Arizona Photography

 Still lots and lots of hummingbirds swarming the sanctuary, and lots of visitors to watch and photograph them.  It's good there are so many hummers, because many of the other species have suddenly become scarce. I'm sure many of them will return in the fall, if not before. Broad-tailed (F) Rufous (F) Rufous (F) Broad-billed (M) Broad-billed (M) House Finch (M) House Finch (F) Anna's (M) Anna's (M) Anna's (M) Anna's (F) Lesser Goldfinch (F) Black-chinned (M) Black-chinned (M) Black-chinned (M) Bullock's Oriole (M) Cloudless Sulphur  

 There are so many hummingbirds at the sanctuary right now, it is really difficult to isolate a single bird in a photo.  Of course, this keeps the crowds coming, many from other states.  I met a couple from Minnesota who have a condo in Green Valley, a very popular community directly south of Tucson.  I would have thought that was strictly for winter use, but here they are in summer, drawn by the hummingbirds. I have been trying to position myself where the backgrounds are better, particularly for the  hummingbirds.  Nothing is more annoying in an otherwise good photo than a busy background.  However, birds go where they choose without regard to my wishes.   Broad-billed (M) Broad-billed (J) Broad-tailed (F) Bewick's Wren Rock Squirrel Lesser Goldfinch (M) Acorn Woodpecker (M) Inca Dove Bullock's Oriole (F) Spiny Lizard Chipping Sparrow Curve-billed Thrasher Lucifer (M) Rivoli's (F) Rivoli's (M) House Finch (M) House Finch (F) Black-headed Grosbea...