I spent from 2017-04-22 through 2017-05-04 touring some great bird locations in Arizona. The places I was able to visit during this time were Agua Caliente Park, Sabino Canyon, Mount Lemmon, Florida Canyon, Madera Canyon and two places in Arivaca (Day 1 and Day 2). I do not feel I got everything I could from any of these places, but I got enough to make me very happy.
New birds I met on this trip were Hepatic Tanager, Black-Capped Gnatcatcher, Gray Hawk, Olive Warbler, Red-Faced Warbler, Grace’s Warbler and Brown-Crested Flycatcher. The links will bring up the gallery pages for these species. I also gathered images that expanded the scope of offerings in my Bird Gallery for 19 more species: Summer Tanager, Bell’s Vireo, Vermillion Flycatcher, Lucy’s Warbler, Abert’s Towhee, Curve-Billed Thrasher, Gila Woodpecker, Brewer’s Sparrow, Greater Roadrunner, Pyrrhuloxia, Ash-Throated Flycatcher, Hermit Thrush, Painted Redstart, White-Winged Dove, Bridled Titmouse, Broad-Billed Hummingbird, Yellow Warbler, and Calliope Hummingbird. I’ll leave it up to the reader to find these in the Bird Gallery if interested.
On display below are 58 of some of my favorite bird moments caught on camera. I hope you will enjoy them. (PS: the “Rufous-Crowned Sparrow images are mislabeled. They are in fact “Rufous-Winged Sparrows”.)
Abert's Towhee(Melozone aberti) |
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Description: I met this bird at Agua Caliente Park in Northeastern Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 13:59 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: AbertsTowhee_D5X7174 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ash-Throated Flycatcher(Myiarchus cinerascens) |
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Description: Agua Caliente Park in Northeastern Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 8:29 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: AshThroatedFlycatcher_D5X6794 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ash-Throated Flycatcher(Myiarchus cinerascens) |
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Description: Molino Basin Campground on Mount Lemon. Near Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 8:48 |
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Location:
Molino Basin |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: AshThroatedFlycatcher_D5X7770 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bell's Vireo(Vireo bellii) |
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Description: A bird setting up territory at Agua Caliente Park in Northeastern Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 13:43 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: BellsVireo_D5X7156 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bewick's Wren(Thryomanes bewickii) |
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Description: This bird is resident at Agua Caliente Park in Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 13:35 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BewicksWren_D5X7047 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Capped Gnatcatcher(Polioptila nigriceps) |
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Description: Lower Madera Canyon by Proctor Road. East of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:01 6:42 |
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Location:
Madera Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: BlackCappedGnatcatcher_D5X9375 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Capped Gnatcatcher(Polioptila nigriceps) |
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Description: Lower Madera Canyon by Proctor Road. East of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:01 6:44 |
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Location:
Madera Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: BlackCappedGnatcatcher_D5X9450 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brewer's Sparrow(Spizella breweri) |
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Description: Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in northern Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:25 14:47 |
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Location:
Sabino Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: BrewersSparrow_D5X7662 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brewer's Sparrow(Spizella breweri) |
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Description: (Spizella breweri) A bird in Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in northern Tucson Arizona. USA 2017-04-25 |
Date Taken: 2017:04:25 14:48 |
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Location:
Sabino Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: BrewersSparrow_D5X7669 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bridled Titmouse(Baeolophus wollweberi) |
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Description: Florida Canyon on the northern slopes of the Santa Rita Mountains, east of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:30 13:06 |
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Location:
Florida Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: BridledTitMouse_D5X9303 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Broad-Billed Hummingbird(Cynanthus latirostris) |
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Description: Lower Madera Canyon by Proctor Road. East of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:01 6:32 |
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Location:
Madera Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: BroadBilledHummingbird_D5X9354 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown-Crested Flycatcher(Myiarchus tyrannulus) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species. Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in northern Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:25 13:00 |
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Location:
Sabino Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: BrownCrestedFlycatcher_D5X7334 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cholla Cactus Flower(Unknown) |
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Description: Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in northern Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:25 12:22 |
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Location:
Sabino Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: ChollaFlower_D5X7307 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Curve-Billed Thrasher(Toxostoma curvirostre) |
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Description: Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:09 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: CurveBilledThrasher_D5X9995 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gila Woodpecker(Melanerpes uropygialis) |
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Description: A resident bird at the cienega in Arivaca. Part of the Buenos Aires NWR in Arivaca, Arizona USA 2017-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:25 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GilaWoodpecker_D5X0097 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Grace's Warbler(Setophaga graciae) |
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Description: (Female) Seen on Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon. Near Tucson, Arizona USA 2017-04-28. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:27 16:03 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GracesWarbler_D5X8806 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gray Hawk(Buteo plagiatus) |
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Description: Arivaca Creek. Part of the Buenos Aires NWR in rural Arizona. Southeast of Tucson. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:04 9:52 |
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Location:
Arivaca Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: GrayHawk_D5X0667 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Greater Roadrunner(Geococcyx californianus) |
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Description: Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:04 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: GreaterRoadRunner_D5X9952 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hepatic Tanager(Piranga flava) |
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Description: Lower Madera Canyon by Proctor Road. East of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:01 6:53 |
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Location:
Madera Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: HepaticTanager_D5X9508 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hepatic Tanager(Piranga flava) |
