Arrived at the Oceanside Nature Center in Hempstead Long Island just as a huge flock of Brants were arriving.

The picture of this Mexican Jay was taken in Portal, Arizona. The Mexican Jay is a very social, gregarious bird. The Mexican Jay lives in social groups that may include multiple breeding pairs, and group members may feed young at multiple nests within the group territory.

The picture of this Lazuli Bunting male was taken at the San Pedro Nature Conservancy in Hereford, Arizona.

Here are pictures of both the male (R) and female (L) Anna’s Hummingbird. Be sure to click on thumbnail picture to see total image.

A great place to photograph hummingbirds in Arizona is Beatty’s in Ramsey Canyon. The picture of this White-eared Hummingbird was taken at the feeders there

A spectacular and distinctive flycatcher, the bright red Vermilion Flycatcher inhabits riparian areas and scrub in the southwestern United States and southward. It perches conspicuously, making periodic flights to nab insect prey. I copied this info from the Cornell Lab site – www.allaboutbirds.org – a really good site for bird information

Spent an amazing 12 days in Southeast Arizona photographing a variety of wildlife that inhabits this section of the United States. We stayed in a B&B right near the San Pedro River in Hereford, AZ and took day trips from there. Here is the Common Raven which looks so at home on the open desert scrublands.