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Birds - In and
Around the Garden
There are quite a few unique birds that can be found in Tucson
gardens such as the noisy Cactus wren or the fast walking, early morning
talking Gambel's quail. Birds can be easily attracted to your garden by
offering, water, food, nesting areas and protective cover from predators
whether its a dog, cat or predatory bird.
Many birds such as the nectar
loving hummingbirds are migratory and spend a limited amount of time in
Tucson gardens as they move from one location to another. Keep your eyes
open and have a good set of binoculars handy and you might be surprised
what you see visiting your garden.
To help you identify some
of the birds found in and around Tucson gardens names and
photographs of some of the most common are posted here.
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Cactus wren.
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus. |
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Cactus wren.
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus. |
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Gambel's quail.
Callipepla gambelii.
The male quail has the red cap. |
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Gambel's quail covey. |
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Gambel's quail eggs. |
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Gambel's Quail family. |
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Inca doves.
Columbina inca. |
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Commom Mourning dove.
Zenaida macroura. |
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Mourning dove on its
nest with young in a cholla cactus. |
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Two young mourning
dove.
Zenaida macroura. |
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White-winged dove.
Zenaida asiatica. |
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White-winged dove
nest with parent and young.
Zenaida asiatica. |
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Male phainopepla.
Phainopepla nitens. |
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Male bronzed cowbird.
Molothrus aeneus. |
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Male northern cardinal.
Cardinalis cardinalis |
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Male cardinal.
Cardinalis cardinalis |
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Pyrrhuloxia
Silver cardinal
Cardinalis sinuatus |
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Male Pyrrhuloxia
Silver cardinal
Cardinalis sinuatus |
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Gila woodpecker.
Melanerpes uropygialis. |
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Gila woodpecker.
Melanerpes uropygialis. |
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Gilded flicker.
Colaptes chrysoides. |
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Red-naped sapsucker or
a hybrid on a mesquite tree. |
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Curve-billed thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre. |
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Great-tailed grackle.
Quiscalus mexicanus |
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