On this months visit to the Audubon Center we crossed the bridge and took a turn through the Rio Salado Central Ave entrance. http://az.audubon.org/Center_RioSalado.html. It was a quick few minutes but I managed to take photos of 2 new bird sightings. The bird with yellow markings is an "Audubon's Warbler" a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
This black and white beauty is a Black Phoebe. I've gone back several times to take a better picture but have not had any luck spotting this bird again.
AHHH, Sedona! Eunice and I took a one day tour and stopped at Talaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village. The grounds are beautiful and filled with blooms of pansies, paths to wander around through and loads of shopping, restaurants, and places to sit and watch the crowds. I listened to lots of birds but they were not easy to spot. This tapping woodpecker worked long enough to find him in the tall trees.
I learned there is a chapel at the village couples can book to exchange marriage vows.
Over the Village walls glimpses of the famous red rock formations can be viewed. Sculptures are placed throughout the paths.
It was a great month to visit the Boyce Thompson State Park. The weather was cool, and we saw lots of great birds. This red male and dull colored female pair of Northern Cardinals were in the picnic area. I had my camera set wrong the whole trip and I'm hoping I will not repeat that mistake again. Visit this site for more information about the arboretum. http://ag.arizona.edu/bta/
In the hummingbird frequented section we had finally had great fun photographing the Broad-billed Hummer. What beautiful birds.
Below the grey and black bird is a "pink sided" Dark-eyed Junco I think and the red headed bird is an Anna's Hummingbird.
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