Great egret activating statue mode at #BolsaChicaWetlands, California. 🪶

Snowy Egret watching for the right moment to snag some lunch. #BolsaChicaWetlands, California 🪶

Ridgway’s Rail slashing about in the morning sun at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California. 🪶

A reddish egret on the hunt for breakfast. Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve, California. 🪶

Another gorgeous day in Arizona. I’m glad I’m able to escape the world for a bit. #Arizona

I love these birds. We don’t see them at our feeder in the desert so it’s a treat to see them up here on the Mogollon Rim. I call ‘em Punk Rock Shouty Birds. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Gorgeous hike today. It was needed. The dappled sunlight on the lake- the scent of the pines-the wind rustling the trees…I feel grounded again.

Timeline cleanse. Here’s a Western Bluebird that was at the trailhead before I had my camera settings ready. 😜. But I got more than just just the feet this time. 🙂 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

I hope everyone can find some inner peace and rest up to fight again. #GrandCanyonNP

This is California Condor 1319. Hatched in the wild on 5/1/2024. It is the only offspring so far of Father 885 and Mother 967. I could not zoom out fast enough as it took flight. My goodness does it have wings that go on forever. Nearly 10’ 🪶 #ArizonaBirding #CaliforniaCondor

Omgomgomg!!! We found a California Condor. Meet Star. Hatched 5/1/24. Father 885. Mother: 967

Will leaving binocs and cameras behind increase the odds of seeing a California Condor? I got this crappy shot of a turkey vulture with my short lens yesterday that had me excited for a bit. Maybe I leave everything behind. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Our quest to see a California Condor has reached the three day mark with zero success. But we did see this cute Juniper Titmouse. 🪶 #GrandCanyon #ArizonaBirding

East end of the Grand Canyon. #Arizona

It’s a girl! #Loofah #ArizonaGardening

They didn’t die for flags and chants. They died for freedoms—speech, press, vote, dissent. We owe them more than a long weekend.

Female Wilson’s Phalarope caught doing a bit of preening for #FemaleBirdDay. Females are more vibrant than males and engage in polyandry; males stay with the nest to incubate the eggs. Rock on, Sisters! 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

A little Burrowing Owl for your Friday. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Let’s stick with the “I struggle to identify this bird” theme. Here’s a pretty little flycatcher. 🪶 Sierra Vista, Arizona 4/21/25 #ArizonaBirding

The more I try to identify immature and female hummingbirds, the more I realize I know nothing so here’s a pretty hummingbird from the Sierra Vista region of Arizona. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Is this a leucistic rock pigeon or just a natural color variation? Phoenix, Arizona. Taken today. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

This girl just tried plucking hair from my husband’s head. Sadly I missed that photo opportunity. Must be nesting season. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Not the best of pictures, but here is lifer number 413. A Scott’s Oriole. Nine lifers in 3 days-very successful trip 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Bit of a climb up Miller Canyon, but we found the Red-faced Warbler. And Grace’s and the Olive. 😀😀😀 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Let’s play Identify That Flycatcher, shall we? Ramsay Canyon, Arizona. April 21. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

I haven’t felt very birdy lately with FOTUS ignoring court orders and all. But they do offer a nice distraction. #ArizonaBirding

Cathedral Valley at Capitol Reef last summer. If you have a high clearance 4WD vehicle, I can say after almost a year that the very slow going bouncing all over the place is worth it. I’d never been so glad to see pavement. #NationalParks

What’s a #WaderWednesday without some Sandhill Cranes? 🪶 #Arizona

I wish we had nothing but #BlueskyMonday ahead of us, but I fear we are going to see much more red before this is over. Hepatic Tanager 🪶 #Arizona

🎶I’m too sexy for my tail. Too sexy for my tail. So sexy on this trail. 🎶 Marsh wren at Hassayampa River. #Arizona. 🪶

Virginia Rail striking a pose for #WaderWednesday. 🪶 #Nevada

My car has an auto collision detection override and often won't let me move because emus. So, I sit stranded in my driveway until these dorks lose interest and amble away.

It’s #Twosday! And exactly 1 day has past since I posted a Sandhill Crane picture. I do love these characters. 🪶 #Arizona

Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona #BlueskyMonday

Looking all dapper and actually not singing the song of its people at 6am. Over and over. And over. I really do love listening to their repertoire. Just not so early and right outside my window. 😆🪶 #MockingbirdMonday #Arizona

From Willcox, Arizona this winter I bring you some bird ballet for #SandhillSaturday 🪶

A little hummingbird action for #FlydayFriday Anna’s, Calliope, Black-chinned. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

American Robins are not often seen in the Phoenix area. Having grown up in an area where they seemed to bring the spring with them it’s always a special treat to see one here. 🪶 #ThrushThursday #ArizonaBirding

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Something touched my foot! Great Egret for #WaderWednesday #ArizonaBirding🪶

We’ve officially hit 100° in the West Valley. I think that calls for a blackberry bramble, don’t you? #cocktails #arizona

Western Meadowlark floofed out in the chill of the morning. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Northern Harrier hoping to grab some breakfast. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

Hitting the brakes! 🪶 #SandhillCranes #Arizona

Black-crowned night heron showing off some breeding plumage. I think this is a male due to the long plumes. Please correct me if I'm wrong. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding #TresRios

Note to self: when using a nearly empty isi whipper to add foam to a cocktail - don’t. The ensuing whipper “fart” blasted cocktail everywhere. This is the remake.

Green heron hanging out in the reeds at Tres Rios Wetlands today. 🪶 #BirdingArizona

A Wigeon for your a Wednesday. 🪶 #ArizonaBirding

I try to stick to birds and booze here because the political insanity of the US makes me so angry all of the time. But this… this is disgusting. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Is this just an incomplete molt on the Avocets? 🪶 #ArizonaBirding