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Delight in Birds and Bees

Posted on November 17, 2018 by boolie

An ash-throated flycatcher perches at the top of a tree beside the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottdale, Arizona

I was delighted to find ash-throated flycatchers in the desert, a new species for me. They were delighted to find bees attracted to saguaros blooming in the spring and summer.

Posted in Birds | Tagged Arizona, ash-throated flycatcher, Brown's Ranch, desert, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert, tree | Leave a comment

Up on the Rooftop, Click Click Click

Posted on November 15, 2018 by boolie

A white-winged dove stands on top of a saguaro fruit at the top of the cactus on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Posted in Birds | Tagged Arizona, Brown's Ranch, cactus, desert, fruit, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, saguaro, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert, white-winged dove | Leave a comment

Ketchup & Mustard

Posted on November 10, 2018 by boolie

A verdin perches on an open saguaro fruit on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Verdin remind me of ketchup and mustard with their yellow heads and red shoulders. On this summer morning there was an extra dose of red as one of the diminutive birds perched to feed on an open saguaro fruit.

Posted in Birds, Plants | Tagged Arizona, Brown's Ranch, cactus, desert, fruit, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, saguaro, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert, verdin | Leave a comment

Fruit Purchase

Posted on November 8, 2018 by boolie

A young cactus wren perches on two fruits on a saguaro where it was born earlier in the year, taken on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Saguaro fruits provide a handy perch for a young cactus wren, now fully fledged, born in a nest in the arms of this self-same cactus.

Posted in Birds, Plants | Tagged Arizona, Brown's Ranch, cactus, cactus wren, desert, fruit, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, saguaro, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert | Leave a comment

Red is the Color Of

Posted on November 7, 2018 by boolie

Early on a summer morning, a white-winged dove uses its tongue to eat from deep within the fruit of a saguaro on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Early on a summer morning, a white-winged dove uses its tongue to eat from deep within the fruit of a saguaro. The red covering many of the spines atop the cactus is not blood but rather pulp and juice from already-eaten fruit.

Posted in Birds, Plants | Tagged Arizona, Brown's Ranch, cactus, desert, eating, fruit, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, saguaro, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert, white-winged dove | Leave a comment

Ragged

Posted on November 4, 2018 by boolie

A cactus wren sings amidst mostly eaten fruit atop a saguaro on the Latigo Trail

A cactus wren sings amidst mostly eaten fruit atop a saguaro on the Latigo Trail. Its feathers were looking rather ragged, understandably so, it had just raised its young in the harsh desert environment.

Posted in Birds | Tagged Arizona, Brown's Ranch, cactus, cactus wren, desert, fruit, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, saguaro, Scottsdale, singing, Sonoran Desert | Leave a comment

At Home in the Cholla

Posted on November 4, 2018 by boolie

A young cactus wren perches in the middle of a buckhorn cholla on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve

A young cactus wren perches in the middle of a buckhorn cholla on the Latigo Trail. It was actively exploring its desert home but never strayed too far from the nest in the saguaro where it was born.

Posted in Birds, Plants | Tagged Arizona, Brown's Ranch, buckhorn cholla, cactus, cactus wren, desert, Latigo Trail, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, perching, Scottsdale, Sonoran Desert | Leave a comment

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