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| 09070543 Brown-backed Solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis. Potentially a first U.S. record. Normally a resident of Mexico, this bird was photographed on July 19, 2009 at Ramsey Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona with a 600mm lens. This is not a high quality image. It is a very large crop and required a lot of sharpening but serves very well for documenting a new record for the U.S. |
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| 09060878 Lucifer Hummingbird male, Calothorax lucifer, feeding at rock penstemon, Penstemon baccharifolius. Taken on June 22, 2009 in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09054508 Tiger Beetles mating, Cicindela sp. Commonly seen along Rescue Creek Trail in Yellowstone National Park, between Mammoth and Gardiner, MT. Taken on May 22, 2009, with a 150mm macro lens. Full frame. |
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| 09053129 While waiting at one of the South Rim overlooks, and hoping a California Condor would make a close pass, this one landed on the cliff about twenty feet away from me. The only lens I had with me was my 600mm lens and I couldn't back up to get more of the bird in the frame. So I was content to get head and shoulder images of California Condor #275, a seven year old adult male. Taken on May 11, 2009 at Grand Canyon National Park, AZ. Full frame. |
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| 09041716 Lucifer Hummingbird male, Calothorax lucifer, feeding at scarlet sage flower, Stachys coccinea. This species is a rare summer resident of southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and west Texas. Its distinctive features include the violet gorget, or throat patch, long decurved bill, and long, deeply forked tail. Taken on April 22, 2009 in Ash Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09031141 Tiger Beetle, Cicindela scutellaris, on sand dune. Taken on March 31, 2009 near the Waldrop Park Rest Area about 45 miles east of Roswell, NM. |
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| 09030959 Black-chinned Hummingbird male, Archilochus alexandri, feeding at Penstemon parryi flower. Only the lower half of the gorget is iridescent purple in this species. The wings were caught in the backstroke revealing how hummingbirds get lift from both forward and backstrokes as their wings move in a figure eight pattern. Taken on March 25, 2009 in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09030387 White-lined Sphinx Moth, Hyles lineata, in flight feeding at Penstemon parryi flower. This full frame image was taken with a 150mm macro lens and a PhotoTrap camera triggering device. Reducers were used on the beam emitter and detector to pinpoint the spot to trigger the camera. When the moth hovered in front of the flower the camera was automatically fired by the PhotoTrap. Taken on March 19, 2009 in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09020235 This male hummingbird is a hybrid between an Anna's Hummingbird and a Costa's Hummingbird. It is feeding at a Justicia spicigera flower. Taken on February 27, 2009, at the entrance to Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09020033 Blue Mockingbird, Melanotis caerulescens, perched in hackberry tree. Blue Mockingbird rarely occurs in the U.S., this being the 5th accepted record. Taken on February 11, 2009 at Slaughter Ranch, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09020131 Merlin, Falco columbarius, in flight. This is the Taiga form of the Merlin. Taken on February 13, 2009 in Douglas, southeastern Arizona. |
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| 09020011 Gray Fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, jumping from one tree branch to another. Primarily nocturnal, Gray Foxes occur throughout much of the U.S. and are regular tree climbers. Taken on February 4, 2009, in Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, southeastern Arizona. |
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