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Photography by Charles W. Melton
Nature Photography

Recent Images

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11050578 Wilson's Warbler male, Wilsonia pusilla, perched in pine tree. Photographed on May 6, 2011, in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeast Arizona, with a 300mm lens and 1.4x.

11050449 Black-throated Gray Warbler male, Dendroica nigricens, drinking. Photographed on May 4, 2011, in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeast Arizona, with a 300mm lens and 1.4x.

11050297 Western Small-footed Myotis bat, Myotis ciliolabrum, drinking from pond. Photographed on May 2, 2011, at The Pond at Elephant Head in Amado, Arizona, with a 300mm lens, 4 flashes at 1/16 power, and the Photo Trap camera triggering device.

11040966 Hooded Oriole male, Icterus cucullatus, and honey bee. Photographed on April 6, 2011, at The Pond at Elephant Head in Amado, Arizona, with a 600mm lens.

11030231 Scaled Quail, Callipepla squamata, on lichen covered rock. Photographed on March 26, 2011, in Hereford, southeast Arizona, with a 300mm lens.

11020892 Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus, stooping. Photographed Feb. 13, 2011, at mile 2 of Arzberger Road, Kansas Settlement, Sulphur Sulphur Springs Valley, southeast Arizona, with a 300mm lens.

11020194 Ocelot male, Leopardus pardalis, in tree. Same individual as below but photo taken from the opposite side of the tree. This ocelot was photographed on February 8, 2011, in the Huachuca Mountains of southeast Arizona, with a 300mm lens.

11020125 Ocelot male, Leopardus pardalis, in tree. Ocelot sightings in Arizona are very rare. Previous to this sighting, only one other confirmed sighting in the past 45 years. This ocelot was photographed on February 8, 2011, in the Huachuca Mountains of southeast Arizona, with a 300mm lens.

11010092 Ruddy Ground-Dove male, Columbina talpacoti, on ground. An uncommon dove found in the southwestern U.S. Photographed on January 4, 2011, at Gilbert Water Ranch, Arizona, with a 600mm lens.

10111069 Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia, perched on post. These owls have been relocated from their nesting grounds near Phoenix to southeast Arizona due to development. This individual is an offspring of a pair that was relocated. Photographed on November 13, 2010, with a 600mm lens.

0090592 Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii, defending itself against a male Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cynanthus latirostris, at a feeder. An extremely rare hummingbird in the U.S., this individual was photographed on September 9, 2010, at the Paton home in Patagonia, southeast Arizona. Taken with a 600mm lens with a 1.4x teleconverter.

0080315 Lucifer Hummingbird male, Calothorax lucifer, feeding at Stachys coccinea flower. Taken on August 19, 2010 at Ash Canyon B&B, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, with a 300mm lens.

10080210 Originally identified as a Costa's Hummingbird male, Calypte costae, it was later determined to be a Costa's x Lucifer hybrid. Feeding at scarlet spires flower. Taken on August 19, 2010 at Ash Canyon B&B, Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, with a 300mm lens.

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