Skip to content

Posts tagged ‘bird’

Phainopepla

I’m assisting on an MSC educational hike in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve this morning. Subject: Birding. Since I’ll be on duty, I won’t have time for photos so here’s a shot of a Phainopepla I captured yesterday while hiking the Marcus Landslide trail.

Bird in Wildflowers

A montage containing a sweet little bird, two photos of dried flowers, blowing grasses and some rusty metal.

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

My first sighting of a Ladder-backed Woodpecker and I see two right outside my kitchen window! I wondered if they might be fledglings because feathers on their heads were a little sparse. I searched online and read that juveniles of both sexes have red on their heads so I might be right. Light rain and a slightly dirty window kept me from getting a really clear shot but once again, I have a photo for the day 🙂