Rufous Hummingbird
Finally got the pose I wanted !!

Finally got the pose I wanted !!

Never stop learning !!! Davis Mountains Hummingbird Festival
Something I just learned: male Bushtit dark eyes, female light.
No pix, but I stopped in Sandia Wetlands yesterday and had Upland sandpipers, LB Curlew, BN Stilts, Killdeer, Less Yellowlegs, and Solitary sandpipers. Nice place to for a short stop if you are in the vicinity of Balmorhea, texas. Very close to I-10. Also had Upland sandpipers over the davis mountains every few minutes in…
Here’s a couple of pix I thought a little unusual. 2 male Vermillions on territory but amicably sitting close together — Maybe family? And 11 Blue Grosbeaks in a flock (not all pictured) – maybe migrating? I’ve never seen more than 2 together that I recall.
Welcome to B3 — Be a Better Beetle!! I’ve been trying to catch one of these guys for 2 years out in Davis Mountains!! Finally nabbed one with a butterfly net. Photographed and released. They are super swift and maneuverable!! I believe it’s called an Emerald Euphoria, which is such a great name for these…
Few friends from the Trans-Pecos recently.