Despite the weather and being under the weather, we have been out birding for a few hours in each of the previous 3 days. We did a quick walk through the Gilbert Riparian Preserve one afternoon and the other 2 days we birded a few spots along the Salt River. At some point the small birds are going to appreciate all this rain. Right now a lot of them look to be on the verge of surrendering. On the other hand the water birds are having a blast. Bird photographers, ahem...moi, are of two minds when it comes to the current weather - colour or black & white. Glass half empty, or just give me another glass of whine. Yes, it is hard to see some of my favourite birds and not be able to photograph them for lack of sunshine.
It hasn't been all bad and I did manage to get a few photographs of some of the 64 bird species that we have seen so far. Here are a few.
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Greater Roadrunner. Last year we saw a record number of Roadrunners.
This year we have already seen 4. Will this be another record year for this iconic desert bird? |
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Say's Phoebe. This is one of two Phoebes common to this area.
The other one is the Black Phoebe. |
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| Hey Mike. What's this bird? If you said Cactus Wren, you would be right! |
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| Inca Dove. This little ground dove is common here. |
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