Fine Art Images from the American Southwest

Tag: Brown-headed Cowbird

In the Garden with Buddha, the Birds and a Moth

Not a lot of words are needed here. Suffice to say I’m playing around with my new Sony 100-400mm lens, and what better place than the garden. The birds are willing accomplices and help me put the lens through its paces. I really like this lens a lot.

Garden Buddha
Garden Buddha with seashells, San Cristobal.

Black Headed Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak.

Black Headed Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak

Juvenile Black Headed Grosbeak
Female immature Black-headed Grosbeak.

Juvenile Black Headed Grosbeak
Female Black-headed Grosbeak.

Juvenile Evening Grosbeak
Female Evening Grosbeak.

Male Black-chinned Hummingbird
Male Black-chinned Hummingbird, tasting the nectar or the air.

Male Black-chinned Hummingbird
Male Black-chinned Hummingbird guarding the feeder.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird on the feeder.

Brown-headed Cowbird
A Brown-headed Cowbird returned to the garden this year.

White-sided Sphinx Moth
White-sided Sphinx Moth, often referred to as a hummingbird moth.

Thanks for looking. See you next week. G