This month-long exhibit took place at the Tucson Botanical Gardens in their Gallery at the Gardens during October, 2006.
'Auku'u (Black-Crowned Night Heron) |
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An 'Auku'u (Black-Crowned Night Heron) leans into the wind at the Kealia Pond refuge near the coast in Maui, Hawaii. The very busy Kihei Road in Maui runs along the edge of the ponds in this refuge. I noticed several... »
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American Bittern in Reeds |
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Oregon in December is usually dark gray and rainy. On one of the only dry but gray days that month, just a couple weeks before I moved to Arizona, I took one last drive through the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. I was heading... »
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Bald Eagles |
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Bald Eagle pair perched in a snag. Very majestic Bald Eagles in the afternoon. Ridgefield NWR is a great refuge to visit for those who don't want to get out of their cars. The auto route on the "S" unit is three or... »
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Bald Eagle at Dawn in Sleet |
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An American Bald Eagle preens after eating on a cold winter morning. Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge is famous for its Bald Eagles in the winter. Up to 500 may roost there during January and February. They... »
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Bald Eagles at Sunset |
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Sunset Silhouettes a Bald Eagle pair in this birdscape from the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Once they've eaten, I've found that Bald Eagles can sit in the same spot for hours. I waited patiently... »
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Cactus Wren in Cholla |
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What better place for an image of a Cactus Wren than on a cactus? Cactus Wrens are little birds that make a loud, distinctive noise that makes them sound much bigger than they are. Somehow, these birds know how to... »
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Common Myna on Patrol |
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Common Myna birds are everywhere on Maui, always looking for a dropped morsel of food. They're very bright, but like crows or starlings, they're loud and obmoxiious. This one was patrolling a popular beach (called... »
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Curve-Billed Thrasher in Cholla |
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A Curve-Billed Thrasher perches atop a cholla cactus.
The wild-eyed Curve-Billed Thrasher makes a loud whistling sound. If you whistle back at them, you can sometimes carry on a "conversation." San... »
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Gambel's Quail at Dawn |
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A Gambel's Quail perches in brush in the light of early morning near San Pedro House. These quail are more skittish than most of the other birds, so it's hard to get very close to them. They are more abundant near... »
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Great Horned Owl |
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A Great Horned Owl watches from its perch at Whitewater Draw, a wildlife area run by the state of Arizona. I first learned about Whitewater Draw at the Wings Over Wilcox bird festival in January. A few hundred Sandhill... »
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Osprey |
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An Osprey perched on a snag scans the pond below for fish. Osprey are regulars at this Refuge and I found this one near sunset at one of their favorite perches. They do a little thing with their head, bobbing it back... »
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Pied-Billed Grebe and "Grebeling" |
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I knew when I saw these Pied-Billed Grebes lining up that I had a potentially great photograph. The sun was low in the sky, which made for great light, and the parent was amazingly prolific at finding fish for its... »
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Red-Winged Blackbird on a Cattail |
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On a beautiful sunny day in Winter, this Red-Winged Blackbird perched less than 15 feet away from me. I did have to contend with wind, which kept moving the bird back and forth in and out of focus and caused the reeds... »
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Sandhill Crane X-Wing |
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During the day at the cornfields cultivated by the refuge to feed the Sanhill Cranes, there are always some cranes coming or going from one field to another. Sometimes, they line up just right in flight for some cool... »
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Sandhill Crane at Dusk |
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Bosque Del Apache is the most amazing place in November when about 60,000 Snow Geese and 10,000 Sandhill Cranes visit. It's a bird photographer's paradise! The Sandhill Cranes roost in ponds at night,... »
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Tree Swallow on Gate Chain |
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A solitary Tree Swallow perched on a gate chain. At the beginning of the swallow season, I spent hours trying to predict where a swallow might be in mid flight so that I could hopefully capture one, because they never... »
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Vermilion Flycatcher |
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Someone at the Wings Over Wilcox bird festival told me I could find Vermilion Flycatchers at Whitewater Draw, which was all the inspiration I needed to go check it out. I hoped I might see some, and maybe get a photo or two. But things... »
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White-Winged Dove in Saguaro |
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I lugged a tripod and about 25 pounds of gear up Piestewa Peak hoping to find something interesting - and I did. White-Winged Doves are common in Phoenix neighborhoods and are not too thrilling in that setting. But... »
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