Another Painted Redstart-molting from juvenal to adult plumage

This is another Painted Redstart I saw in close proximity, in the same tree, to an adult Painted Redstart today. Juvenal plumage has no red ...

Gorgeous Painted Redstarts

After some birding a little this morning along the San Pedro Riparian area, the quickly rising temps and slow birding motivated me to head f...

Plain-capped Starthroat, most distinctive 'plain' hummer

Though the Plain-capped Starthroat is not as colorful as some of the other hummers, the white stripes on it's head, it's large size ...

Plain-capped Starthroat, a very rare hummingbird

The Brodkins who have a residence in Carr Canyon a short distance south of Sierra Vista, AZ have had a Plain-capped Starthroat visiting thei...

Awful raggedy Zone-tailed Hawk

While I was birding on Blue Heaven Road just a few hundred yards south of the Paton's yard I spotted this raptor that looked like a poss...

Varied Buntings-another lifer today in Patagonia area

Another neat find today and another lifer species--Varied Bunting. This is the distinctive male but first saw the female (see next post). ...

Thick-billed Kingbird-a lifer I found today in Patagonia, AZ area

I had hoped to get to see a Thick-billed Kingbird when I traveled to the Patagonia, AZ area today but it had not been reported since last we...

Quail roosting in shrubs outside my motel room

I was surprised when I opened my motel room door as I saw a Gambel's Quail jump up into a tall shrub--after perching on the top it wigg...

Gambel's Quail at motel pool

Sorry that the quail in the photo are a little blurry but they came to the pool at my motel at dusk. In fact there were Gambel's Quail ...

I found this Prairie Falcon perched on a utility pole along H80 north of Rodeo, N.M. I took these photos from inside my car and I'm plea...

Singing Black-throated Sparrow at Caballo State Park in New Mexico

On my drive to SE Arizona I stopped at Caballo State Park in New Mexico. There was a recent report that a birder saw a Blue-footed Booby fl...

Two Eastern Phoebes at Florence River Park

I found these two Eastern Phoebes (a1 & a2 are the same bird as are b1 & b2) at Florence River Park. This Phoebe had a fairly stron...

Plumbeous Vireo: true close-up shots

While birding in Red Canyon Park, which is about 10 miles north of Canon City, yesterday I had the good luck to be where a mixed flock was e...

Gray Flycatcher on nest

I found this Gray Flycatcher on the nest a few weeks ago in Red Canyon Park about 10 miles north of Canon City,CO. I took all the photos fr...

Greater Roadrunner: short video clip

Greater Roadrunner from SeEtta Moss on Vimeo . This is a short video clip I took of the Greater Roadrunner I found at Brush Hollow SWA ye...

Roadrunner, almost a hood ornament on my car

A good thing I was driving only a few miles per hour this afternoon at the Brush Hollow State Wildlife Area because I had to slam on my bra...

Young Black Phoebe, August 8

I took this photo on August 8. Since I saw this young Black Phoebe with another one whose age I could not determine I don't know if it ...

Black Phoebe close-ups

These are also photos I took on August 6 though these were from later in the morning so not sure if it was the same fledgling or another one...

Black Phoebe fledgling(s)--6 days older than when I first found them

Though I have continued to observe one or more young Black Phoebes every day (except one day when I couldn't look for them due to out of...

Black Phoebe-parent bird

/ I got this photo yesterday morning of a parent Black Phoebe that has been accompanying the fledglings. This phoebe was perched on a fence ...

Black Phoebe fledglings: more photos

This morning I returned to the location where I found the family of Black Phoebes yesterday. After walking up and down the river I refound ...

Young Black Phoebes in Canon City

Last evening I was surprised to find a Black Phoebe parent bird with at least 2 fledglings in tow across the Arkansas River from the Canon C...