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| A very cooperative Crissal Thrasher in Prescott, AZ |
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| Willow Lake in Prescott with Cynthia and Kathie |
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| Juvenile Gray Hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands |
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| Juniper Titmouse at Seven Springs |
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| Kathie at Bartlett Lake in Maricopa Country |
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| Yellow-headed Blackbird at Bartlett Lake |
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| Gordon and Kathie search geographical locations to visit from Humbodlt Peak |
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| Townsend's Solitaire |
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| Black Vultures at Coachline "Lake" in Tucson |
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| One of 2 Wood Ducks reported at Reid Park in Tucson |
Celeste threw a party and we had a wonderful time saying good-bye to one another over several bottles of wine:) It's hard saying good-bye. I just hide it better than most. Life revolves around birds for me BUT life is more than just the birds. It's about the people and friendships that form because of the birds.
By the end of the week, I felt like we had done an amazing job exploring the world of Arizona. A special thank you to Celeste, Dom, Gordon, Chuck, Cynthia and Roger for one hell of a week. The Lesser Sand Plover trek lasted 4 days total and what an amazing trek it was! Kathie, I miss you and love you. Our next trek will be to Monhegan Island. You will not get sea sick. And maybe Gordon will join us? For now, I am going to rest. My body and mind are both exhausted. Life is a wonderful adventure but I sure do need my sleep:) Until next time.....
That certainly was a wonderful adventure and with great company. have a wel earned rest noow Chris
ReplyDelete"BUT life is more than just the birds. It's about the people and friendships that form because of the birds.". I copied that because i can relate to that, in our case "hoya"and "butterflies". And i remember, friend Kreesh, the first time i commented on your blog post, that beard is still fully black! hahaha
ReplyDeleteA super post and photos Chris - lovely to read of your adventures with friends :) Hope you managed a good rest when it was all over.
ReplyDeleteYou may be exhausted, but what a wonderful way to get tired. All this wonderful birding and traveling and visiting with friends make for a good kind of tired.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing a great time birding with friends.
ReplyDeleteA great post, Chris. Sometimes solitary birding is the right thing to do. Other times, birding with friends brings so many rewards - from the simple benefit of extra pairs of eyes, right through to the pleasure of sharing an experience with others, on the spot and at future encounters.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you're having a great week - - - Richard
many beautiful birds and people :)
ReplyDeleteHello Chris!:) It's always a pleasure to see your photos, and read about your treks when you go it alone, or when you are with people you care about. Lovely post Chris!:) The Yellow-headed Blackbird is a stunning looking bird, and so is the impressive looking Crissal Thrasher, but all your smiling happy faces was good to see too. Enjoy your rest Chris, and all the best.
ReplyDeleteHi Chris. You are just a very sociable person and I do so like that last picture with those budies of yours. Arizona does lokk like a wonderful,spacious place in which to spend time birding and those are some pretty special species you showed us. I'm wondering if your NA Black Vulture is the same species which occurs in Europe. I think I need to look that up. Have fun my friend.
ReplyDeleteI wonder the same thing. I'm imagining that they are the same. A lot of my friends who have birded in Europe have said that you have some of the same birds. So, it's a good question. Black Vultures have a very healthy range:)
DeleteCrissal Thrasher is one of my favourite desert birds. If Trump has his way you are going to have a whole lot more desert in which to see them.
ReplyDeleteI so hate that guy. He is a piece of %$^&. Over half the voters of this country are super angry at the ignorant racist savages who think Trump will pull them out of debt. The ones that didn't vote will wish they had voted. This guy is not my president. He and his cronies are total losers.
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