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.
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| White-winged Dove, Bullock's Oriole & Scott's Oriole |
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| Bullock's Oriole (M) |
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| Bullock's Oriole (F) |
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| Scott's Oriole (M) |
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| Scott's Oriole (F) |
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| Brown-crested Flycatcher |
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| Spotted Towhee (M) |
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| House Finch (M) |
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| House Finch (F) |
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| Summer Tanager (M) |
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| Western Tanager (M) |
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| Western Tanager (F) |
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| Blue Grosbeak (M) |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak (M) |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak (F) |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak (J) |
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| Mexican Jay |
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