Birding Pena Blanca Lake

As I mentioned in the last post, I didn't get my target bird: the Rufous Crowned Warbler at Pena Blanca Lake. I stood/sat along the cattails on the south side of the cove 1/3 mile above the boat lunch for two hours but the little guy never showed. However, I didn't come home without a photo. In fact, I got quite a few nice ones:

American Kestrel

Vermillion Flycatcher

Ruddy Duck

Black Phoebe

Ruby Crowned Kinglet

American Coot

Mallards

Vesper Sparrow

White Tailed Deer

Bridled Titmouse

Rufous Winged Sparrow

Great Blue Heron

Pyrrhuloxia

Red Tailed Hawk

Marsh Wren

Verdin

Kestral on a WireKestral

Now, back to my alphabetical series of "5" Star Photos. Next up, the Kestrel. I would have liked to have gotten a photo of a Kestrel in a tree, but it seems the only time I see them they are on a utility pole or fence. Of course, the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum occasionally has a "Kestrel Show" where they have one strapped to someone's gloved hand. I've got a couple of really good photos there. But, alas, that's not what I do. My photos are supposed to be Exclusively Wildlife. So, this is the best I can do. It's still a nice photo. Good detail, good color. So I am pleased in that regard.

So, the (American) Kestrel:

Kestrel