Aplomado Falcon in Calafate bush in Patagonia Available in L, M, S:Small 720x576 @72dpi

Aplomado Falcon in Calafate bush in Patagonia Available in L, M, S:Small 720x576 @72dpiThis falcon arrived to our birding area, captured one of the birds we were looking at and ate it right in front of us. Save 20% by purchasing entire collection.

we saw no chicks

Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird at Mexican Sage

not seen in Colorado

These cute little titmouses (

you can see that they have made a hole just under his left middle toe

Here's the female to the previous orange oriole

And I was chasing it

Using a long lens enables the beautiful blurry background and clear focus on the subject that I find so appealing

Note the slightly lavender appearance in the wings and the golden tint to her primarily green feather cover

The white border around it's bill and its smaller size distinguishes it from a Double-crested  Cormorant

it's amazing how often I walk blindly by a bird and find it ONLY after I sit down and stop moving

This land is so SO far south