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Some Ajo Birds

It has finally turned more winter-like. After the last rain, there is enough moisture for dew and now it is cold enough for frost, so I have a frosty windshield most mornings. The cold further north has moved birds this way. A nice flock of Horned Larks showed up at the golf course along with a Mountain Bluebird. More ducks at the ponds and an occasional Ring-billed Gull, but nothing very exciting, except for a Canada Goose that appeared one day. Some birders from Tucson were going to drive out for that but it was gone the next morning.

I got very close to this Red-naped Sapsucker that was feeding on palm fruits.
This ranks right up there with my best ever Crissal Thrasher photos.
Gilded Flicker in nice light. This time of the year the sun is low enough all day so I can avoid the harsh light that is present most of the year by mid-day.
Another photo of the Ruddy Ground Dove, I think this is my best yet.
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher in winter plumage.
I reworked this image and cropped some of the surroundings out to put more emphasis on “the hand”. The Helping Hand Nebula.