Saturday, September 3, 2022

Birds, Birds, Birds

 

I was sorting through some photos last week and came across a variety of photos of birds from my many years walking at the Desert Botanical Garden.  This first one is one of my favorites, a cactus wren appropriately enough, sitting on top of a cactus.

And here is a speedy roadrunner.  They are always fun to watch.

Here is a verdin.  These fellows are hard to photograph because they rarely sit still.  Even when they are in one place for a while they seem to be constantly moving about.

This is a curve-billed thrasher who appears to eyeing the cactus fruit.

This is from a rare sighting of a great horned owl.  These owls stay pretty well hidden so I only see them on rare occasions.

It's still too hot to walk at the garden.  I'm looking forward to when I can do that again.

7 comments:

  1. You captured some very beautiful bird photos!

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  2. Some nice bird shots here, I especially like the roadrunner.

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  3. Great bird shots, Owls are amazing and hard to spot

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  4. I like the roadrunner too. Beep, beep. (I couldn't resist)

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  5. Great shots, especially of the owl. I think my fave is the thrasher eyeing the cactus fruit. You can tell he's thinking about it.

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  6. The owl is impressive.

    The roadrunner should be wary of coyotes with Acme on their speed dial.

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  7. They are outstanding shots! Great photos!

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