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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Wordless Wednesday-Wings on Wednesday, a Variety
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Sunday Photo Blogging-Corrales Weekend Birds
Yesterday was a beautiful day in Corrales. I went for a short bike ride and did a little shopping, but mostly I worked in the garden. I took my camera with me as I worked.
The Western Scrub Jays and the Curve-billed Thrashers were busy at the peanut feeder behind the house.
Western Scrub Jay
Western Scrub Jay close up
Curve-billed Thrasher
Gambel’s Quail were enjoying the shelled peanuts that I put out on the garden wall.
Gambel's Quail Adult Male and Chick.
Gambel's Quail Chicks
The hummingbird feeders were popular with the migrating hummingbirds and a few lingering residents.
Female Rufous Hummingbird
Female Rufous Hummingbird and Male Black-chinned Hummingbird
Male Black-chinned Hummingbird
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird
Should I have been concerned that there were Turkey Vultures circling overhead?
Turkey Vultures
It’s always interesting to watch the birds around my house.
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Wordless Wednesday-Wednesday Wings
Female Rufous Hummingbird
Female Rufous Hummingbird
Female Rufous Hummingbird
Female Rufous Hummingbird
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A Walk in the Corrales Bosque
Yesterday Bosque Bill and I took a walk in the Corrales Bosque to see if the fall migrants were beginning to come through. We saw quite a few Wilson’s Warblers, but they were too deep in the dense cottonwood foliage to get photos of them.
Common sunflowers (Helianthus Annuus) were blooming profusely along the ditch banks.
Common sunflower, Helianthis Annuus
The Western Tanagers are on their way back through New Mexico, and we saw this lovely female high in a cottonwood.
Female Western Tanager
There were many hummingbirds in the bosque. Although most of them were high in the cottonwoods feeding on insects, I was fortunate to see this female Black-chinned Hummingbird sipping from a sunflower.
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird
Western Wood-Pewees were high in the trees.
Western Wood-Pewee
We saw a very attractive bull snake sliding along the path. He got a bit grumpy when I wanted to pick him up and play with him.
Bull Snake
When we approached the Rio Grande we found Northern Pike in an area where runoff goes into the river.
Northern Pike in the Rio Grande
As we walked back along the irrigation ditch we saw a Black Phoebe hunting in the coyote willows.
Black Phoebe
We also saw a beautiful female Blue Grosbeak in this area, but my photos of her are candidates for the blurry photo contest.
On our walk back we saw many dragonflies and damselflies.
Flame Skimmer
Female Variegated Meadowhawk
Damselflies, American Bluets
It was a beautiful day for a walk in the Corrales Bosque.
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Wordless Wednesday-Wednesday Wings
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird
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Photo Feathers 