Ash Canyon - May 24, 2025 (Part 1)

 I photographed so many species on this visit that I've decided to break this update into two parts.  Hopefully, this will avoid giving you "birdie overload", and Part 2 will follow in a couple days.  

We continue to see new species arriving along with the departure of some, while the regulars are here year-round.  It's always interesting to see which birds have shown up.  On this visit, I saw the Blue Grosbeak for the first time this year, as well as the Brown-crested Flycatcher.  As a bonus, the Summer Tanager was still present and posed better than last week.

 Bird photography requires camera settings that lead to a very narrow depth of focus, sometimes resulting in a bird being only partially in focus.  It's unusual to get two birds in a frame that are both in focus.  While trying to get two birds together, I was lucky to include a third without even trying.

White-winged Dove, Bullock's Oriole & Scott's Oriole  

Bullock's Oriole (M)

Bullock's Oriole (F)

Scott's Oriole (M)

Scott's Oriole (F)

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Spotted Towhee (M)

House Finch (M)

House Finch (F)

Summer Tanager (M)

Western Tanager (M)

Western Tanager (F)

Blue Grosbeak (M)

Black-headed Grosbeak (M)

Black-headed Grosbeak (F)

Black-headed Grosbeak (J)

Mexican Jay



 

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