Birds, NAz
Mother Coot And Chicks (#7199)
American coots, Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Water FowlCootsFamily RallidaeParksMaternal investmentNorthern Arizona
Neotropic Cormorant
Phalacrocorax brasilianus, Old Walnut Canyon Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Northern ArizonaMountainous regionsFamily PhalacrocoracidaeWater fowl
CommonYellowthroat (#0147)
Common Yellowthroat near pond; Geothlypis trichas; Kachina Wetlands Preserve; Flagstaff, Arizona
New World WarblersOpen spacesAudubon SocietyNorthern ArizonaInsect eating birds
Goose landing (#2056)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) descending toward pond; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Winged FlightFamily AnatidaeOpen spacesMountainous regionsNorthern ArizonaWater fowl
Osprey Chased By Blackbird (Photo#2033)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) chased by Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Winged FlightOrder AccipitriformesFamily PandionidaeBlackbird represents Family IcteridaeAgelaius phoeniceusAgonistic behaviorInterspecies Clashes
Osprey Rises From Water (Photo# 7545)
Osprey (Pandion halesiaetus); at FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order AccipitriformesFamily PandionidaeFish EagleFishing By Diving And ReemergingRaptorsBirds Of Northern ArizonaOpen SpacesStocked Fish PondsArtificial Lakes
Great Blue Heron (Photo#8891)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) At Sunset; Field near Magdalena neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Winged FlightOrder PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeFishingBirdsLightAndDarkChiaroscuroBirds In Flight At Sunset
Great Blue Heron At Sunset (Photo# 8896)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Field near Magdalena neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
WInged FlightOrder PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeFishing BirdsPlay of Light And DarkChiaroscuroBirds In Flight At Sunset
Raven Beneath Clouds (Photo#3025)
Raven (Corvus Corax) Flying Beneath Clouds; Flagstaff, Arizona
Winged FlightFamily CorvidaePlay Of Light And ColorDawnEarly Morning LightClouds
Cassin's FInch Singing
Haemorhous cassinii; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
SongbirdsBird songFamily FringillidaeBirds Living In Human EnvironmentNorthern ArizonaSparrows and FInches
Cedar Waxwing (Photo #1679)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum); Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona, Spring 2020
Family BombycillidaeBird eatingDeciduous treesNorthern Arizona
Kestrel Atop Snag (Photo #0020)
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius); Schultz Pass Road, Flagstaff, Arizona
Green-WingedTeal
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona; Parks and other public spaces
DucksFamily AnatidaeArtificial pondsParks and other public spacesDucks with green head stripeWater fowlFamilyAnatidae GenusAnas SpeciesA. carolinensis Binomial name
Say's Phoebe Preening (Photo #3891)
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Preening; McGuireville Rest Area (Interstate 17; I-17), Arizona
Family TyrannidaePhoebes And FlycatchersBird behaviorFeather hygienePreening
Great Blue Heron (Photo #7322)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Perched In Tree; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family ArdeidaeFish Eating BirdsParks and other public spaces
Pair of Common Mergansers
Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family AnatidaeParks and other public spacesNorthern Arizonaearly springFlocks of ducks and related birdsWaterfowl
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Kinglet? (probably) Regulus calendula; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family RegulidaeParks and other public spacesNorthern ArizonaEarly spring
RavensHopOnSnow; Cheshire; 1551
Raven's neck (Photo #1644)
Common raven; Corvus corax; northern Arizona; Flagstaff, Arizona
Bird VocalizaitonFamily Corvidaeanimal signssemioticsvisible and audible signs
Two Corvids (Photo #1660)
Two Ravens or crows; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Two Redheads (Ducks); (Photo #8179)
Pair of Redheads (Mating?); Deadhorse Ranch State Park, Verde Valley, Arizona
WaterfowlFamily AnatidaeFamily Ducks Geese and SwansPublic ParksWetlands in Arid Areas
Wigeon And Mallard (Photo #0513)
Wigeon (Mareca americana) And Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
WaterfowlFamily AnatidaeFamilly of DucksGeeseand SwansInterspecies conflictPublic SpacesWetlands in Arid AreasNorthern Arizona
Flicker; (Photo #2028)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) With Eye Closed; On bird bath, Cheshire Neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family PicidaeWoodpeckersHuman Environment As Wildlife Habitat
Corvid Chasing Hawk; (Photo #9893)
Corvid Chasing Hawk
Coot; (Photo #0742)
Coot (Fulica americana) Walking; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
WaterfowlTerrestrial Bipedal LocomotionOrder Gruiformes Cranelike birdsFamily RallidaeFamily of rails gallinules and cootsBirds with colorful feet
Female Mallard; (Photo #0730)
Female Mallard swimming; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Coot
American Coot (Fulica americana) Swimming In Open Waters
Coot (Photo #0704)
American Coot (Fulica americana) Swimming Between Reeds;
Great Blue Heron; (Photo #8706)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Francis Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Waterfowl And ShorebirdsOrder PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeHerons
Flicker
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order PiciformesFamily PicidaeWoodpeckersPublic landsWetlands
Great Blue Heron; (Photo #2312)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) On Roof Of House; Cheshire Park;
Order PelecaniformesFamily ArdeidaeWildlife In Human EnvironmentSuburban Lands As HabitatHumor
Coot And Great Blue Heron; (Photo #1127)
Coot And Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias); Francis Short Pond;
Osprey; (Photo #5976B)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) In Eyre; Old Walnut Canyon Ponds, Flagstaff, Arizona
Osprey In Treetop
Osprey In Treetop; Pandion haliaetus; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Icterid Attacks Corvid
Blackbird? Icterid Dives Toward Corvid; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Pied-Billed Grebe
Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps); Old Walnut Canyon Road Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Order PodicipediformesFamily PodicipedidaeFlagstaff area birds
Brewer's Blackbirds
Blackbirds Interacting InTreetop; Euphagus cyanocephalus; Hwy180 field, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family IcteridaeOpen spacesUndeveloped areasNorthern Arizona
Female Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus; Cheshire; 2June2018; 5674; C2PSD3
Family IcteridaeIcteridsOpen spacesUndeveloped areasNorthern Arizona
Male Great-Tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Heron Swallowing Trout
Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; Frances Short Pond; Flagstaff; Arizona
Icterid Eating Insect
Cheshire Park, Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Duck and Grackle
Pond Dwellers In White and Black; Domestic duck; Great- tailed (or "Mexican") grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus); FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Male Great-Tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus; FrancesShortPond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family IcteridaeGrackles and blackbirdsIcteridspublic spaceswetlands
Pied-Billed Grebe
Bubbling Ponds, Page Springs, Arizona
Male Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinaus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Family FringillidaeSubfamily Carduelinaebirds attracted by feederssuburban birdsNorthern 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.