Arizona Wild Bird Photos

IN NO WHERE DESERT ARIZONA

May 16, 2004

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It has now been two (2) years that I first set this No Where Desert Site up.

To stay or not to stay, is the important question for now.
The first year was a good one for photographing birds and other things.
So far this year not new birds have been sighted to photograph other than a few repeats from last year.
Oh, there's been a few exceptions, but not many.

I am not going to make any decisions just yet.

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On this May 16th. trip I did get an awakening JOLT.
It, that I call my No Where D/back Rattler Site Protector that is always lurking some where
on the site was so well camouflaged this trip I almost stepped on it.

Stepping on a D/back rattler is not the thing to do.

As a rule I always make an effort to find it before I start working around the site, but today I just plain missed it.
As it struck at me I dropped the bucket of bird seed I was carrying and it fell between me and the snake just in the nick of time.

It immediately coiled it self back into a neat small coil and just looked at me,
well, inasmuch as they don't see to well, it may just be waiting for me to make the next move, and I did,
I got the hell outa there in a blink.

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He sure does not look well hid in this photo, but I sure didn't see it until it struck at me.

I think it's ready to take a second shot at me, what do you think?? :-)

I got my make shift snake catcher out and got it to move on to a new and more distant location.

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I believe here in Arizona they call this a Coon-tailed rattler.
If your trying to count the rattles there 9.
I would guess-ta-mate it is between 3 and 4 feet long.

Well, now that my hart is beating rather fast, and I am all pumped up with adrenaline I had better get to work.

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Now I know where all my seed is going.

Seems the cowbirds and White-winged Doves have moved in for the summer.

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The White-winged Doves & the Morning Doves just won't give up when it comes to getting a seed or two.

I guess it should read "I don't now about you 2 but I think I'll try those nice oranges he just put out."

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Com-on, let's eat before those common Morning guys decide to fly over.

Suet and fresh oranges, how much better could it get.

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Mean while back at seed box.

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You dummies up there keep on fighting that wire cage and we'll keep on pickin up the droppings.

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In come the Flickers

Gilded that is.
I don't think these Flickers are supposed to be in this part of the state.
We are approximately 80 or so miles northwest of Phoenix.

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These Flickers were very leery about drinking or any thing else, they spooked very easy.

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It took her at least 4 or 5 times to get this close to water, but she did finally get her drink.

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And then back up to the oranges she would go.
Inasmuch as there were 3 & some times 4 females here I could never tell which one was doing what.

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I sure don't know she's saying or to whom, but she sure looks serious what ever she's doing.

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Now the Gambel's Quail??

Hey big boy, why don't you hop up there and sample those oranges and suet then let know if they are A-OK?

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All sure looks good and taste good to me.

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They're still at it!!

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That's all folks.

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