Category Archives: Desert birds

Del Dios Gorge

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Richard

As I sit here watching light snow fall and the temperature hover around 20 degrees, I think back two days when I was a little peevcd about birding in the hot sun and windy, dusty conditions along Del Dios Gorge … Continue reading →

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Anza-Borrego Birds

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Richard

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in California and after lots of recent rain, about to pop with wildflowers. Here are some of the early blooms as photographed by Sally. The sunrises and sunsets here are spectacular. … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Critters

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Richard

I decided to document some of the wildlife I saw yesterday here at Falcon State Park as we prepare to move on. Here’s a Greater Roadrunner skulking through our back yard. I took a brief drive down the nearby “dump … Continue reading →

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Free Range Porkers

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Richard

When I bird with Penny in our woods at home I never have her on leash and her wildlife encounters are usually with red squirrels or chipmunks – she tends to ignore deer. We have encountered a few Black Bears, … Continue reading →

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Some Birds of the Desert

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Richard

Gambel’s Quail are runners, very hard to photograph as they scurry through the brush. Here’s one almost obscured as it darted past me. On the other hand, this Red-winged Blackbird was so intent on singing that he allowed me to … Continue reading →

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