Butler's Birds

From the Scottish/early English scalp , referring to a mussel or clam bed. Greater Scaup are not overly common in the United States, but are...

For the last few weeks there has been a squadron of five American White Pelicans at the Gilbert Water Ranch in east Phoenix. Prior to their ...

Legions of coots, they mass and march. They eat their grass and gain their starch. They grunt and groan and squeal and fuss. ...

You won't find these Hooded Mergansers in the 'hoods of Phoenix. They prefer the swanky and grandiose ponds around Fountain Hills fo...

Bright eyes, long Yellowlegs, slim toned body, sharp-beak...sounds like the perfect woman eh, one about which many quirky Indie-rock ballads...

I try to practice my Sparrow ID a lot. As far as the difficult ID groups go (Flycatchers, Gulls, Sparrows), I consider myself to be stronges...

November is a funny month for the bird world. Migration is mostly over, but stray birds still move around, and others start to appear with s...

Buffleheads are perhaps the most uncommon wintering duck in the Phoenix area that is still widely expected throughout Maricopa Country, mean...

While on a trip to Fountain Hills a few weeks ago I obtained my first presentable photos of Eared Grebes. We do fairly well with Grebe spec...

Here are some of the Arizona backyard desert scrub essentials, photographed din early morning light. These birds are part of the staple base...