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Ash Canyon Bed & Breakfast
Mary Jo Ballator
5255 Spring Road
Hereford, Arizona 85615-9029
Phone: 520-378-0773
Welcome to our haven in the Huachuca Mountains!
Home of the Plain-capped Starthroat Hummingbird in 2003.
She now has her own web site just click on the link below
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They only have one Casita at present.
OH what a beautiful morning,
OH what a beautiful day,
and if I had my druthers, this is where I would always stay.
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Now before we go any farther I want to tell you this photograph was taken at the Mary Jo's.
But, the cabin as I call it is not exactly placed as I have shown it.
This does not mean in any way you won't see this as you walk out in the morning.
It's just through the magic of digital manipulation I have moved the cabin into a position that I wanted it to be in.
I have only moved it to the west end of the property instead of leaving it at the east end of the main house where it really is.
In all honesty I must show you the cabin where it really is.
I moved it about 100 feet to the left of where it is now.
So, if you walked through those sliding glass doors and looked to your right you would still see the scene I show in the above image.
Who knows, some day Mary Jo may build a cabin where I have shown this??
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Walk out of this sliding glass door, and in about 25 feet select a nice comfortable high back chair in the shade
and get ready to watch those Hummers.
What you can't see in the tree are the feeders.
So, let's take a closer look so when you get there you will know where & what to look for.
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Just off to the left are several high backed chairs located under the the shade of another tree about 15 feet away.
From where I took this photo there are still more of those comfortable high backed chairs in the shade of the main house.
All feeders are easily viewed with or without binoculars.
Each sugar water feeder has a letter attached to it.
The feeder marked "D" is where the Plain-capped Starthroat almost always comes,
but keep a sharp eye on the branches just above it.
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Just to the left in shade.
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Just across from that tree.
In the morning this is all shaded, but later on in the day it is exposed to the sun.
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If you were to walk to your left as you look at this image or to the south about 30 feet
there is another row of those nice high back chairs to relax in as you
view the back yard feeders of seed, suet blocks, & more sugar water feeders.
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And if you don't get too carried away you can even move the chairs around a bit.
A bird photographer's paradise.
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If you don't like sitting, you can walk around out in back to view or photograph the birds.
The RED "X" indicates a dripping water fountain.
The birds cannot resist dripping water.
This means virtually every bird will visit this fountain sooner or later during the day.
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You are so close to the feeders at any given place it's no trouble to photograph the birds.
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WOW, what was that,
that just flew over the back fence?
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PLEASE VIEW ALL OF THE OTHER PAGES OR SCREENS BEFORE CLICKING ON THE BELOW LINKS, THESE LINKS WILL AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH PAGE/SCREEN.
A few new Scott's Oriole images I just added as of 04/06/04
01-23-05 new images
Now Hooded Orioles with one animation 04/15/04
Click here to see both male & female Ladder-backed Woodpeckers. 04/04
Click here to see new images of a nesting Bewick's Wren as 04/01/2004
Click here to see new images of the Hepatic Tanager 04/01/04
Click here to see the Myrtle's Warbler 04/04
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