The Bill Williams NWR is recognized “as a birding area of global importance”. There are many birds that breed in the habitats there, some of which are threatened or endangered. I found it a great place to birdwatch, but a bit frustrating to bird photograph, due to the dense growth of willow, mesquite, cottonwood and tamarisk.
I did manage some shots on Bell’s Vireo, Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher, Gila Woodpecker, Yellow-Breasted Chat, a bug (Queen Butterfly) and a snake (California Kingsnake).
Images Below
Queen Butterfly(Danaus gilippus) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 11:06 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X8378-QueenButterfly |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
California Kingsnake(Lampropeltis getula californiae) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 11:33 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8383-CaliforniaKingSnake |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bell's Vireo(Vireo bellii) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 13:04 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X8398-BellsVireo |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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Description: The marsh at the delta of the Bill Williams River NWR north of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 13:46 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 28 mm, f/9.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8407-BillWilliamsNWR-Scenery |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Breasted Chat(Icteria virens) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 12:33 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8392-YellowBreastedChat |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gila Woodpecker(Melanerpes uropygialis) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 12:44 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X8396-GilaWoodpecker |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:29 13:11 |
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Location:
Planet Ranch |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X8403-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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