Monthly Archives: February 2017

Nesting Time

One of our favorite birds has become the Phainopepla. We just love how this guy struts his stuff, posing like a male model, feeding like a flycatcher, whistling and calling like a Northern Cardinal. The other day at Organ Pipe … Continue reading

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A Desert Walk

Yesterday’s walk started out tough. As I walked up the campground road I heard a Cactus Wren and was surprised to see it right beside me, except it didn’t look like a wren. I watched it sing and feed but … Continue reading

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Get A Room

Yesterday, I got an early start and visited the City of Tucson’s Sweetwater Wetlands, a 60 acre treatment and recharge project set up for wildlife viewing. It is a popular birding site where you can see nearby tractor trailers on … Continue reading

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A Morning Hike

Penny and I are in Tucson staying at a nice county park – Gilbert Ray Campground – where yesterday morning we took a short hike up Brown Mountain. Before we left the campground, we saw several Phainopepla (harder to spell … Continue reading

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Too Many People, Not Enough Birds

The Southwest is packed with travelers – perhaps it’s the lower fuel prices, the need for some fresh air after a putrid election season, or just the boomers spending their kids’ inheritances, but I’ve had a challenge getting camping spots … Continue reading

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Sweet Penelope Sue

Our Vizsla, aka Penny, just turned 13 last month and is having a wonderful trip. When not sleeping on the floor between the driver and passenger, she is curled up as close to the gas furnace outlet as she can … Continue reading

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Whitewater Draw

One of the amazing sites, and sights, of birding Southern Arizona is Whitewater Draw, the winter home of thousands of Sandhill Cranes. I’ll just let these pictures tell you of our visit. We were enthralled by the way the cranes … Continue reading

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Desert Birds

Two of our last camping stops have been at Texas state parks (Seminole Canyon and Davis Mountain) with a nice variety of desert birds. Here are some that we saw starting with a Cactus Wren. A House Finch (not really … Continue reading

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Birding at the Cocina

We had breakfast at Irma’s, a small Mexican restaurant just outside [Pancho Villa State Park](http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us//panchovillastatepark.html) in Columbus, New Mexico. The food was great and the decorations quite unique. The owner has a penchant for roosters. They are too neat not … Continue reading

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All Cracked Up

We were heading west from Laredo on a rural highway with many trucks sharing the road. Sally was driving, doing about 75 which is the speed limit, and I was editing photos on my MacBook. The road was smooth and … Continue reading

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