Butler's Birds

Hermit is a good name for this skulking Thrush. Hermit Thrushes have a very pleasant, somewhat melancholy song and prefer to feed in the lea...

The Canada Goose has become one of the most common and easily recognizable geese in North America, and that is fine with me. They're bet...

The tallest and most common of Herons, the Great Blue lends a certain dignity and calmness to whatever lake, pond, swamp, or mud flat he vis...

Despite what the bird books may say, these doves are bigger than Mourning Doves . I don't know if there is a great debate about such thi...

Also known as the Swan Goose, this once rare inhabitant of Mongolia and Northern China has since been domesticated and distributed throughou...

As promised, Wife and I returned to Camelback with our camera for another weekend's adventure. We were prepared for the wildlife and the...

This Western Juvenile (the Eastern Juveniles look different) was both active and photogenic atop Camelback Mountain. There's enough vari...

These hummers seem to have a large population on the top on Camelback Mountain in Phoenix. They're still too impatient to pose very well...

There is no Lesser Roadrunner  that I am aware of, but nonetheless this emblematic bird of the American southwest is pretty great. At almost...

Red-Tails are the most common hawk in North America, and their variation in color and plumage can make them both beautiful and frustrating t...