Another all day outing was to the Patagonia area with the first stop being to Patagonia State Park. One of my favorite birds from the trip were the Pyrrhuloxia. I saw one briefly on the first day but when I was at the Canoa Ranch Conservation Park I heard an unfamiliar call so I started to track it down. When I finally found the bird I was excited to find this guy and he sat still and I was able to get a few images. He was in the sun so I was able to increase the shutter speed to 1/1250 with an f/5.6 and an ISO200.
Featured Photo: Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) at Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
EQ: D850, 500mm f/4 Taken: 12-10-2019 at 12:54
Settings: 500mm (35mm eqv), 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO200, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
I also found a Greater Roadrunner, Redheads, Spotted Sandpiper, a Kestrel harassing a Red-tailed Hawk, a Say’s Phoebe, and a Vermilion Flycatcher in name a few.
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-10-2019 at 12:40, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO320, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Redhead (Aythya americana), Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-10-2019 at 12:33, Settings: 500mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, ISO90, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius), Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-10-2019 at 12:34, Settings: 500mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, ISO180, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), Case Natural Resource Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-11-2019 at 8:35, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO500, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) harrassing Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-10-2019 at 12:50, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO200, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya), Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-10-2019 at 12:26, Settings: 500mm, 1/800s, f/5.6, ISO125, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus), Reid Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-11-2019 at 9:37, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO100, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
At Patagonia State Park I saw Rufous-winged Sparrows, more Pyrrhuloxia, and White-winged Doves. The next stop was to Paton Hummingbird Center, which was Paton’s home that was converted into a wildlife refuge. Target birds were hummingbirds and I did find the Broad-billed and Violet-crowned Hummingbirds as well as Curve-billed Thrasher and an Inca Dove.
Rufous-winged Sparrow (Peucaea carpalis), Patigonia SP, SCZ (AZ)
Taken: 12-12-2019 at 8:02, Settings: 500mm, 1/640s, f/4, ISO64, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), Patigonia SP, SCZ (AZ)
Taken: 12-12-2019 at 8:10, Settings: 500mm, 1/640s, f/4, ISO360, 1/3EV Conditions: shady
Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris), Paton Hummingbird Center, SCZ (AZ)
Taken: 12-12-2019 at 10:42, Settings: 500mm, 1/640s, f/5.6, ISO320, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps), Paton Hummingbird Center, SCZ (AZ)
Taken: 12-12-2019 at 10:33, Settings: 500mm, 1/640s, f/5.6, ISO220, 1/3EV Conditions: shady
Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Paton Hummingbird Center, SCZ (AZ)
Taken: 12-12-2019 at 11:20, Settings: 500mm, 1/640s, f/5.6, ISO2000, 1/3EV Conditions: shady
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus), Patigonia SP, SCZ (AZ)
Taken: 12-12-2019 at 8:05, Settings: 500mm, 1/640s, f/4, ISO220, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens), Case Natural Resource Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-11-2019 at 8:44, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO125, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus), Canoa Ranch Conservation Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-10-2019 at 13:03, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO400, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
Another target bird was the Cactus Wren. I heard one in the Las Vegas area but I was able to get very close to many during my time in the Tucson area. This one I found when we were giving the pups a leg stretching walk at the Tangerine Sky Park and on a cactus. It was a great trip and I was able to find 19 new life birds. Not a bad trip.
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), Tangerine Sky Park, PIM (AZ)
Taken: 12-11-2019 at 12:12, Settings: 500mm, 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO180, 1/3EV Conditions: sunny
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