Birding and Bird Photography

It's a Kingfisher, they are really cool birds to watch. Super fast and great fishers, I have never been able to get a decent shot of them in flight.

 

Sandhill Cranes

 

The sounds must be phenomenal there ,

 

Cool photo. Where was it taken, and when? Have they started headed north yet?

 

Gone during the day foraging in the Ag fields nearby but dawn and dusk is amazing! Plus the occasional coyote alarm during the night gets you right up…

Thanks!
Cochise lake near Willcox southern Az.(water treatment pond/lake) Even a bigger population just south a ways but Az is hurting for water this year, they didn’t get much of there monsoon last summer.
Seem to be staying for now, still cool out. It’s at around 5k elevation. But they can leave anytime

 

Wood stork. They have become one of my favorite local marsh birds.

 

Went for a hike last weekend and came upon this dying forest area. The Herons seemed to be doing quite well though.


woodpeckers have also been busy. Didn’t hear it see any though.

 

Off my porch, at my farm.

 

Made some houses over the winter and finally had time to get them up. Now we wait.

 

Looks like blue bird?

 

that is the hope. in 11 years ive only seen them 3 times on my feeder so I hope this pulls more in.

 

Brother joes has them scattered around his property and “most” of them are occupied by blue birds. Didn’t know they nest, have young and like the boxes cleaned out ASAP

 

There are a lot of other cavity nesting species you could get as well if no bluebirds around.

Wrens, chickadees, titmouse, etc.

 

Id like to build a bat house but just haven't done it yet. My buddy a few town over has made some other species houses this winter. We will have to compare notes this summer.

 

Meal worms are your friends.

 

They are out and the nut hatch also like them.

 

Nuthatch are also cavity nesters.

 

Nice.