Birds, NAz
Bullock's Oriole
Icterus bullockii; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Ash-Throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens (apparently eating a worm or larva); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Blackbird and Red-Tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis; Kachina Wetlands Preserve, near Flagstaff, Arizona
raptorshawksagonistic behaviorinterspecies conflictsmall birds chasing large birds
Male Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus, Karen Cooper Trail, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family IcteridaeIcteridsFlagstaff Urban Trail SystemFlagstaff ParksWetlands
Chipping Sparrow Pair
Spizella passerina; one bird may be offering insect to partner; Anasazi Ridge, Flagstaff, Arizona
Female Evening Grosbeak With Nesting Material
Coccothraustes vespertinus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family FringillidaeSubfamily CarduelinaeNesting activitiesAnimal behaviorBehavior related to reproductive fitness
Robin With Nesting Material
Turdus migratorius; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family TurdidaeNesting activitiesAnimal behaviorBehavior related to reproductive fitness
Female Red-Winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus; KachinaWetlands, near Flagstaff, Arizona
Family IcteridaeIcteridsWetlandsNature preservesNorthern Arizona Audubon Society
Male Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Black Headed Grosbeak
Pheucticus melanocephalus (AdultBreedingMale); CheshirePark, Flagstaff, Arizona
Sialia mexicana; Male perched on plastic tent; Arboretum; Flagstaff, Arizona
Corvid Harassing Osprey
Pandion haliaetus vs. Corvus corax; FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Agonistic behaviorInterspecies conflictMidair chasePublic spacesnorthern Arizona
Female Great-Tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Female Great -Tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps; Kachina Wetlands, Flagstaff area, northern Arizona
Canada Geese
Branta canadensis; Kachina Wetlands, Northern Arizona Audubon Society Bird Walk
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum; Karen Cooper (FUTS) trail, Flagstaff, Arizona
Female Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana, female; Karen Cooper Trail, Flagstaff, Arizona
Female Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana, female; Karen Cooper Trail, Flagstaff, Arizona
Osprey Acrobatics
Under attack by two ravens, osprey performs mid-air flip; Pandion haliaetus vs. Corvus coral; FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Raven Harassing Osprey
Pandion haliaetus vs. Corvus corax; FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
American Wigeon With Canada Geese
Anas americana and Branta canadensis; Lake Mary, near Flagstaff, Arizona
Family Anatidaewaterfowlgeese and ducksinterspecies contactsocial behavior
Say's Phoebe
In Agave plant; McGuireville Rest Area, northern Arizona
Raven After Assaulting Red-Tailed Hawk
Corvus corax vs. Buteo jamaicensis; north San Francisco St., Flagstaff, Arizona
Raven vs. Red-tailed hawk
Corvus corax vs. Buteo jamaicensis; north San Francisco St., Flagstaff, Arizona
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis; Anasazi Ridge neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Christina Vojta
on May 19, 2017I love the expressiveness of the bird subjects in many of these photos. In particular, the bald eagle with head thrown back and the yellow-dumped warbler on a mullein. For dramatic, I go for the osprey diving into a pond with a red-winged blackbird just off of one wing. For artistic-unusual, I like the totem pole image of the raven on a pole.
Colin Shepley
on April 23, 2016I find many of these shots engrossing because of spectacular timing. I also really love the color context of the Tanger and Ravens in particular.