Butler's Birds

The Lesser, or Western Goldfinch has two subspecies, black-backed and green-backed, which have an overlapping range in the Rocky Mountains a...

Incorporating a camera into my birding adventures has, among other things, allowed me to observe and appreciate the pretty and peculiar feet...

It was another beautiful morning at the Desert Botanical Gardens. Feeling empowered by my official membership, Pops and I showed up at 6 am...

At 5 and 1/2 inches, the Elf owl is the shortest owl in North America. It's range is similarly small; this uncommon owl is seen only in ...

The Desert Botanical Gardens are always buzzing with Hummingbirds. This time of year, there aren't many distinct males, and many females...

Many North American Hummingbirds sport the red throat-ware, but the Anna's is the only such Hummingbird to also have a red crown. They...

This was an unexpected find at the Desert Botanical Gardens in this limbo month of September. Their northern, summer range extends from the ...

This Townsend's was one of many warblers bobbing about in a group of shady trees at Encanto Park. Even from a distance and with the nake...