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