Birds, NAz
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
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Woodpecker on Mullein
SBS Sustainability Garden, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ;
Red-winged Blackbird and Osprey
Agelaius phoeniceus and Pandion haliaetus; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona
Ospreys belong to Family PandionidaeRWBlackbirds belong to Family Icteridaepublic spaces
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.