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Mt. Lemmon, Marshall Gulch
My kind of birding!! I sat down along the bank of a stream in a gulch at the top of a mountain. The birds just came to the water and ignored me. It was like a slice of heaven.
2015 Bird List
The trip to Mt. Lemmon was exceptionally disappointing this year. A cycling event was happening as we drove up the mountain and we encountered hundreds of bikes on the mountain road which slowed us down a lot.
THEN, we get to the very top of Mt. Lemmon at Marshall Gulch, a place that has been very beautiful and tranquil in the past and a bit magical to me. This time we had to endure screaming teenagers who were throwing food to the Steller's Jays and then throwing rocks at them**. They proceeded to scream and throw rocks at each other in the creek. It was a nightmare. I was surprised I even got these shots.
**Note: I did not say anything to these kids because they had intimidating adults with them, but it really pissed me off.
I didn't realize this would be my last visit to Mount Lemmon...for months! Pretty sure this cactus was in the path of the fire. I hope it survived as it was a beauty!
Mt. Lemmon, Arizona.
photo © 2010 Charles H. Spencer
Friends, we are moving house on September 24th. I'll need to focus like a laser beam on getting done all that needs to be done prior to the move. So, I won't be posting on Flickr everyday. I look forward to getting back to viewing, commenting on, and faving your photos. Thank you all for your lovely inspiring work.
Here's a song for you, and for the journey. youtu.be/QZpGe5rNJkI
Marshall Gulch, Mt. Lemmon
This was how we saw this warbler back in 2015. This is exactly why I was very sad that the visit to Marshall Gulch was exceptionally disappointing. I can't complain to much after being lucky enough to see this guy so close.
A cycling event was happening as we drove up the mountain and we encountered hundreds of bikes on the mountain road which slowed us down a lot.
THEN, we get to the very top of Mt. Lemmon at Marshall Gulch, a place that has been very beautiful and tranquil in the past and a bit magical to me. This time we had to endure screaming teenagers who were throwing food to the Steller's Jays and then throwing rocks at them. They proceeded to scream and throw rocks at each other in the creek. It was a nightmare. I was surprised I even got these shots.
After struggling to photograph this bird on the feeder, he finally perched in good light in a more natural setting for just long enough to get this perfect shot.
Note: This shot got featured on the front page of EBird!
Taken near Windy Point off of Mt. Lemmon Hwy, Tucson, AZ
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Rock formations in the lower elevations of Mt. Lemmon, in the Santa Catalina Mountains, near Tucson, Arizona illustrating the geology of the Basin and Range Province. The mountains in this region are known as sky islands and are characterized by their high biodiversity.
Red-Faced Warblers returned to a burn scared Mt Lemmon once again. By some miracle of nature their habitat was spared from the Big Horn Fire and numbers flourished.
Tuscon, Arizona
This is another high elevation species of the extreme southwestern United States and a real challenge to get down at eye level.
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First year and females were all over. Only one male.. not a hermit based on my observations. This one was forging on the ground and this is how I got a take of shot from above
Mt. Lemmon, Marshall Gulch
My kind of birding!! I sat down along the bank of a stream in a gulch at the top of a mountain. The birds just came to the water and ignored me. It was like a slice of heaven.
After posting this photo on EBird and asking for some ratings it blew up to 29 five star ratings to become the top photo of the species! Thanks everyone! You can see it here: ebird.org/species/brthum. What I loved so much about this shot is the details, the color of the bird, and the warm lighting.