I was leading some birders on a field trip today at a birding festival in Laredo, Texas. The photos I took are mostly from a long distance and cropped signficantly but should be identifiable.

Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
male
carrying food item
Red Rock Lakes N.W.R.,
Beaverhead Co., Montana
13 June 2007

Red-shouldered Hawk

I believe it is a yellow-crowned night heron. Can someone confirm?

There were two a moment before I could take the photo!

I was leading some birders on a field trip today at a birding festival in Laredo, Texas. The photos I took are mostly from a long distance and cropped signficantly but should be identifiable.

Large body, back and top of wings and brown, bottom of wings are white, white belly, dark patch on wrists, white head with brown stripe across the eye.

Near Espada Dam

This immature Cooper's was perched about 100 yards away out in desert habitat. I watched it chase a small bird unsuccessfully.

10 am. small flock of monk parakeets, once again, visiting the trees in and around my backyard

sunrise hike to cattail pond on the morning of Christmas eve.

I was rewarded by a Great Egret who flew in to fish for breakfast shortly after sunrise

flock of about 500 Canada Geese passed overhead