Bobcat — On Patrol

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Today I’m posting images of a Bobcat that I made recently as she walked in one of Tucson’s public parks, likely searching for prey. Some of you might find this cat to

Phainopepla — Two Portraits

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Recently, I posted a couple of images of Phainopeplas — male and female. I was pretty pleased with the female’s image in that post but I thought that my photo of the

White-crowned Sparrow — The One and Only (So Far)

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. This has been a frustrating winter for wildlife photography in southern Arizona. This should be a time of year when I have access to, and photograph, dozens of species of migratory birds.

Snowy Egret — Hunter in the Reeds

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I’m making a lot of images of Snowy Egrets lately. I confess, I have a hard time resisting photographing these birds — they are photogenic and they are a not-uncommon sight in

Cactus Wren — Morning Song

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I photographed a Cactus Wren the other morning and as I was doing so I was somewhat surprised to realize that it had been years since I last photographed one. I can’t

Crested Caracaras at Roadside

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Regular readers know about my passion for Crested Caracaras. I’ll never pass up an opportunity to photograph these beautiful and enigmatic birds. Recently, I went out to hunt for Caracaras to photograph.

Northern Pintails

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Several species of ducks are seasonal autumn/winter residents in southern Arizona. I’ve previously posted about one of those species, the American Wigeon. Today I’m posting about another, the Northern Pintail. This is

Vermilion Flycatcher — Two Portraits

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. I’m quick to say that Vermilion Flycatchers rank among the most photogenic of the subjects that I routinely photograph. I sometimes think that it’s difficult to make a truly bad image of

Snowy Egret — Moment of Daybreak

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Those of you who are regular readers know that I often extol the virtues of photographing at daybreak (sunset as well). For a brief few minutes lighting can be spectacular, illuminating subjects

Harris’s Hawks — Adult and Juvenile

You may enlarge any image in this post by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. Harris’s Hawks are the only hawks in North America that live communally. A typical Harris’s Hawk family consists of a dominant female, her consort male, and several subordinate birds. A family may

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