BIRDS OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST

[LDMGOLD]

I thought I would put up a topic about birds. This is one of my favorite, the Cactus Wren. It is also the state bird of Arizona. Hope to see more birds on this site. Tom K.

[reptilist]

Good idea!
A couple of years ago, I saw this flicker through my window...

[LDMGOLD]

Great photo Terry...Here another one I caught this summer. Just a hair out of focus cause I didn't have much time.

[yuccahead]

Here's a cedar waxwing. I found it in my yard one bitterly cold morning last Jan. He had apparently taken off in the dark and nose dived into the frozen snow on the ground. I propped him up for a photo. It's mate was nearby and had frozen on it's perch and simply dropped to the ground.

[LDMGOLD]

I'm going to try another photo of the Red-Tailed hawk. This is a better photo......I didn't have much time to set up. Like fifteen seconds at best before the bird flew.

[LDMGOLD]

Here is a photo of a Mallard drake you might enjoy taken last year at Canyon Lake.

[yuccahead]

Great Blue Heron, from my journal/sketchbook.

[yuccahead]

Great Blue Heron on the Green River, Utah

[reptilist]

Birds are tough...I mean, I may not even have a bird shot that's in focus!

Another backyard birdie (hooded oriole)...

[reptilist]

Great photos guys! Love the artwork too!
I have always wanted to see a Cedar Waxwing... Very pretty birds!

Here is a parent Cactus Wren teaching it's kids what to eat....


And one of four GHOz that I saw during a birding class field trip last January....