Birds, NAz
Male Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinaus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family FringillidaeSubfamily Carduelinaebirds attracted by feederssuburban birdsNorthern Arizona
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya; Sedona Wetlands Preserve, West Sedona, Arizona
Family TyrannidaePublic landsdesert wetlandsVerde ValleyWest Sedonanorthern Arizona
Redhead Mid-Splash
Aythya americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family AnatidaeAythyini Diving ducksPublic spacesWetlandsUrbanwildlife interface
Redhead
Aythya americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family AnatidaeAythyini Diving ducksPublic spacesWetlandsUrbanwildlife interface
Northern Shovelers
Spatula clypeata; Old Walnut Canyon Road Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeNorthern Arizonawaterfowlducksshovelers and teals
Hybrid-domestic duck
Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Public spaceswetlandsNorthern Arizonahybridityruralurban interface
Domestic-hybrid ducks
Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Public spaceswetlandsNorthern Arizonahybridityruralurban interface
Coots
Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Subclass NeornithesOrder GruiformesFamily RallidaeFamily of rails gallinules and cootsAnimals in motionwaterfowlagonistic behavioraction shots
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius; BubblingPonds, Cornville, Arizona
Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeImportant Birding AreasVerde ValleyArizona
Mallard Display (Photo #1217)
Anas platyrhynchos; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
Animal behaviorBird behaviorAgonistic behaviorDuckswaterfowlpublic spacesNorthern Arizona
Female White-Crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys; Paulden, Arizona
Family Emberizidae American SparrowsCentral ArizonaVerde ValleyGreater Prescott Area
Coot
Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
WaterfowlFamily RallidaeFamily of rails gallinules and cootsPublic SpacesNorthern Arizona
Coot walking on Ice
Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Subclass NeornithesOrder GruiformesFamily Rallidaeanimals in motionwaterfowlbeauty of the ordinary
Coot in Late Afternoon
Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Subclass NeornithesInfraclass NeognathaeSuperorder NeoavesOrder GruiformesFamily Rallidae
Evening Grosbeaks
Coccothraustes vespertinaus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family FringillidaeSubfamily CarduelinaeBird bathsbackyard birding
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria; Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve, City of Flagstaff, Arizona;
Family FringillidaeSubfamily CarduelinaeOpen spacesPublic spacesNature preservesNatural areasNorthern ArizonaFinches
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.