Butler's Birds

When I was an angst-y junior high student, Paint It Black  by the Rolling Stones was one of my favorite songs. The song is still cool...I du...

But for its slightly larger size and duller whites, the Hutton's Vireo seems to resemble the Ruby Crowned Kinglet in every way. The King...

...is no longer very strong in these Turkeys. Calling these Turkeys wild is probably too generous. This rafter of about a dozen birds main...

There is an infamous intersection out west of Phoenix. No, it's not some old ghost town or copper mine or the site of a wild western sho...

For some reason The Society for Putting Things on top of Other Things  was always one of my favorite Monty Python sketches: Often times wh...

Part of the joy of birding is that birds come in all kinds of different sizes, colors, shapes, and shades. The avian kingdom seems to posses...

I have a rocky relationship with this species of Wren. When times are good, we'll often find each other hiking around Camelback or Squa...

I recently did an interview with Timothy Martinez Jr. of the Backyard Chirper , a great company that makes wonderful feeders and other bird ...

Dear Reader, Be forewarned. For reasons beyond my control this is going to be a very yellow post. If you find the color yellow or its off-...

To get her Canvasback! HAhaha...ha Err hem yes well...third time was the charm for me trying to photograph this Canvasback, or at least ...