A Pygmy Nuthatch. I enjoy watching them move around quickly across the branches of Ponderosa Pines trees. They are quite the acrobats. I have seen them hanging upside down off a branch. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Mountain Chickadee perched on a cone of a Colorado Blue Spruce. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

I came across many Pinyon Jays today in the mountains of northern Arizona. They were searching through the ponderosa pine cones and may have been burying the pine seeds in the ground below the layer of pine needles. I saw them flying between the trees often. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Wilson's Warbler looking out through the leaves of a maple trees. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Steller's Jay and Woodhouse's Scrub Jay visiting one after the other. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

September 20, 2025 Lockett Meadow, Flagstaff, AZ It was a beautiful day to walk among the aspens, pines, firs, and other vegetative life. It began to rain and the petrichor was incredible. #lockettmeadow #nature #photography

A Western Bluebird. There were three bluebirds who visited and each had a gentle and calm presence. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Steller's Jay stopped by for sunflower seeds. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

I was sitting in a field near a pond before sunset where around 300-500 blackbirds were near the wildflowers. Many of them were Red-winged Blackbirds. There were the Yellow-headed and Brewer's Blackbirds, a single crow and other species. I love September. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Mountain Chickadee who is about to hop down to the feeder below. I love these birds. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A female House Finch. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Killdeer and Wilson's Snipe together in a small pond. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

This one appears to be a juvenile Cooper's Hawk who was nearby me during a monsoon rainstorm. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Townsend Solitaire who was perched on the highest branch of a tree. They are quite fond of juniper berries. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Juvenile Chipping Sparrow perched on a Colorado Blue Spruce. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A female Western Tanager. This bird species is known to inhabit wooded forests across a broad range of land that extends up to the northwest parts of Canada. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Nashville Warbler looking down from a branch on a Gambel oak tree. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay. They are quite fond of the Austrian Pines. They are quite vocal and even mischievous in nature. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Juvenile Western Bluebird. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A White-breasted Nuthatch who lifted off from a Colorado Blue Spruce. They are quite agile in their ability to navigate around tree bark while even hanging upside down at times. They place nuts in the bark so that they can break the seed free from within. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

One of three Red-tailed Hawks who were flying in close proximity to one another. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Rufous Hummingbird sitting among the leaves of a fruit tree. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Wilson's Snipe in a small pond of water. This was one of two or possibly three that I saw before sunset. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

This bird visited one of my Aspen trees recently and was perched on the treetop. They appear to be an Olive-sided Flycatcher with the longer and heavier bill and longer wings which are not much that much shorter than the tail. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

I saw a male and female Lesser Goldfinch during my walk today. They were flying fairly close together as they moved from branch to branch. The males have a black cap and the females have an olive and slightly green back. Both are beautiful birds I think. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Spotted Sandpiper checking out the water. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Northern Rough-winged Swallow in flight. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

Two members of the White-faced Ibis species hanging out together in a pond. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

Two Crows and a Turkey Vulture. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

An Eurasian Collared-Dove. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Violet-green Swallow who had just lifted up out of the water. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

I met four beautiful elk this evening. The photo shows three of them together. #nature #photography #wildlife

A bee enjoying the nectar from a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. #insects #nature #photography #wildflowers

I felt very happy to see the arrival of the Rufous Hummingbirds and their beautiful orange-red colors. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Hairy Woodpecker has been living in the Cottonwood nearby. After sunset, he stopped by the feeder for a snack. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A White-breasted Nuthatch hanging upside down on a Ponderosa Pine tree. They are quite adept at navigating tree trunks and branches. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

I captured a front view of a Great Blue Heron that makes them appear like an avian humanoid. There is some graininess in the photo due to the low light conditions from the cloud cover at sunset. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Blue Dasher Dragonfly. #dragonfly #insects #nature #photography

This Great Blue Heron was flying near another heron who had landed in the grass nearby. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Turkey Vulture in flight. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Lesser Goldfinch hanging out among the reeds and other aquatic life. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

I saw a variety of beautiful wildflowers during a walk recently. This one may be a Rocky Mountain Bee Plant. #nativeplant #nature #photography #wildflower

A Killdeer was flying in the general direction from where I sat. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A female Great-tailed Grackle. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Hairy Woodpecker who perched near where I sat. The mountains were visible through the reflection on his eye. #birds #nature #photograpy #wildlife

A Sphinx Moth enjoying a wildflower. #nativeplant #nature #photography #pollinator #wildlife

A Turkey Vulture captured in flight. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Western Bluebird. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

A Lesser Goldfinch. He loves his feeder and will spend a good part of the day there. When he is not at the feeder, he is singing his beautiful songs. #birds #nature #photography #wildlife

Dragonflies have beautiful patterns on their wings. I saw this one closeup before sunset recently. I think this one is Libellula saturata. #dragonfly #insects #nature #photography