Abert's Towhee
Male Summer Tanager
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Lizard
Lesser Goldfinch
Violet-Green Swallow
Spotted Towhee
Common Black Hawk
Rivoli's( Magnificent) Hummingbird
Hermit Thrush
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Red Skimmer
Male Masked Bobwhite
Northern Cardinal (Southwest Subspecies)
Male Western Tanager
Iguana
Female Bighorn Sheep
Curve-billed Thrasher
Black-throated Sparrow
Brown Creeper
Common Raven
04-23 through 04-27-18
Abert's Towhee is common in dense riparian brush and the male Scarlet Tanager is common in mixed and coniferous woods, feeding in the upper level of trees and usually solitary.
The Broad-tailed Hummingbird is common in dry montane coniferous woods with openings like meadows and thickets of willows, which are common in the area where the photo was taken in Santa Cruz County, the most southern of southeast Arizona.
Lesser Goldfinch are residents and are found in patchy open habitat, like wood edges and riparian thickets.
Violet-Green Swallows are common summer residents, nesting in cliff faces and tree cavities in open areas.
The Spotted Towhee, also a resident, usually stays under cover and enjoys brushy undergrowth within forests and sunny clearings. It is a denizen of leaf litter, found scratching about for insects and seeds.
Common Black Hawks are rare and local located within mature cottonwood forests near streams. Hunting from a perch, their favorite food are snakes, frogs, and rodents.
The Magnificent Hummingbird is uncommon in montane pine-oak forests, is somewhat large, and favors flowers and feeders.
Hermit Thrush is a resident and common in the brushy understory of forests, usually in drier and brushier habitat than most other thrushes. It is seen all over the country in winter. It is distinguished by a narrow white eyering and has a contrasting reddish tail.
Anna's Hummingbird is one of the most common hummingbirds with the oak-chapparal habitat.
Rufous Hummingbird is common, nesting within open coniferous forest and riparian woods. These migrants are common in mountain meadows and is a small and compact bird with short wings.
The Masked Northern Bobwhite is very rare and local in the grasslands of southern Arizona.
The Black-th®mated Sparrow is common in arid desert scrub and sparse shrubby vegetation with patches of open ground.
The Curve-billed Thrasher is a resident, common in desert scrub and dense brushy woodlands with open areas. It forages on the ground, tossing leaf litter about to expose insects.
This Common Raven was found in a picnic area protecting small birds from feral cats when located. Upon arrival and discovery of the cats, they were kept at bay, while the raven looked on from the sky.
This female bighorn sheep was an amiable sort and enjoyed having her photo taken.
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