Birds!

Birds are such amazing creatures! Even if they did not have that marvelous ability to fly, they would still be wonderful for their beauty. This page is dedicated to that beauty and shows my own humble efforts to capture it using the Olympus E-1 and E-10 digital cameras.

Unlike other littlemesahouse.com pages, I plan to add to this one over time. If I can capture a better photo of a particular species shown, I may replace a photo of the same. Each new posting to this page will result in an update to the "previous e-postcard" page so you will be able to tell there are new photos here.

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			Cooper's Hawk Hunts and eats small birds (shown here after an unsuccessful raid on the LMH seed birdfeeder) Photo captured November 22, 2006	MORE \/

Lesser Goldfinch Mesa, Arizona Photo captured April 28, 2006 Green-backed Male Another Photos captured 5-7-2006 Upside Down Feeder Seed Dropper (Females) Green-backed Male (shown much larger than life size) Photos captured 5-9-2006 Larger Than Life Size Panting (female) on the first 100 degree day of 2006. Female Photos captured 5-11-2006 Female Photo captured 5-21-2006 Female Photo captured April 29, 2006 Another Photo captured 5-5-2006 Male Photo captured 5-24-2006 Male & Female Together Photo captured 5-12-2006	Gambel's Quail Photo captured April 19, 2006 Another Photo captured April 28, 2006 Yet Another Photo captured 5-23-2006 One More Photo captured 11-4-2006 Female Photos captured April 28, 2006 Hard to photograph!	House Finch Most common species at the Little Mesa House bird feeder. Photos taken March 16, 2001 Female Very Dark One Yellow Male Another Male Photo captured 5-9-2006 Angelic Male Photo captured 5-6-2006 Crested Female Photo captured 5-04-2006 Three Posers Photo captured 5-04-2006	Hummingbird Hovering Male Anna's Hummingbird Photo captured 5-24-2006 Hovering Female Black-chinned Hummingbird Photo captured 5-24-2004 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird Photo captured 5-25-2006 Head Shot Anna's Hummingbird Photo captured 5-28-2006 Female At Rest Black-chinned Hummingbird Photo captured 5-28-2006	MORE \/

Water Birds Ocotillo Lake, Chandler, Arizona Included are photos of various water birds that accumulate in abundance here to feed on fish stocked in the reclaimed water pond. 12 photos captured March 18, 2006	Ducks on the Pond Winter ducks on the pond at Mesa, Arizona's Riverview Park Photos captured November 28 & 30, 2005	Mockingbird Water Ranch - Gilbert, AZ Photos captured 11-22-2005 Another Another Mesa, Arizona Photo captured April 28, 2006 Neely Ranch Preserve Gilbert, Arizona Photos taken May 26, 2001 One More Yet Another	Peach-faced Lovebirds Wild but nonnative parrot species that has become a regular visitor at the LMH bird seed feeder since spring 2002. Photo captured 10-09-05 Another Photo captured 5-21-06 Parrot Party Photo captured 10-8-06 Another Party Photo captured 10-11-2004 Another Photo Captured 9-27-06 One More Photo Captured 9-27-06 Head Shot Photo Captured 10-09-05 Group Shot Photo Captured 9-27-06 Blue Coloration Photo Captured 10-6-06 Why They Call Them "Lovebirds" Making His Move Looking Chummy SWAK Photos Captured 10-08-06	MORE \/

Home Grown Images From the Little Mesa House Yard This web page has nine bird photos including photos of Inca Doves, Cactus Wren, White-winged Dove, Hummingbird, Juvenile Verdin at their nest and a House Finch. Photos captured Spring 2005	Burrowing Owls Water Ranch - Gilbert, AZ A page with 15 photos of Burrowing Owls and some other Water Ranch wildlife. Photos taken June 22, 2004	Male Northern Cardinal It was very hard to get a good photo of a male Cardinal. Photo Taken 5-31-2004 Another Photo taken 6-8-2003 Yet Another Photo taken 6-15-2003 One More Photo taken 6-8-2003	Green-tailed Towhee Visits the LMH bird feeder while passing through during spring and fall migration. Photos taken 5-1-2004 Another Yet Another One More Photo taken April 27, 2003	MORE \/

Budgerigar (Parakeet) Seen at the LMH seed bird feeder. Probably is an escaped pet gone wild. Photos taken 6-15-2003 Close Up Another Blue Coloration Photo captured 11-04-2006	Water Ranch Wildlife The Riparian Institute at Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ A page with twenty-three (mostly bird) photos. Included are photos of the rare Burrowing Owl, which is an endangered species. Other bird species included are American Kestrel, Mallard Duck, Great Blue Heron, Mockingbird, Green-winged Teal and Spotted Sandpiper. Photos taken 12-03-2002	Black Phoebe Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona Photo taken 11-13-2002 Another	Brown Pelican (chick-feeding coloration) Santa Barbara, California Photo taken 7-31-2002	MORE \/

