Phainopepla male
When we returned home after two weeks in Alaska we discovered that the local Phainopeplas had become very accustomed to the bird baths while we were gone (I have a neighbor keep them full). They almost certainly liked the almost human-free conditions over those two weeks, and I set up a little perch right after returning home to try to capture one coming to the water. This male obliged.
North Peak, Cuyamaca Mountains, California
July 4, 2025
Phainopepla male
When we returned home after two weeks in Alaska we discovered that the local Phainopeplas had become very accustomed to the bird baths while we were gone (I have a neighbor keep them full). They almost certainly liked the almost human-free conditions over those two weeks, and I set up a little perch right after returning home to try to capture one coming to the water. This male obliged.
North Peak, Cuyamaca Mountains, California
July 4, 2025