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Recent Images
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| 12010028 Nutting's Flycatcher, Myiarchus nuttingi. This Mexican flycatcher is very rarely reported in the U.S. This individual spent the winter in the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Havasu, Arizona. Photographed on January 5, 2012, with a 600 mm lens and 1.4x teleconverter. |
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| 11120013 Rufous-capped Warbler, Basileuterus rufifrons. A pair of this rare U.S. warbler spent the winter in Florida Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona. Photographed on Dec. 9, 2011, with a 600mm lens and 1.4x teleconverter. |
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| 11110460 Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla. This normally pelagic species was found at a residential lake between Phoenix and Tucson. Photographed on November 9, 2011, at Lake Villago, Casa Grande, Arizona, with a 300 mm lens. |
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| 11110247 Baird's Sparrow, Ammodramus bairdii. This secretive species breeds in Montana, North Dakota, and southern Canada. It winters in southeast Arizona, southern New Mexico, west Texas, and Mexico. Photographed on November 2, 2011, in the San Rafael Valley in southeast Arizona, with a 600 mm lens and 1.4x. |
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| 11100245 Least Grebe adults and young, Tachybaptus dominicus. The range of this species in the U.S. is primarily in south Texas. The past couple of years they have been breeding at Pena Blanca Lake. One youngster is being fed while another rides on the back of an adult. A third youngster is behind the adult doing the feeding. Photographed on August 12, 2011, at Pena Blanca Lake, southeast Arizona, with a 600 mm lens and 1.4x. |
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| 11080310 Five-striped Sparrow male, Aimophila quinquestriata, singing in mesquite tree. The breeding range of this species barely extends into the U.S. Formerly known primarily from California Gulch in southern Arizona, a small population was recently discovered in Montosa Canyon. Photographed on August 10, 2011, in Montosa Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona, with a 600mm lens with a 1.4x. |
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| 11080248 Elegant Trogon male, Trogon elegans, eating a chokecherry fruit. Photographed on August 9, 2011, in Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona, with a 600mm lens. |
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| 11080216 Aztec Thrush, Ridgewayia pinicola, perched in chokecherry tree. This rare visitor to the U.S. was photographed on August 7, 2011, in Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona, with a 600mm lens with a 1.4x. |
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| 11070191 Plain-capped Starthroat, Heliomaster constantii, perched in tree. This rare visitor to the U.S. showed up in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeast Arizona, on July 3, 2011. Photographed on July 22, 2011, with a 600mm lens with a 1.4x. |
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| 11060334 Yellow Grosbeak female, Pheucticus chrysopeplus. This rarity from Mexico showed up at Ash Canyon B&B in the Huachuca Mountains of southeast Arizona on June 12, 2011. Photographed on June 13, 2011 with a 600mm lens. |
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| 11060300 Streak-backed Oriole male, Icterus pustulatus. This rarity showed up at a private residence near Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona. Photographed on June 12, 2011, with a 600mm lens and 1.4x. |
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| 11051015 Fan-tailed Warbler, Euthlypis lacrymosa, eating a fly. This rare visitor to the U.S. was discovered by Gary Rosenberg in Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, southeast Arizona, on May 23, 2011. Photographed on May 24, 2011, with a 300mm lens and 1.4x. |
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