Today's photos were captured yesterday at the Paton Center for Hummingbirds.
The Founding Fathers would have considered making the roadrunner the National Bird, but they didn't know it existed yet, so that didn't happen.
Male broad-billed hummingbird flies way too close for the lens.
Another super-close male broad-billed; flying with his tongue out!
Rotund male Gambel's quail stress-testing the brush pile.
Female broad-billed hummingbird points her beak in the direction she wants to go.
Female black-chinned hummingbird does not have a black chin.
Fully-illuminated male broad-billed hummingbird flying in his natural environment and not too close.
Experts named this bird the brown-headed cowbird for vague and unknown reasons.
Itchy Arizona gray squirrel scratching. You can expand the photo to see dust flying.
Here is a way close ladder-backed woodpecker; like almost too close to focus!
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