Birds, NAz
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 Wigeon
Mareca americana; PageSprings, Cornville, Arizona
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius; BubblingPonds, Cornville, Arizona
Order FalconiformesFamily FalconidaeImportant Birding AreasVerde ValleyArizona
Male Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis; Kachina Wetlands Preserve near Flagstaff, Arizona; 16 July 2021
WaterfowlDucks and geeseOrder AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeStifftailed ducksOpen spacesImportance of riparian areas in arid regionsReclaimed sewage to platinum standardOlympus photography
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
Female White-Crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys; Paulden, Arizona
Family Emberizidae American SparrowsCentral ArizonaVerde ValleyGreater Prescott Area
Mallard Hen Near Sunset
Anas platyrhynchos; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
Coot
Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
WaterfowlFamily RallidaeFamily of rails gallinules and cootsPublic SpacesNorthern Arizona
Interred On Ice;
Brewer's Blackbird? (Euphagus cyanocephalus); Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
In the Flight Path
Fulica americana and Anas platyrhynchos; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
Mallard And Coot
Anas platyrhynchos and Fulica americana; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, Arizona;
Mallard Hen On Ice
Anas platyrhynchos; Frances Short Pond, Flagstaff, 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
Common Black Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus; Bubbling Ponds, Cornville, Arizona
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii; Near Oak Creek, Bubbling Ponds, Cornville Arizona
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria; Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve, City of Flagstaff, Arizona;
Family FringillidaeSubfamily CarduelinaeOpen spacesPublic spacesNature preservesNatural areasNorthern ArizonaFinches
Mountain Chickadee In Rabbit Brush
Poecile gambeli; Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve, City of Flagstaff, Arizona
RavensOnSnag; EarlyMorningLight; 1699
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata; Highway180, Flagstaff, Arizona
Male Red-Winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus; Cheshire neighborhood, Flagstaff, Arizona
Bird songsMale birdsColor displayTerritorialityFamily IcteridaeIcteridsBlackbirdsBirdVocalizations
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
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.