Mary Ann and I went to the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch (RPWR) to see the Roseate Spoonbill. Roseate Spoonbills are rare in our area. When they do show up, it’s usually for a few weeks after an event such …
Mary Ann and I traveled to Wichita for a short weekend visit. This post has a few pictures from a family gathering.…
My friend Tom texted me about a Common Loon at Red Mountain Lake. I decided to check it out. Common Loons are not common here. When one shows up, word gets out, and people go to see it. I get …
Mary Ann had the day off on Wednesday, so we took a trip to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (BTA). We got a late start because I had a doctor appointment in the morning. There were a lot of people there, …
Dave, Tom, Joe W., and I went to the Pinal Mountains on October 31, 2020 (Halloween). The primary purpose of the trip was for Dave and Joe W. to fly their drones and get aerial pictures and videos of the …
This post covers the the third, and last, day of our southern Arizona trip, which was our visit to the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR). This is a large refuge (117K acres) established in 1985. We went to the …
This post is for the second day of our Southern Arizona trip, when we went to California Gulch. The main attraction of California Gulch is that it is one of the few places in North America where you can find …
Mary Ann and I took a 3 day trip to southern Arizona. We went to Madera Canyon, California Gulch, and Arivaca. This post is for Madera Canyon.…
This post is about attracting Lesser Goldfinches to our backyard feeder. Why do a post on the Lesser Goldfinch? After all, it’s a common bird and not very interesting, right? Some people don’t like finches, and view them as a …
Mary Ann had the day off on Wednesday, so we decided to go up to the Pinal Mountains. I’ve been wanting to get up there before the summer birds leave, and I was worried that they would be gone by …
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