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June 20, 2018 by Kurt Buzard

Beautiful Larger Birds in Southeast Arizona

Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi)

Mexican Jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi)

The larger birds of Sierra Vista are outstanding in terms of their colors and shapes. Arizona is a vast landscape of bold color, formations and piercing beauty. The southeastern corner is no exception. Isolated mountains called “Sky Islands” rise abruptly from the arid desert highlands, harbor a tremendous variety of plant and animal life and border the San Pedro Valley. The unique grassland of the valley is supported by the San Pedro River, which enters Arizona from Sonora, Mexico and flows north to join the Gila River. A significant percentage of American birders, if asked to choose their single favorite regional destination, would pick southeastern Arizona. Within a relatively small region here, you can find Sonoran Desert, oak woodland, high-elevation conifer forest, and riparian areas. The list of special species is long, but a few highlights are Montezuma Quail, Gray Hawk, Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Elegant Trogon, Arizona Woodpecker, Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Olive Warbler, Rufous-winged Sparrow, and Yellow-eyed Junco.

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Filed Under: Animals, Aquariums and Zoos, Arizona, Birds Tagged With: Acorn Woodpecker, Arizona, Birds, Gambel’s Quail, Gila Woodpecker, Gould’s Wild Turkeys, Greater Roadrunner, Inca Dove, Ladderbacked Woodpecker, larger birds, Mexican Dove, Mexican Jay, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Northern Goshawk, Pinion Pine Jay, Whiskered Screech Owl, White Winged Dove, White-Breasted Nuthatch

June 17, 2018 by Kurt Buzard

Beautiful Smaller Birds in Southeast Arizona

Female (left) Male (right) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)

Female (left) Male (right) Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea)

Some of you, long standing readers of the blog, since my trip to Africa may have noticed that I have been spending more time on animals than landscape or flowers. You would not be wrong to suggest that my recent focus is on nature photography rather than food and travel. Fear not, I will return to food and landscapes sooner rather than later. I have interesting information concerning cameras, lenses and techniques that have important consequences to your photographic purchases and workflow. In the meantime, I present a second visit to Sierra Vista Arizona, focusing on small birds. As I have said before, a location that excels in the breadth and depth of the birdwatching world.
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Filed Under: Animals, Aquariums and Zoos, Arizona, Birds Tagged With: Anna’s Hummingbird, Arizona, Birds, Black-Chinned Hummingbird, Black-Headed Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Broad-Billed Hummingbird, Bronzed Cowbird, Brood Parasites, Brown-Headed Cowbird, Curve-Billed Thrasher, Finches, Gray/Grey Catbird, House Wren, Hummingbird, Lark Sparrow, Rivoli’s hummingbird, SAN PEDRO RIPARIAN NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA, San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Small Birds, Summer Tanager, Violet-Crowned Hummingbird

April 2, 2018 by Kurt Buzard

Beautiful Birds in Sierra Vista Arizona

White-Winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

White-Winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)

I got a new Sony camera about a month ago and decided to visit Sierra Vista Arizona to try it out on the beautiful birds that I have heard about. Southeastern Arizona is an eco-crossroad with five life zones within five miles. Habitats and species from the Sierra Madres of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, and the Sonora and Chihuahuan deserts can all be found in these “Sky Islands.” The bird watching and wildlife viewing areas are world-renowned. The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area has nearly 40 miles of riparian/riverbank vegetation and this 56,000-acre area is teeming with plant and animal life. The San Pedro River’s cottonwood-shaded corridor provides critical stopover habitat for millions of migrating birds each year. It is one of only two major rivers that flow north out of Mexico into the United States and is one of the last large undammed rivers in the Southwest. The San Pedro River basin is home to 84 species of mammals, 14 species of fish and 41 species of reptiles and amphibians. It has been said that over half of all the breeding species of birds can be seen in this area.

