White breasted nuthatch hanging upside down.
Northern Flicker posing on a branch.
My first Mountain Chickadee. The Carolina and Black Capped chickadees don’t have the white stripe over their eyes.
My first acorn woodpecker.
My first white crowned sparrow. Easy to spot with those two black stripes on his head. I’m not sure what the one above it is. Some other type of sparrow.
One of the views of the canyon as we started to notice the dark clouds heading our way.
One of my favorite places in Flagstaff was the little know Picture Canyon trail. I had read about it on some of the Arizona birding sites. It was free and we only saw one other person on the Tuesday we were there. Half way through the canyon we started to hear the thunder and did not want to be caught on the cliff so we moved pretty quickly back to the car. We got back just as it started to rain. I got 3 new birds from this canyon. I had also read there are some rare Lewis woodpeckers there but we could not find them.
Lovely pictures!
Your whole photo series is excellent, but I really liked the white breasted nuthatch shots. Your outing must have been such great fun.
Fantastic photos! Not sure if I enjoyed the birds or trees more.
Lots of good sightings.
Lovely photos :-). Glad you saw a few new birds. I think your mystery sparrow is a juvenile white crowned sparrow.
Great captures. I have never seen an Acorn Woodpecker and neither has my husband. Guess they are not in this part of the world. What a beauty with a very distinctive look.
We have quite a few white-breasted nuthatches here and enjoy watching them. The acorn woodpecker and the white crowned sparrow are new to me – thanks for sharing these shots. Perhaps some day I’ll see them as well.
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What a great series of birds. Love the nuthatches – they always pose in such interesting ways!