Birdernaturalist

Yesterday's bird is a second-year Harris's Hawk. We don't often see them in my neighborhood in Tucson, but this bird has been...

This was digiscoped from my urban Tucson yard yesterday morning.

Officially speaking, this hummer will likely be a mystery forever unless we collect some DNA or get some exhaustive in-the-hand measurements...

If you read the AZ-NM birding e-mail list, you might know what this is. It was in my yard this afternoon in north-central Tucson. Hint: ther...

I found this young Desert Spiny Lizard on my living room carpet this afternoon.

The last photo showed the all yellow-orange lower mandible – with no contrasting tip – as well as the relative lack of contrast in the face,...

One last photo before I reveal the answer later today – this bird just won't turn around for us, but now some features are visible that ...