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Filed Under: Animals, Aquariums and Zoos, Arizona, Birds Tagged With: Arizona, Arizona Gray Squirrel, Birding, Birds, Birdwatching, Cactus Wren, Ferruginous Pygmy Owl, Gila Woodpecker, House Finch, House Sparrow, Lesser Goldfinch, Migratory, Mourning Dove, Northern Cardinal, Pine Siskin, Pyrrhuloxia, Riparian, San Pedro River, Sierra Vista, Song Sparrow, Vermillion Flycatcher, Western Purple Finch, White Crowned Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, Yellow-Rumped Warbler

June 11, 2017 by Max Distro LLC

White Pocket Page Arizona

White Pocket Page Arizona

White Pocket Page Arizona

 

If you’re looking for a remote location with amazing rock colors and formations and little foot traffic, then White Pocket is the perfect place. Now this place isn’t for the unprepared. You will need to have a 4WD vehicle, preferably with high clearance. You’ll be driving through deep sandy roads for at least an hour and a half off the main House Rock Valley Road. Be sure to check the current conditions of the road at the BLM Office located at 745 East Highway 89. This is a great trip to do in conjunction with the Wave or Buckskin Gulch. Honestly, it was a cloudy day, not the best to bring out the colors of the location but as a photographer, you take what you get.

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Filed Under: Arizona Tagged With: Arizona, Beautiful, Erosion, Orange, Page, Red, Rock Formations, Sandstone, White, White Pocket

June 5, 2017 by Max Distro LLC

Lower Antelope Canyon Page Arizona

Lower Antelope Canyon Page Arizona

Lower Antelope Canyon Page Arizona

Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon located on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as “Upper Antelope Canyon” or “The Crack”; and “Antelope Canyon” or “The Corkscrew”. The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means “the place where water runs through rocks”. Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí (advertised as “Hasdestwazi” by the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department), or “spiral rock arches”. Both are located within the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation. Both canyons are photographic icons, recorded by countless photographers, both for their beauty and the constantly changing light and colors.

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Filed Under: Arizona Tagged With: Arizona, Lady of the Wind, Lake Powell, Lower Antelope Canyon, Mauve, Navajo, Page, Photography, Red, Slot Canyon

April 15, 2017 by Max Distro LLC

Around the World Sunsets

Horseshoe Bend. Page Arizona

Horseshoe Bend. Page Arizona

Every photographer loves the golden hour, that special time between dusk and dark. Sunsets can be spectacular, unusual and surreal. Since I just got back from Page Arizona to photograph the natural beauty of the area, including of course Horseshoe Bend at sunset, I have decided to collect a few of my favorite sunsets from around the world. Not all sunsets depend on color to make them spectacular, although Horseshoe Bend might be the exception. Often it is the subtle interplay of light and dark, the delicate colors rather than flashy vibrance and it is always about that soft light that fills our senses as the embers of the day play out.

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Filed Under: Arizona, Australia, California, France, Loire Valley, New Zealand, Turkey Tagged With: Aguas Calientes, Ancient Egypt, Arizona, Aswan, Auckland, Blue Mosque, Cartegena, Chenanceau, Hasankeyf, Horseshoe Bend, Istanbul, Lake Van, Miraflores, Mojave Desert, Mont Saint Michel, Montreal, Nile, Page, Peru, Saint Malo, Sunset, Tasmania, Turkey

April 8, 2017 by Max Distro LLC

Reflections and Big Sky at Lake Powell Arizona

Antelope Marina with Tower Butte Rising to 5282 feet above Sea Level. Lake Powell Arizona

Antelope Marina with Tower Butte Rising to 5282 feet above Sea Level. Lake Powell Arizona

We decided to rent a motorboat from the Antelope Marina. Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination. The reservoir is named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American Civil War veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869. Glen Canyon was carved by differential erosion from the Colorado River over an estimated 5 million years. The Colorado Plateau, through which the canyon cuts, arose some 11 million years ago. Within that plateau lie layers of rock from over 300 million years ago to the relatively recent volcanic activity. Once the sea drained, windblown sand invaded the area, creating what is known as Wingate Sandstone.

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Filed Under: Arizona, Las Vegas Tagged With: Arizona, Big Sky, Glen Canyon, Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, Red Stone, Reflections

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