Digiscoping in the Desert 🌵 (Sahuarita, AZ)

August 10, 2022

Sonoran Desert

The following photos are a culmination of several hours spent in the Sonoran Desert holding very, very still. It was hot by noon, but the sheer amount of wildlife and beauty was a total distraction. Birds were “coming out the wazoo” as my sister would say.

Desert Purple Martin (Progne subis hesperia), Male (Left), Female (Right)
Desert Purple Martin (Progne subis hesperia), Female
Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii), Male
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata)
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis)
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris), Male
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Finding (well… first hearing) a roadrunner perched at the top of a mesquite tree was a personal first. For anyone itching to see a roadrunner or two, Tucson, Arizona is the place!

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