Harris hawk
A lone raven soars over Seven Falls in Sabino Canyon, southeastern Arizona
A mallard having fun on the water in Tucson
An upclose shot of the great horned owl
Pilates, anyone?
Two Harris hawks; photo taken in southern Arizona
Blue-crowned motmot
A Taveta golden weaver enjoys a snack.
This white egret is perching in a tree at Reid Park in Tucson.
Taken at Reid Park in Tucson
The eye of the Victorian-crowned pigeon is red; taken in one-point-color
A sideways glance from this little bird is priceless!
Macaw: a bird of beautiful colors
Chickadee
I know–yet another ostrich photo!
Some sort of yellow and black bird!
A shama thrush; love the orange and indigo blue colors
Nesting hummingbird
A cormorant at Reid Park in Tucson
Beautiful hummingbird
Venezuelan troupial
House finch
Ferruginous hawk
A one-point-color photo of a drake mallard
East-African crowned crane
Ferruginous hawk
Female Gila woodpecker in a palo verde tree in Tucson
This heron is doing a stare-down! Wonder who won?
A vermillion flycatcher at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson
A beautiful vermillion flycatcher graces some lower branches at Udall Park in Tucson.
Yellow-knobbed currasow
Taveta golden weaver
Blue-bellied roller; native to Africa
Same crane, but taken from another angle
Nicobar pigeon taken in one-point color
Canada goose. Photo taken in southeastern Nebraska
Peregrine falcon
This photo of a phainopepla was taken at Sabino Canyon in southeastern Arizona.
A crested screamer eyes something in the trees above him.
A sparrow peaks out of his birdhouse; southeastern Nebraska
Harris hawk; photo taken west of Tucson
This cardinal casts a sideways look.
Barred owl in southeastern Nebraska
The blue-crowned motmot is native to South America.
Mallard on a small lake in Tucson
Cardinal. It appears as if he’s molting.
Emperor penguin
A Gila woodpecker dines on a Saguaro cactus blossom in Tucson.
Another photo of the beautiful buff-breasted flycatcher
Prairie falcon
Drake mallard duck
Ostrich pals!
Drake mallard; taken at Reid Park in Tucson
A second photo of this beautiful bird. His yellow/orange colors are gorgeous.
Green pigeon
A Taveta golden weaver perches gracefully on a tree branch.
A black-crowned night heron is nestled in a tree in Tucson.
Black-crowned night heron at Reid Park in Tucson
This mallard duck has to work for her noon meal.
A mallard dances on the water at a local pond in Tucson.
Orange bishop weaver; notice the open beak.
A macaw sharpens his beak.
Ostrich. Notice the detail in the inside of his mouth.
A Victorian-crowned blue pigeon
This Taveta golden weaver is native to Africa. They weave a basket for their nests and enter the nest from the bottom.
Bald eagle; photo taken in southeastern Nebraska
Mallard duck in Tucson, Arizona
Macaw; taken in one-point-color setting
Taken during the “golden hour” at Tucson’s Agua Caliente Park
The Taveta golden weaver spreads his wing
A mallard duck sheds water after bathing.
Emerald starling
Personally, I think everyone should have their own Crested Screamer! You don’t want to mess with this guy.
Tawny frogmouth
Wood duck
About to pollinate.
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Shama thrush
Red-headed woodpecker
Prairie falcon; I love the way I was able to capture his left wing.
This ostrich photo is begging for a caption!
This blue-bellied roller is native to Africa. Notice the distinctive blue colors.
Beautiful red cardinal in northeast Tucson
This photo of a hummingbird was taken in southern Arizona.
Trumpeter hornbill
The appearance of the red robin signals the begining of spring in southeastern Nebraska.
An Arizona jay in southeastern Arizona
Taveta golden weavers hang from tree branches in an unusual manner.
Taken at the Patagonia-Sonoita Preserve in southeastern Arizona
A closeup of the spotted dikkop
Common rhea
American kestrel
A hummingbird attempting to pollinate Arizona’s bottle brush plant
Prairie falcon; photo taken just as he was landing
Macaw
A Canada goose spreads his wings. Photo taken in southeast Nebraska
White heron having lunch in local lake in Tucson; notice the small fish sideways in its beak.
This ostrich walked back-and-forth with his mouth open for several minutes.
Green pigeon
It looks like this great horned owl is praying or meditating!
Emerald starling
Vermillion flycatcher
This photo of the Gray Hawk was taken west of Tucson.
A black-crowned night heron gives a backward glance.
A buff-breasted flycatcher at McDonald Park in Tucson
Wild turkey. Photo taken in southeastern Arizona
A black-crowned night heron sits in the treetops in Tucson.
Wood duck
Notice the open beak on this great horned owl.
This cactus wren just finished a meal–notice the red/pink area.
This bird perches on a palo verde tree in Tucson.
Peregrine falcon
A beautiful vermillion flycatcher basks in the Tucson sun on a white trellis.
Drake mallard swimming in a lake in Tucson
The king vulture
A drake mallard at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona
Cactus wren (Arizona’s state bird). Notice the pink coloring on the beak–he had just finished eating fruit from the Saguaro cactus.
Great horned owl
A Gila woodpecker peeks over some Saguaro blossoms.
Gambel’s quail is native to the desert Southwest.
A single droplet of water hangs from the beak of this drake mallard duck.
Blue-crowned motmot, a bird native to South America
Lark bunting
A male Gila woodpecker perching on a park bench
A blue-bellied roller about to catch a piece of bark for his nest
Great blue heron