Common Name: American Avocet Scientific Name: Recurvirostra americana Description: The bill is black, pointed, and curved slightly upwards towards the tip. It is long, surpassing
Common Name: Greater Yellowlegs Scientific Name: Tringa melanoleuca Description: Adults have long yellow legs and a long, thin, dark bill which has a slight upward
Common Name: Black-necked Stilt Scientific Name: Himantopus mexicanus Description: They have long pink legs and a long thin black bill. They are white below and
Common Name: Brown Pelican, California Brown Pelican Scientific Name: Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Subspecies: Five subspecies of the brown pelican are recognized. At least
Common Name: American White Pelican Scientific Name: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Description: The American white pelican rivals the trumpeter swan, with a similar overall length, as one
Common Name: Western Grebe Scientific Name: Aechmophorus occidentalis Description: The western grebe is the largest North American grebe.It is black-and-white, with a long, slender, swan-like
Common Names: Pied Bill Grebe, American Dabchick, Rail, Dabchick, Carolina Grebe, Devil-diver, Dive-dapper, Dipper, Hell-diver, Died-billed Dabchick, Pied-bill, Thick-billed Grebe, Water Witch Scientific Name: Podilymbus
Common Name: Tundra Swan Scientific Name: Cygnus columbianus Subspecies: The tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) is a small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa within
Common Name: Snow Goose Scientific Name: Anser caerulescens Description: The snow goose has two color plumage morphs, white (snow) or gray/blue (blue), thus the common
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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