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Anna's Hummingbird Hassayampa River Preserve, Maricopa Co., Arizona 31 August 2013
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Two of them in the evening sun. Unusual: they stayed for a quarter of an hour. For notes on the situation see my obs of a Eurasian Collared-Dove on June 11, 2014, obs # 4504884.
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American Robin...nesting.
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Seosan
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Such an odd species - no dorsal fin, long and thin body with tiny flukes only a foot across. But boy can they speed! First time seeing them today, what a treat. I posted a video to Facebook of them porpoising: https://www.facebook.com/robin.agarwal.14
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On the way up to Ben Lomond Saddle came across some goats.
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This mockingbird was seen in the afternoon, perched on a yucca that is growing in UTEP's Desert Garden. It sang many different phrases and calls while perched on top of the yucca, then hopped down to a lower part of the plant (as seen in the pictures) and performed several wing displays. As it did not seem to be searching for food, it may have been a territorial gesture or a sign of feeling threatened. The bird then sang a few short phrases and flew to another perch, where it could be heard singing again.
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Vagrant, but even more surprising, there were two of them. House Sparrow in the shot for comparison. The Dickcissels were hanging out with the House Sparrows.
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