After "finding" my Sabino Canyon photos from earlier this week, I looked at some others from this trip. Don't think I've posted this colorful wren before and thought you might enjoy seeing it.
Morning at the Crane Pools
Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
Over two dozen Sandhill Cranes are standing in the icy pool—they spend the night there as protection against predators, such as coyote. Around them are many, many Snow Geese who also spent the night here. Very soon all will take to the sky to head off to forage in the neighboring fields.
Snow Geese on Ice
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, NM
In honor of the Winter Solstice and Throwback Thursday I dug out one of my earliest photos from the refuge of geese standing on a frozen pond. Taken in December 2009 through a spotting scope, I reprocessed it this morning, mostly to increase the size for your viewing pleasure 😎
I spotted the first junco of the season in my yard this morning (not pictured.) Always a harbinger of winter as the little birds move down from higher elevations.
Terrible photo 30 feet up and it was nearly dark), but my shop eaves have been invaded by northern flicker(s), an off- brand woodpecker which has somehow ripped out or punched through two wire mesh attic vents and is shredding my fiberglass insulation (for nesting?). I don't want to hurt them, but I need them out of the attic and to keep them out. Any suggestions, thoughts, tips or ideas? #birds#wildbirds#backyardbirds#flicker#northernflickers#woodpeckets
L'œuf de la gygis blanche, ou zoizo la vierge, est pondu directement sur une branche, ou le poussin, mimétique, se maintient après son éclosion. Habitant originellement par millions les îles inhabitées de l'océan tropical, elles sont menacées par la raréfaction du poisson, ainsi que la déforestation et la prédation des chats, chiens, cochons et rats qui accompagnent les établissements humains.