Tag Archives: Birding in Arizona

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Poetry

~Birding in Arizona – American Kestrel

November 9, 2017 Sheila 3 Comments

~Cave Creek, Cave Creek Regional Park, November, 2017

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high atop a cactus

scanning surroundings for food

focused and alert

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_MG_1525 — American Kestrel, male

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_MG_1526 — Going for the kill.

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_MG_1564 — Sure hope it wasn’t another bird. I can’t tell what it is.

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_MG_1563 — Almost finished!

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_MG_1594 — “Glad it wasn’t us.”

House Finch, male.

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_MG_1596 — House Finch, Female

Happy Birding!

On The Road, Photos-Birds

~Icon of the Desert – Gila Woodpecker

November 8, 2017 Sheila 6 Comments

~Cave Creek Regional Park, Cave Creek, AZ, November, 2017

What a treat it was to listen, watch and photograph these gorgeous woodpeckers. They were busy building a nest in a Saguaro Cactus in our back “yard”. Go out to this Web-site and listen to their call – Gila

_MG_1545 — Gila Woodpecker, Male.

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_MG_1473 — Female

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_MG_1548 — Notice the red cap.

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_MG_1470 — Notice the yellow belly.

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_MG_1537 — A nest.

~Happy Birding~

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Photos-Landscapes

~Arizona State Bird, Cactus Wren

November 7, 2017 Sheila 4 Comments

~Cactus Wren, Cave Creek Regional Park, November, 2017

A very curious wren and the largest. There were several that would visit us in our “yard” at Cave Creek, always coming close to the coach and inspecting everything. I just loved watching them.

At least two pair were busy collecting materials for nest building.

Here is a Web-site with some good information on the Cactus Wren: Wren

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_MG_1505 — Another view.

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