Madera Canyon, Arizona - January 2020

[ski3pin]

Part six of our big winter adventure is completed. The story and photos can be found on our blog here -

Madera Canyon, Arizona - January 2020


Only a final chapter remains to be completed. It will have a surprise in it for you, but I get ahead of myself. Please enjoy!

 

[billharr]

Another one saying the AZ Desert Museum is a must see. I learned a lot there.

 

[PaulT]

Could the unidentified red head be a Cassin’s finch?

Paul

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Could the unidentified red head be a Cassin’s finch?

Paul

Paul, I originally thought that, but too much streaking on the breast, and it’s a more northern range. So, just a not so bright house finch is my second guess. The other birds are pine siskind.

 

[ski3pin]

House finch was my id also. The group of birders at the gift shop were arguing whether it was a Flame - colored or Hepatic Tanager. That just didn't fly.

Could the unidentified red head be a Cassin’s finch?

Paul

Paul, I originally thought that, but too much streaking on the breast, and it’s a more northern range. So, just a not so bright house finch is my second guess. The other birds are pine siskind.

 

[Lighthawk]

Cool collection of bird shots, Ski.
Love the coatamundi. Fun fact: They can articulate their nose sixty degrees up/down, side to side. We saw them in Costa Rica last year.

 

[ski3pin]

Cool collection of bird shots, Ski.
Love the coatamundi. Fun fact: They can articulate their nose sixty degrees up/down, side to side. We saw them in Costa Rica last year.

Thanks Lighthawk! This was our first coati and haven't yet studied much about them. We look forward to coming upon them in a bit more "wild" setting. But this may be the habitat they exploit, similar to all the raccoons around here.

 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Great bird photos.
Thanks .
Frank