Monday, January 23, 2012

January Birds


black-throated sparrow on barrel cactus

phainopepla - male

phainopepla - immature

phainopepla - female

northern cardinal on ocotillo

blue-gray gnatcatcher (male) on palo verde

blue-gray gnatcatcher (female) on creosote

western bluebirds




Have a great day!

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26 comments:

  1. Carole January 23, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    These are really great. I don't know how you got those gnatcatchers to sit still for their photos. Love the singing bluebird!

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  2. angryparsnipJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    Again you have done it again....
    I always enjoy your photos because I think I know where you have taken them and it is fun to see a different side of the same area.
    But it is your bird photos that amaze me. Quite fabulous.

    cheers, parsnip

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  3. RohrerbotJanuary 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM

    Wow!!! Awesome shots. Notice the Phainopepla and the Desert Mistletoe in one shot!!! That is great. I love the Black Throated Sparrow.....really nice clearn photos of our birds right now:)

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  4. DarlaJanuary 23, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    Wonderful and I love that the last one is sharing your cheer to "have a great day!" LOL

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  5. BarbJanuary 23, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    Mohawk "do's" seem to be in fashion! I love the Bluebird.

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  6. AdrianoJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    Hello Diane!!!

    Fotos muito bonitas dos
    pássaros, no Desert!

    good Week for You!

    Adriano.

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    I gotta say that some of them birds look angry. :-)

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  8. GaelynJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    All excellent captures and the last one says it all.

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  9. UnknownJanuary 23, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Just wonderful!

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  10. Betsy Banks AdamsJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Hi Diane, We are on the same wavelength.. I posted a bird blog today also...

    Love your birds.. The Phainopepia is gorgeous.. I've never heard of them before...NEAT..

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  11. betchaiJanuary 23, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    oh Diane, you have such wonderful collection of birds, some of them I just learned from you, love your photos always.

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  12. JulieJanuary 23, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Awesome shots! Looks like that guy in last pic is hollerin out "Have a great day"!!! So sweet!

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  13. PJ van ZylJanuary 23, 2012 at 11:25 PM

    love your bird photos

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  14. Briana @ Seamless Paper BackdropsJanuary 24, 2012 at 1:47 AM

    They are all look so sweet and cute. Good to see that they all have their own poses and proud of themselves.

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  15. Lrong LimJanuary 24, 2012 at 5:36 AM

    Wonder what equipment you use to shoot the birds... lovely shots, all of them...

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  16. Diane AZJanuary 24, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    Hi Lrong, The birds are far away when I take the pictures. I use a hand-held point-and-shoot camera that has 20X zoom and then crop the images later with Photoshop. Thanks for your question. :)

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  17. MagpieJanuary 24, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    Finally! I now know what those cute little birds are...blue-grey gnat catchers. They are so cute. This morning there was a Black Phoebe looking for bugs on the back porch. No pictures though.

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  18. Diane AZJanuary 24, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Tracy - yes, my son pointed out that the male gnatcatcher's eyebrow makes it look like an angry bird. :]

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  19. sigaJanuary 25, 2012 at 3:18 AM

    Diane, you did it again! So many great pics! My favorite is n#4, what a cool hair style and sharp eye ;)

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  20. Icy BCJanuary 25, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    You have so many beautiful birds, Diane. They are all adorable.

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  21. LindyJanuary 25, 2012 at 7:36 PM

    A lovely series! We noted a male Phainopepla at our home out there a couple of visits ago. We've yet to see the Western Bluebirds there, however.

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  22. RamakrishnanJanuary 25, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    Beautiful birds with exotic names - pure joy to see them.

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  23. Betty ManousosJanuary 26, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    what pretty birds!

    exceptional shots! nice contrast on the colours used!

    thank you.

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  24. Miss Val's CreationsJanuary 26, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    Beautiful photos! I would love to learn about birdwatching someday. They are such gorgeous little creatures!

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  25. Stranger in a Strange LandJanuary 30, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    Beautiful bird shots.

    Take care,
    Mike

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  26. Splendid Little StarsFebruary 3, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    What awesome captures!

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