California Gull Mono Lake, CA Photo taken 8-1-2002	Wild Turkeys Another North Kaibab Plateau, AZ Photos taken 7-21-2002	Steller's Jay Another North Rim Grand Canyon, AZ Photos taken 7-20-2002	A Flock of Rare Birds Vintage airplanes fly over Mesa, AZ, in missing man formation, as part of Memorial Day festivities. Photo taken 5-27-2002	MORE \/

Nesting Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron and their nests seen in Chandler, Arizona A page of photos taken 5-11-2002	Pond Life at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ A page with many bird photos including my best Black-necked Stilt photos yet, Mallard Ducks, Mallard Ducklings, a Sage Sparrow, other birds and other critters from in and around the Riparian Preserve ponds Photos taken 5-5-2002	Great Horned Owl In a tree at a Tempe, AZ industrial area near ASU Photo taken 4-25-2002	Black-necked Stilt The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 4-14-2002 Another Two of Them Information about the Riparian Preserve	MORE \/

Mallard Duck The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 4-14-2002	Great-tailed Grackle The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 4-14-2002 Female	Western Kingbird The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 4-14-2002	Cinnamon Teal The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 4-14-2002 Another One More	MORE \/

Nesting Broad-billed Hummingbird Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona (page of photos) Photos taken 4-13-2002	Phainopepla Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, AZ Photo taken 4-6-2002 Female Another Boyce Thompson Arboretum Photos taken 4-13-2002	Say's Phoebe Near Punkin Center, AZ Photos taken 3-24-2002 Another	Vermilion Flycatcher Near Punkin Center, AZ Photos taken 3-24-2002 Another	MORE \/

Green Heron Neely Ranch Preserve Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 12-02-2001 Another One More Water Ranch - Gilbert, AZ Photo captured 11-22-2005	Northern Shoveler Neely Ranch Preserve Gilbert, AZ Photo taken 12-02-2001	Great Blue Heron Neely Ranch Preserve Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 12-02-2001 Flying	Flying Pintail Ducks Neely Ranch Preserve Gilbert, AZ Photos taken 12-02-2001 Another	MORE \/

Female Cardinal A winter LMH feeder visitor that is almost as beautiful as the crimson male. Photos taken 11-24-2001 Another One More	Cactus Wren The raspy voiced State Bird of Arizona. Photos taken 11-24-2001 Another Yet Another	Red-winged Blackbird Neely Ranch Preserve Gilbert, Arizona Photo taken May 26, 2001 Female Photo taken May 5, 2002	Harris Hawk Photos taken May 11, 2001 Another	MORE \/

Nesting Hummingbird Close ups of a soon to be mama hummingbird. 8 photos taken 5-7-2001	White-winged Dove Summer Visitor at LMH Seed Feeder Photo taken 4-21-2001 Close-up Photo captured 5-12-2006 Two Together Photo taken 6-11-2004	Brown-headed Cowbird Summer Visitor at LMH Seed Feeder Photo taken 4-21-2001 Another	White-crowned Sparrow Late Fall-Spring Visitor Photo taken April 8, 2001 Another Immature	MORE \/

Whirlybird Big Brother is Watching! Photo taken April 8, 2001	Curve-billed Thrasher Quite the whistler! Photo taken April 1, 2001 Another Another Photo captured 5-12-2006	Inca Dove Very common at feeder. Photo taken March 18, 2001 Another	Mourning Dove Hundreds feed each day. Photo taken March 18, 2001 Another	MORE \/

Abert's Towhee Resident all year. Photo taken March 18, 2001 Another	House Sparrow Too numerous to count! Photo taken March 18, 2001	Orange Grey's Sister and a regular visitor to the LMH birdbath. Photo taken March 18, 2001	Dark-eyed Junco Oregon "race" Photo taken March 17, 2001 Slate-colored race	MORE \/

Grey Frequent visitor to the LMH birdbath. Photo taken March 17, 2001	Verdin Tiny desert bird that nests in the LMH Blue Palo Verde tree. Photo taken March 16, 2001 Another One More Photos taken 4-28-2002 Another Photo captured 5-24-2006	Pyrrhuloxia The beautiful "Desert Cardinal." Photo taken March 11, 2001 Looks a lot like a female Northern Cardinal.	Roadrunner Mesa, Arizona Photo captured 5-21-2006

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