More birds from Arizona

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We saw dark-eyed junkos everywhere we went.

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I saw Steller’s jays everywhere but it was tough to get a decent picture. They were really skittish.

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Ravens were also everywhere. I don’t see them around my area in central Florida. They are like the laughing gulls of northern Arizona. Always in the tourist areas, loud, they come flying in when they see food.  They are much bigger than our fish crows.

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Looks just like our eastern bluebird but I was in the west. All About Birds says that western bluebirds have more rust in their throat than eastern ones.

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Our squirrels in Florida don’t have that rust streak on their back.

Some of the “wild” things we saw at Bearizona in northern Arizona.

50 Shades of Grey, Brown and Creme

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I don’t need to go see the movie. We have it live right in our parks. As I was walking down the trail, I heard a scuttle high up in the trees. From far away I thought they were fighting. As I got closer I realized they were  not fighting, they were getting frisky. They spent a few minutes chasing each other around the branches. Here’s to hoping for squirrel babies this spring.