Rufous-crowned Sparrow
“I’m ready for my close up Mr. Demille”

“I’m ready for my close up Mr. Demille”

The dulcet tones of the Scott’s Oriole.
Here’s a few from the Davis mountains last week.
You gotta love a woman who responds with a huge enthusiastic grin, gets her shoes on, and follows you outside when you say “We have dung beetles!!!!”!! We were delighted to see 3 of these little dudes rolling their business at our place near Fort Davis!!!
On return from Davis mnts today I made my regular stop at the pecos river on the outskirts of Iraan (that’s “Ira — Anne”). There I found a Least Flycatcher and a low altitude Uppy flyby. But what really JAZZED ME!! was the apparently healthy population of minnows and I believe Pecos Pupfish (will be…
First from Lake Balmorhea, 2nd from Choke Canyon Reservoir. ID?