Monday, March 31, 2014

Birds and Blooms

Greetings! These are some of the flowers and birds I saw on a nature walk the other day. There were cute bunnies too, but I wasn't quick enough to get their pictures.



saguaro flower buds

lesser goldfinch


agave flower stalk


hedgehog cactus

white-winged dove


white-stem paper-flowers


ocotillo



verdin

Gila woodpecker, saguaro blossoms


desert marigold

Have a nice day!

18 comments:

Roberta Warshaw said...

Those are some really great shots!

DeniseinVA said...

How lovely to see all these photos of the deserts and their inhabitants. Great photos!

cieldequimper said...

Lovely yellows and pink! Ah, spring! :-)

Loree said...

Beautiful. I especially love the shots of the birds.

Jo said...

I just love coming across to your blog and getting a fill of vibrant colors in the desert! Amazing. And the bird shots are stunning. Thanks for brightening my day, Diane

rainfield61 said...

Beautiful lives in the desert.

Amin said...

Hello! Very beautiful nature photos!

Snapperoni :: Photography said...

Beautiful blooms. The desert never looked more wonderful.

Barb said...

Your photos make me even more excited for my upcoming trip to AZ! I'm going to visit my friend, Mary in Rio Verde. Yippee - I hope the cacti are blooming.

Darla said...

Fun and gorgeous! My fave is the little bird flapping its wings on the ocotillo buds. :-) Though I also thought the close-up of the saguaro "dreadlocks" was great, too… :-) Happy Spring!

Rohrerbot said...

Wonderful captures of our desert. I love it more and more each year.

Thérèse said...

Such a fitting tribute to Spring!

Janie said...

I love the marigold, and the bird captured with his wings spread.

Chris said...

Hi Diane, beautiful photography. I'm just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
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betchai said...

oh, you have the most beautiful pictures of wildlife and wild plants in your area, love love them.

RIZALENIO said...

Love the photos. So full of life! So recharging to look at. :)

Celeste said...

I love all the beautiful little details that you capture on your walks, thank you for taking us with you Diane.

Anonymous said...

I especially like the verdin and the Gila woodpecker!