Can you guess where we are by the photos?
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American Avocets |
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Black-necked Stilt |
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Least Sandpiper |
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Trio - Long-billed Dowitcher, Lesser Yellowlegs, Least Sandpiper |
Well? Where are we? This place has Monarch butterflies. . .
TA DA -
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Local Artist Painting Red Rocks Scene - Sedona AZ |
Arizona! Would you have ever guessed that? I went to the water retention ponds outside of Phoenix on Friday morning and that is what I found - lots of ducks and shorebirds. And a new bird for me - Neotropic Cormorant. It's technically not a "life bird" but it is the first time that I saw one well enough to identify and photograph it. The ID is the white outline at the base of the bill and the smaller size than our regular Double-crested Cormorants.
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Neotropic Cormorant |
More to come. We were supposed to fly home on Monday, but we switched our flight to tomorrow. See you soon.
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