Common Name: American Pipit, Buff-bellied Pipit Scientific Name: Anthus rubescens Subspecies: Four subspecies are currently recognized belonging to two main groups. Morphological and DNA sequence
Ingredients: Canary beans, also called Peruvian beans, are mild beans that cook up with a smooth, buttery taste you can eat as a simple bowl
Common Name: Ring-bill Gull Scientific Name: Larus delawarensis Order/Family: Charadriiformes/Laridae (Seabirds) Description: The head, neck and underparts are white; the relatively short bill is yellow
Common Name: Ruby-crowned Kinglet Scientific Name: Corthylio calendula Order/Family: Passeriformes/Regulidae (Kinglets) Description: The ruby-crowned kinglet is a very small bird. It has gray-green upperparts and
Common Name: Orange-crowned Warbler Scientific Name: Leiothlypis celata Subspecies: There are 4 subspecies, the one around Las Vegas is Leiothlypis celata sordida, seen in Southern
Common Name: Northern Flicker, yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird Scientific Name: Colaptes auratus Subspecies: There are 10
Common Name: White-throated Sparrow Scientific Name: Zonotrichia albicollis Order/Family: Description: They are similar in appearance to the white-crowned sparrow, but with white throat markings and
Common Name: Wilson’s Snipe Scientific Name: Gallinago delicata Order/Family: Charadriiformes/Scolopacidae (Sandpipers) Description: They have short greenish-grey legs and a very long straight dark bill. The
Common Name: Crissal Thrasher Scientific Name: Toxostoma crissale Order/Family: Passeriformes/Mimidae (Mimic Thrushes) Description: The Crissal Thrasher grows to 13 inches (32 cm), and has a
If you love flowers, plants, birds and animals, then you are in the right place. I love nature photography and combined with my love of birds, flowers and travel I have decided to create a place to present photographs and information on my favorites. This is a revision of my previous website traveltoeat.com since I become old (and fat) and I have become more interested in photography than eating.
I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.
Since the previous blog focused on travel and eating, there will be a fair amount of focus on history beautiful architecture and food. However, both in the past and today I am always interested in a good garden, zoo, safari or hike.My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by flowers, insects, animals and birds, I hope my photographs and descriptions will inspire you in your own travels and hikes.
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