Narrowing the field for my 2027 desktop calendar… (12 + 1 for the cover) 🗓️ 🌵

Brown-crested Flycatcher on Saguaro

Amazing image 🤯

Jurassic Park 2026

Flying into the week like…

Audio quiz, answer! A Roadrunner was behind the audio clip posted earlier today.

I was going to share my photo for Father’s Day but someone beat me to it…

Sunday morning audio quiz! Who are we hearing at 5:55 am? (SE Arizona) Answer later! 👀

Harris’s Hawk has something to crow about.

Cactus Wren has something special for you.

Happy Caturday!

Good Morning ☀️ 🌵 Ladder-backed Woodpecker has a morsel

I spent the morning chasing Roadrunners around Sabino Canyon.

I’m selecting images for my 2027 desktop calendar. Any requests? More/less raptors? Rarities/higher elevation species? Composite is from this year’s calendar…

Bushtit! I photographed this cutie on Mt. Lemmon this morning.

A few weeks ago I was quite lucky and thrilled to find this pair of Prairie Warblers, which are uncommon in Ontario. #birds #birding

Broad-tailed Hummingbird #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings

“It’s Monday already?” Milo has some questions.

Brown-crested Flycatcher outside its Saguaro cavity. I’m hoping for more from this spot in the coming weeks…

Good Morning from the Sonoran Desert 🌵 ☀️

Verdin rescue! This fledgling hit the façade at work & was struggling. I put it in my Tilley hat in the shade, a few drops of water and it flew away!

Good Morning ☀️ 🌵 1/3200 shutter speed is almost fast enough to freeze the action of this hummingbird.

I almost forgot it’s Woodpecker Wednesday!

Juxtaposition. The stages of Saguaro blossoms… 🌵

One of our neighborhood Kestrels! I suspect it’s a juvie… 🤔

There is a high concentration of cats on our couch.

Good Morning ☀️ Brown-crested Flycatcher The migrate north to SE Arizona in the summer & nest in Saguaro cavities.

Caturday morning with Milo

Sorry, ladies. He’s taken…

Good morning! 🪶

Parting shot of this lovely corvid (ID in alt-text)

I needed to work on my presentation. Winston had other ideas.

The guy she tells you not to worry about. 🦃

Good Morning ☀️ 🌵 Juvenile House Finch samples Saguaro fruit

Wednesday morning audio quiz! Who are we listening to? SE Arizona ~ 8,000 feet elevation

June is Pride Month

Steller’s Jays- assemble!

Steller’s Jay! Ours have white racing stripes.

May highlights!

I spent part of my morning with ~ a dozen Turkey Vultures at Madera Canyon

Murderbirds in training… (ID in alt-text)

Portrait of a murderbird

Milo is not quite ready for Caturday

Update on the Cooper’s Hawks behind Tucson Subaru… they’re still actively hunting. Hoping for a healthy yield next month.

The Desert Purple Martins have returned for the summer! 🧵

Strongly agree

Some birds will always stop me in my tracks. Every time. (ID in alt-text)

Momma Kestrel staying near her fledglings…

The feline trifecta

Starting the week off with a male Ladder-backed Woodpecker 🪶🌵 ☀️