely

and of they’re journey

~In between the lagoons in Dead Horse Ranch State Park is a grove of trees, mostly Cottonwoods. There is a watering hole there that is man-made and fed by the river. The birds flock to this area to eat and drink.

I was surprised to see this Phainopepla.

Phainopepla

This is the first Waxwing I have seen all week.

Western Blue Birds and Cedar Waxwing

 

Happy Birding!

 

~Birds around Dead Horse Ranch State Park

Western Bluebirds

Bluebirds were everywhere. They must be flocking to migrate. It was fun watching them hunt for bugs.


Dead Horse Ranch State Park is home to the annual Friends of Verde Valley Birding Festival, which takes place in April. If you enjoy birding and are in the area then this event is worth attending. Here is a link: https://verderiver.org/birding-festival/

Throughout the year the park puts out feeding stations to attract birds. It sure makes it easy to sit on a bench and watch the birds fly in and out.

Goldfinches

Chipping Sparrow

House Finch

Say’s Phoebe

Sorry for the quality of this photo. She was hanging around a kid’s playground in the park.

 

Happy Birding!