This handsome Vermilion Flycatcher greeted me when I went back to my old stomping ground, Granada Park, a couple miles from our house. Much as I love my yard birds, it is nice to get out and see something different. This guy had a female with him but she was skittish and I didn’t really love any of the photos.
One day last week we went to Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix on a lovely cool day:
There is a small office park with a pond close to where we live. Back in February we went over there for a late afternoon walk after office hours. We were very surprised to see an Osprey up in one of the big trees…surprised because this pond does not have any fish in it…and yet he had a big crop like he had just eaten. We were back there in April and there he was again! He flew in around sunset, with a full crop, and went up to one of the big trees again. We guess that is just where he likes to spend his nights.
So odd to see him so close to our house, in the middle of a big city. Here are a few more critters we saw there:
We hope to get back to day tripping soon to see more exciting sights and animals.
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