Southern Arizona Birds
A wild turkey in an oak forest in Ramsey Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona
Saguaro National Park (West Unit).
Thrasher on Ocotillo with Saguaro
Ocotillos or coachwhip plants grow leaves only after a rain. Eventually they turn color, fall off, and don't grow back until it rains again. It's always a treat when the spring blossoms appear while yellow leaves coat the branches. The curve-billed thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre, was an added bonus.
A mother curve-billed thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre, feeds its offspring from a saguaro cactus flower. From my hut porch.
Curve-billed Thrasher at Sunset #1
Curved-billed Toxostoma curvirostre, paloverde tree , saguaro cactus fruit, on a saguaro cactus at sunset.
Curve-billed Thrasher at Sunset #2
Curved-billed Toxostoma curvirostre, paloverde tree , saguaro cactus fruit, on a saguaro cactus at sunset.
From my porch.
Curve-billed Thrasher on Cholla #1
From my porch.
Young Curve-billed thrashers on their next in a cholla. From my porch.
Young Curve-billed thrashers on their next in a cholla. From my porch.
Curve-billed Thrasher on Cholla #2
From my porch.
