Return To The Land Of The Pygmies

With dry conditions and scant wildflowers, not a great early August in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (outside Pinetop/Lakeside, AZ) for hummingbirds. However, lots of Pygmy Nuthatch and Spotted Towhee activity, e.g., as per this medley taken along the stream/old dams above the AZ Game & Fish hatchery:

Pygmy Nuthatch
Spotted Towhee
Spotted Towhee (juvenile)
Getting a drink

Probably female Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Dark-eyed Junco

Some nice shots of Yellow-rumped Warbler (juvenile):


Broad-tailed Hummingbird (m)
House Wren
Poorly lit Lewis’s Woodpecker
Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird II
More Dark-eyed Junco
Broad-tailed Hummingbird (f) III

1 thought on “Return To The Land Of The Pygmies

  1. Paul Edwards

    As always, the Team Leader sees birds that are normally hidden from the average Team Member (maybe not so average).
    Nice walk along the old dams and down to the old hatchery!

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