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Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 16:01 in travel, video, photos, winter, festival, new mexico, Carnival, sandia crest, finches, black rosy-finch, brown-capped rosy-finch, gray-crowned rosy-finch
Every time I mentioned that I needed to see Rosy-Finches, I was told I had to go to Sandia Crest. The first time, I had no idea what or where Sandia Crest was. From mid-November through March the 3 species of Rosy-finches are supposedly there at ...
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Posted on Monday October 6th, 2008 at 21:09 in travel, desert, Carnival, roadrunner, greater, cuckoo, geococcyx californianus
I am off to Phoenix, Arizona for a business trip on Wednesday. I hope to get over to the Desert Botanical Gardens again (one of my favorite places) to do a little morning birding. Then once the conference is over, I will have a few days to dedica...
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Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 04:29 in travel, photos, tucson, foot, Carnival, snake, bridge, az, pedestrian, rattlesnake
Most people dislike snakes. I am not sure if it’s an old testament thing or a slithery, scary, cold-blooded, bitey thing, but either way few folk will go out of their way to embrace them. So imagine my surprise to see the Snake Bridge cross...
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Posted on Friday September 12th, 2008 at 04:11 in texas, bird, Carnival, favorite, scissor-tailed flycatcher, wire, skywatch, birdwatching, mosquero, tirano-tijereta rosasdo, tyrannus forficatus
I was with friends the other day and we were talking about if you were a bird which one would you be. There were lots of interesting answers from hawks (of course) to a vulture (you can’t be serious!) to eagles (hmmm, yes but have you hear...
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Posted on Wednesday September 10th, 2008 at 04:47 in orange, butterfly, Carnival, question mark
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Posted on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 19:37 in Brazil, Carnival, rain, cactus, owl, burrowing owl, restinga, richard raby
I went birding in Brazil with Richard Raby back in March. It was a fabulous experience and Richard a great guide. Note to self–I really should write up my thoughts and list from that trip and post them. I love owls but rarely see them in ...
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Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 20:48 in home, condo, Carnival, az, holes, cactus, woodpecker, flicker, sonoran desert, saguaro, saguaro national park, carnegiea gigantea
Beautiful high-rise condo available in the clean air of the high Sonoran Desert. Sturdy wooden frame with expandable water supply. Air-conditioned in summer and warm in winter. Isolated yet safe neighborhood. High security spines keep out unw...
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Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 08:19 in flying, Carnival, nj, swans, mute swans, wallkill nwr
I do not often see swans flying. But when I do, it is a sight to behold. To see other skies around the world check out SkyWatch...
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Posted on Wednesday August 20th, 2008 at 05:59 in web, scary, crab, Carnival, skull, spider, red points
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Posted on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 at 02:07 in California, Carnival, immature, junco, juvenile, lbj, oregon junco
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Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2008 at 07:19 in white, summer, Carnival, nj, moth, pale beauty
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Posted on Wednesday July 9th, 2008 at 05:52 in reflection, duck, female, Carnival, watching, brown, mallard, hembra, anas platyrhynchos, pato de collar
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Posted on Wednesday July 2nd, 2008 at 05:00 in adult, alaska, eagle, bird, Carnival, national, homer, bald eagle, Águila de cabeza blanca, haliaeetus leucocephalus
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Posted on Wednesday June 25th, 2008 at 05:24 in black and white, bird, western, Carnival, magpie, black-billed magpie, pica hudsonia, urraca de pico negro
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Posted on Wednesday June 18th, 2008 at 05:18 in bird, Carnival, kestrel, american kestrel, cernícalo americano, falco sparverius
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Posted on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 at 05:07 in summer, bird, birds, Carnival, season, nests, nest, nesting
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Posted on Wednesday June 4th, 2008 at 05:03 in arizona, small, Dove, Carnival, columbina passerina, common ground dove
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Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 04:12 in white, fish, eating, bird, Carnival, big, wordless wednesday, sequence, great egret
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Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 06:26 in bird, Carnival, waiting, watching, heron, green heron, butorides virescens, garceta verde, waterbird
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Posted on Wednesday April 23rd, 2008 at 04:33 in building, working, tree, Carnival, hard, busy, hole, wordless wednesday, nest, chickadee, excavating
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Posted on Wednesday April 16th, 2008 at 05:16 in trees, Carnival, nj, wordless wednesday, surprise, woods, birdhouse, celery farm