First before I get started, Frank Jones, who is a good friend of mine and runs the Roadrunner Deli in Study Butte, commented on my yesterday’s post about the Big Bend Scenes, and explained what many of those photos were. Click here to read that comment. You will find it very informative.
Birding was great in the Big Bend I must say, but the birds were pretty skittish and I didn’t get near as many photos as I would have liked. Well, actually, I did get a lot of images, around 300 or so, but not enough of the ones that I like to publish on this blog. Many of them were just duplicates or quick snap-shots that I got mainly for identification purposes. But here are a few of my more presentable photos.
Hermit Thrush
Eastern Phoebe
Vermilion Flycatcher
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Raven
Cactus Wren
Loggerhead Shrike
Red-naped Sapsucker
Maybe more to come, as I go through some more images. Click on any of these to see an enlargement.
Wow Bob – your work really is amazing!
Thanks, Sheila. You are very kind. 🙂
Lovely photographs, particularly like the Red-naped Sapsucker, looks similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker in the UK.
Thank you very much, Marion. I am glad you liked them. The first time I saw the sapsucker, I, too, thought it was a woodpecker. 🙂
Stunning as always!!!
Thanks for the great compliment, David.
Spectacular as usual…great photos..
Thanks, Syl. 🙂
Love the beak on the Cactus Wren! 🙂 Sorry the birds were skittish. I know how it is to take lots of photos, but not have the ones you want. 🙂
Thanks, Katie. I appreciate your comment. Things don’t always go as planned or anticipated. 🙂
The vermillion flycatcher is particularly lovely 🙂
Thank you, Mufidah 🙂
Beautiful, Bob! My favorite is the Vermillion Flycatcher, but then the flycatcher is one of my favorite birds period. 🙂
That Vermilion is one of my favorites, too. Thanks, Ted.
Bob , we have something here that looks much like the Red naped Sapsucker and we had been calling it a woodpecker. We live near Ft. Worth. Is there a woodpecker that is similar. Love looking at the pictures. CAROLYN
When I first saw a Red-naped Sapsucker, I thought it was a Ladder-backed Woodpecker. They are very similar. 🙂
Thanks for commenting, Carolyn.
Nice work Bob! Good compositions!
Thanks, H.J.
Wow! The image of the hawk taking off into flight….AMAZING!
Thank you very much, Bonnie. 🙂