I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico at about 5,900 ft. elevation up against the Sandia Mountains to the east and adjacent to a strip of natural park on the west. In my backyard, I have planted many native plants, put out a bird bath and fountain, seed feeders and hummingbird nectar to attract birds. It is a joy to watch the wild birds who come to visit my backyard.
There are plenty of insects and lizards to attract the birds and there are plenty of small birds to attract larger birds of prey. So I get them all - from hummingbirds to woodpeckers to hawks to roadrunners.
 |
| Bird in the bush. |
Hummingbirds
 |
| White-winged Dove |
Lesser Goldfinch
 |
| Western Kingbird fledgling |
Western Kingbird Fledgling
 |
| Western Kingbird adult and fledgling |
 |
| Thirsty Roadrunner on a hot August day |
 |
| Roadrunner going over the fence to the next yard |
 |
| Great Horned Owl |
Ladder-back Woodpecker
 |
| Cooper's Hawk |
 |
| Cooper's Hawk |
Curved-bill Thrasher
 |
| Ladder-back Woodpecker |
 |
| Spotted Towhee |
No comments:
Post a Comment