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I think I spotted a Lewis’s Woodpecker in the treetops along the trail to the Clevenger House this morning! Boyce Thompson Arboretum 10/23/25.
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I always enjoy the upside down world of the White-breasted Nuthatch🤪📸. Coon Bluff, Oct 16, 2025.
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Wait… What! I thought that there was only one of us around here!😂📸 Rarely seen in Arizona, a Prothonotary Warbler at Gilbert Riparian Preserve early this morning. Oct. 16, 2025.
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Pretty sure that’s not a Coco Puff it’s popping😂! Ibis at Huntington Central Park, CA.
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An Ibis scoots by and I’m treated to a view of it’s iridescent wing! Oct 10, 2025.

Belted Kingfishers in Huntington Beach, CA!

A Belted Kingfisher does some zooming then hangs out for some poses! Huntington Beach Central Park, CA. Oct 9, 2025.
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Hey mom... should I play with it or eat it! Yum! A Coatimundi morning at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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Is this little fluffball going gray, or is it just the light? Vermilion Flycatcher at Coon Bluff.
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A bald eagle follows its mate as it passes by me, and they fly eastward toward the morning sun above the Salt River at Coon Bluff, Arizona. Oct 3, 2025.
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A bald eagle cruises upstream above the Salt River at Coon Bluff, Arizona on a beautiful cool and wispy morning. Oct 3, 2025.
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The La Chute River is a short, 3.5-mile-long river in Ticonderoga, New York, that flows from Lake George to Lake Champlain.

Sleepy time for a Great Horned Owl.
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Humming in Madera Canyon!

Madera Canyon. #birds

On leaving Madera Canyon, I decided to make one last stop… Whitehouse Picnic Area. A relaxing and fun day ended with a pic of a Bridled Titmouse!
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Thanks so much KC!

A Painted Redstart along the trail at Madera Canyon, Arizona.
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Some more of my favorite Hummingbird images from my visit to the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. I believe a female/immature and male black-chinned, a broad-billed, plus one that Merlin insists is a broad-tailed but I thought might be a Rufous on the attack!
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A Rufous Hummingbird looks ready to attack… Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, AZ.
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Rivoli’s Hummingbird… It was a great day photographing hummingbirds at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, south of Tucson. Got a great latte and muffin at the store and watched the action!
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This juvenile Northern Mockingbird is about to snag a morning bite. Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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An American Kestrel backlit by a blinding sunrise… blinding especially to me as I was unfortunately looking straight at it! Higley Ponds, AZ 8/20/25.
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Another Anna’s Hummingbird comes swooping in to the fountain, and I’m ready to photograph a full series of images! Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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She was too fast for me to photograph in flight… but she did let me zoom in for a portrait. Female Vermilion Flycatcher at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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‘State-driven censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts Hundreds of titles are being pulled from library and classroom shelves in the Republican-dominated state

Wait, what? They removed the Diary of Anne Frank from some school bookshelves in Florida? I had to read that twice to be sure!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is one of my favorite street portraits ever. I spotted him in a park. He’s not sad, but focused on photographing the roses. His beard brings out his experience and character. I asked him if I could make a portrait while he photographed.
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Beautiful comp and color!!!

Some peaceful views… Gig Harbor, WA.

Why do the tourists have to be so loud 🤣... otter in Morro Bay, CA.

Out and about on the day before the 4th of July, and giving some thought to tomorrow. Photographed with a Nikon ZF and 26mm pancake lens in Huntington Beach.
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A White-faced Ibis hunting at Huntington Beach Central Park, CA. I highly recommend a lovely morning walk around the lake!
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