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Description: This was my first meeting with this species. Lower Madera Canyon by Proctor Road. East of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:01 6:54 |
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Location:
Madera Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: HepaticTanager_D5X9528 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lucy's Warbler(Leiothlypis luciae) |
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Description: Seen while camped at Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona USA 2017-05-03 |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:29 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: LucysWarbler_D5X0143 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lucy's Warbler(Leiothlypis luciae) |
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Description: Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:44 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LucysWarbler_D5X0439 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lucy's Warbler(Leiothlypis luciae) |
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Description: A bird I met at Agua Caliente Park in Northeastern Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 8:04 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: LucysWarbler_D5X6696 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Olive Warbler(Peucedramus taeniatus) |
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Description: (Peucedramus taeniatus) Seen on Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon. Near Tucson, Arizona USA 2017-04-28. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:27 16:02 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: OliveWarbler_D5X8799 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Painted Redstart(Myioborus pictus) |
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Description: (Myioborus pictus) One of the flashier members of the warbler clan I met at Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon. Near Tucson, Arizona USA 2017-04-26. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 15:59 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PaintedRedstart_D5X8643 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Painted Redstart(Myioborus pictus) |
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Description: Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemon. Near Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 16:00 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PaintedRedstart_D5X8647 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Prickley Pear Cactus Flower(Unknown) |
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Description: Sabino Canyon Recreation Area in northern Tucson Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:25 12:21 |
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Location:
Sabino Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: PricklyPearFlower_D5X7297 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Faced Warbler(Cardellina rubrifrons) |
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Description: Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemon. Near Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 14:21 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/640 |
File Name: RedFacedWarbler_D5X8210 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Faced Warbler(Cardellina rubrifrons) |
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Description: (Cardellina rubrifrons) Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon is well known for seasonal warbler sightings. Near Tucson, Arizona USA 2017-04-26. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 14:21 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/200 |
File Name: RedFacedWarbler_D5X8246 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Faced Warbler(Cardellina rubrifrons) |
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Description: Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemon. Near Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 14:27 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/100 |
File Name: RedFacedWarbler_D5X8283 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Faced Warbler(Cardellina rubrifrons) |
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Description: (Cardellina rubrifrons) Incinerator Ridge on Mount Lemmon is well known for seasonal warbler sightings. Near Tucson, Arizona USA 2017-04-27. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 16:14 |
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Location:
Incinerator Ridge |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: RedFacedWarbler_D5X8713 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rufous-Winged Sparrow(Peucaea carpalis) |
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Description: The Cienega at Arivaca. Part of the Buenos Aires NWR in rural Arizona. Southeast of Tucson. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:04 9:19 |
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Location:
Arivaca Cienega |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RufousWingedSparrow_D5X0627 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Summer Tanager(Piranga rubra) |
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Description: Florida Canyon on the northern slopes of the Santa Rita Mountains, east of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:30 8:59 |
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Location:
Florida Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: SummerTanager-Male_D5X8906 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Summer Tanager(Piranga rubra) |
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Description: Florida Canyon on the northern slopes of the Santa Rita Mountains, east of Green Valley Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:30 9:00 |
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Location:
Florida Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: SummerTanager-Male_D5X8934 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:11 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher_D5X0033 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 16:12 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher_D5X0039 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: Male parent at Agua Caliente Park in Northeastern Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 13:19 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher_D5X6857 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: Female parent at Agua Caliente Park in Northeastern Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:24 13:34 |
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Location:
Agua Caliente Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: VermilionFlycatcher_D5X6967 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vermilion Flycatcher(Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
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Description: The Cienega at Arivaca. Part of the Buenos Aires NWR in rural Arizona. Southeast of Tucson. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:04 7:33 |
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Location:
Arivaca Cienega |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: VermillionFlycatcher-Male_D5X0536 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Winged Dove(Zenaida asiatica) |
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Description: Molino Basin Campground on Mount Lemon. Near Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:04:26 8:54 |
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Location:
Molino Basin |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WhiteWingedDove_D5X7837 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: (Dendroica petechia) Foraging in Arivaca, in rural south-central Arizona USA 2017-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 15:15 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_D5X9679 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: Foraging in Arivaca, in rural south-central Arizona USA 2017-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 15:15 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_D5X9689 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: Arivaca in rural south-central Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:03 15:42 |
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Location:
La Siesta Campgrounds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_D5X9747 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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