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This adult Verdin (Auriparus
flaviceps) is common and can be found fluttering through the palo verde and mesquite trees
looking for insects to eat. |
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This little screech-owl (Otus
kennicottii) was perched on a porch light watching for a meal which can include insects
and small mammals. In my yard I'm more apt to hear them than see them. |
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The common mourning dove
(Zenaida macroura) seem to be everywhere especially if you have a bird feeder. The seed
eater is a prolific breeder in my hanging baskets. |
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This male Phainopepla
(Phainopepla nitens) always seems to fascinate eastern visitors because they think it's a
black cardinal. Although an insect eater, the Phainopepla eats mistletoe berries and
in doing so spreads the parasitic plant. |
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This large Woodpecker seems
to eat just about anything including insects and prickly pear fruit. The birds can also be
a nuisance when they visit hummingbird feeders. |
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All the hummingbirds in my
garden are welcome nectar and insect eaters. Some of the males are easy to identify the
females difficult. I'd guess this was an Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) from the color
in its neck and chest. |
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This rare visitor during the
day is some sort of night hawk that has a short beak with a wide mouth. It's an avid
insect eater and is welcome to fly over my garden day or night. |
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I'm hoping this is a female
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) which looks similar to a female cardinal except the beak
is reddish on the cardinal and yellow on the Pyrrhuloxia. |
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The curve-billed thrasher
(Toxostoma curvirostre) is an aggressive insect, berry eating, seedling pulling garden
nemesis with an interesting song. |
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