What is your favorite bird? And every fowl encounter you've had under the sun

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That would be most likely except California Gnatcatchers are endangered. (I didn’t know that) Looking at the range maps it appears you get Blue-gray Gnatcatchers migrating and wintering in your area. They are a lot more common. Also, bushtits are hyperactive, little gray birds with fairly long tails. They’re a fairly common backyard bird, but they usually run around in small flocks.

Hope that helps.
 
I was driving with my mum this afternoon ,and caught sight of a hawk hovering high up then diving with folded wings.I spotted the commotion in a small dam between redgums…a woodduck flapping at the hawk as it tried to attack her ducklings on the water :0
 
I had a Western Screech Owl in my yard last night. It was calling and I could see it’s silhouette. That’s the first time I’ve actually seen one. A Great Horned Owl has been around recently for the first time this year as well.

I also had a Warbling Vireo and a visit my water feature yesterday. That would be only the fourth time I’ve seen this bird in my back yard.
 
A rare sparrow was reported at a nearby park so I set out in the late morning to find it. I didn’t find the bird in question but I did find the sparrows it was alleged to be running with. Here’s a few shots. These are Brewer’s Sparrows which look a lot like my target bird.

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It’s fun peeking into the lives of sparrows.

After a few tutorials, I’m finally getting my new camera dialed in. I like the results. It is a lot faster and lets in a lot more light than the last one.
 
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What camera did you buy, Tad? The pictures are lovely.
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A Nikon D7500. It’s like a mid-range model of their professional flagship model without all the bells and whistles.

Here’s a few shots of a Broad-billed Hummingbird I took in my garden yesterday afternoon.

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Look what I found yesterday! The city started pumping water into the old river bed downtown and this Purple Gallinule showed up. This is a bird that I’ve only seen in the Everglades. Amazing.

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I love the Australian birds. My particular favourites are the Major Mitchell Cockatoo, the bellbird, and the coachwhip. I am pretty much in love with all Birds of Paradise.
 
Last Sunday was a good one for me. As well as the Purple Gallinule, I got a second Arizona life bird, a Clay-colored Sparrow. I had a great time chasing this thing down in a park near me. I eventually found it hanging out with a large flock of Brewer’s Sparrows (45+). This is Arizona life bird #352 for all of you scoring along at home.

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Here’s a gnatcatcher from last Sunday. By the looks of it’s undertail, this is probably a blue-gray.

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(edited to add that I posted these two same photos on Facebook and one of my friends commented, “It looks like it’s saying, ‘that looks like it’s probably Tad’”.)
 
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“Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water,
Which is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.”

Fitting words from St. Francis for this morning’s offering of a seagull in flight and three little sandpipers.

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More hummingbird pics from my garden

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I’m noticing increased hummingbird activity at my feeder for the last few days. It was not that busy all summer.
 
Who needs a bird photo!?!

Lincoln’s Sparrow from my bird walk yesterday. It seems a little concerned about my presence.

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