Common Name: Yellow-breasted Chat Scientific Name: Icteria virens Order/Family: Passeriformes/Icteriidae (Monotypic) Description: These birds have olive/gray upper parts with white bellies and bright-yellow throats and
Common Names: Quail Bush, Big Saltbrush, Big Saltbush, Quailbrush, Lenscale, Lenscale Saltbush White Thistle Synonyms: Atriplex lentiformis Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth/Goosefoot Family) Habit: Perennial Shrub Size:
Common Name: Ladder-backed Woodpecker Scientific Name: Dryobates scalaris Order/Family: Piciformes/Picidae (Woodpeckers) Description: The ladder-backed woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to
Common Name: Lincoln’s Sparrow Scientific Name: Melospiza lincolnii Order/Family: Passeriformes/Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) Subspecies: There are three known subspecies of Lincoln’s sparrow. Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii,
Common Name: Lewis’s Woodpecker Scientific Name: Melanerpes lewis Order/Family: Piciformes/Picidae (Woodpeckers) Description: One of the largest species of American woodpeckers, Lewis’s woodpecker can measure up
Common Name: Red-naped Sapsucker Scientific Name: Sphyrapicus nuchalis Order/Family: Piciformes/Picidae (Woodpeckers) Description: Adults have a black head with a red forehead, white stripes, and a
Common Name: Abert’s Towhee Scientific Name: Melozone aberti Order/Family: Passeriformes/Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) Description: Abert’s towhee has black around the bill, extending to the eye,
Common Name: Spotted Towhee Scientific Name: Pipilo maculatus Order/Family: Passeriformes /Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) Description: The spotted towhee is a large New World sparrow, roughly
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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