In 2004, I was just beginning my education about birds and how to capture them in my images. It was an exciting time for me. Many of my meetings with birds would be my first meetings.
I have a cousin who lives in Tucson Arizona with her husband, whom I enjoy spending time with when I can, and they are kind enough to put up with me. On this occasion, I was looking to explore the outskirts of town and I learned of Redington Road east of Tanque Verde. It promised to give me an experience meeting nature in the rugged hills east of town. I met species I’d not seen before on this day. My meetings were with White-Winged Doves, Earless Lizard, Canyon Towhee (new), Rufous-Crowned Sparrow (new), Familiar Bluet (new), Bewick’s Wren, and Northern Cardinal.

Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:24 16:57 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD_6999NorthernCardinal |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:24 16:57 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD_6997NorthernCardinal |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Bewick's Wren(Thryomanes bewickii) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:24 16:18 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6991BewicksWren |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Familiar Bluet(Enallagma civile) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:24 12:37 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD_6961FamiliarBluet |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
Description: Rincon Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:24 11:48 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD_6954BlueGrayGnatCatcher |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Rufous-Crowned Sparrow(Aimophila ruficeps) |
Description: Redington Pass, Rincon Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:24 9:51 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD_6923RufousCrownedSparrow |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:50 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6873LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Earless Lizard(Holbrookia maculata) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 14:50 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3000 |
File Name: JCD_6833EarlessLizard |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


White-Winged Dove(Zenaida asiatica) |
Description: Feeding on Saguaro Fruit. Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 13:20 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD_6827WhiteWingedDove |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Canyon Towhee(Melozone fusca) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:26 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD_6842CanyonTowhee |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Canyon Towhee(Melozone fusca) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:24 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6836CanyonTowhee |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Rincon Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:50 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6872LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Canyon Towhee(Melozone fusca) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 16:36 |
Location:
Tanque Verde |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD_6853CanyonTowhee |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Ladder-Backed Woodpecker(Dryobates scalaris) |
Description: Catalina Mountains, East of Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2004:06:23 17:03 |
Location:
Redington Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_6874LadderBackedWoodpecker |
© 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |

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