tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post7004357993832609250..comments2023-09-16T04:08:25.750-07:00Comments on Butler's Birds: Star-less Mountain and a ShrikeLaurence Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-25024304156442179962013-01-25T23:21:22.716-07:002013-01-25T23:21:22.716-07:00Thanks Jeff, me neither! Escape!!Thanks Jeff, me neither! Escape!!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-14440274743207367952013-01-25T23:21:03.143-07:002013-01-25T23:21:03.143-07:00Like anywhere, I guess later Spring/early Summer i...Like anywhere, I guess later Spring/early Summer is the best, when the rarer Hummingbirds are up from Mexico along with more of the specialist Flycatchers and Trogons but it's very good in the winter time too, and comparatively better than the rest of the country right now. Given two or three days...we would rack up beers and lifers like no other...<br /><br />I forget how fascinating saguaros are to the midwesterners. Maybe we should just go cactus watching instead?Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-59763595192308081832013-01-25T23:18:48.336-07:002013-01-25T23:18:48.336-07:00I hope this is one of your ON years Dan!I hope this is one of your ON years Dan!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-91195014804373405552013-01-25T19:58:15.554-07:002013-01-25T19:58:15.554-07:00A shrike on a saguaro is an awesome sight, Laurenc...A shrike on a saguaro is an awesome sight, Laurence. Thanks for sharing a bright moment! That deep blue sky in the background reminded me of what we are missing right now in the northern valleys of Utah. We've been locked under a foggy haze for weeks as a result of a typical winter inversion. I can't wait for my next trip to Mesa!Jeff Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187254626464369811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-1823424520359708172013-01-25T15:54:59.451-07:002013-01-25T15:54:59.451-07:00Fantastic shot of the top half of that cactus! Sho...Fantastic shot of the top half of that cactus! Should have shoo'd that silly bird out of the way. Cool bird, though. Again, never seen one. I think it's time to make a weekend trip to Phoenix. When is the good birding down there?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992333612634825161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-79541299697696378202013-01-25T04:46:39.166-07:002013-01-25T04:46:39.166-07:00Great shots Laurence. A bird I seem to only see e...Great shots Laurence. A bird I seem to only see every other year.Dan Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04587246278289468905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-17077622377376227002013-01-24T14:09:36.734-07:002013-01-24T14:09:36.734-07:00Cheers Chris,
I ain't complaining at all, tho...Cheers Chris,<br /><br />I ain't complaining at all, though I have had a few prominent busts now this winter...<br />The Bridled Titmouse, that is a bird that is still an unacceptable and full-blown photo nemesis for me. <br /><br />I do love the black, white, and grey birds (Shrikes, Titmice, Chickadees, Pintails, many others). There's something so sharp about those color combinations, something that makes them just as striking as a flaming red Tanager, at least to me.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-8632193989138951252013-01-24T13:57:49.906-07:002013-01-24T13:57:49.906-07:00It is one tough species. Sometimes it's that ...It is one tough species. Sometimes it's that one shot that counts:) And it's the time shared. I did the same this weekend with my other half and it's the stories and time together that matters most:) But a Shrike is pretty cool. It's up there with the Bridled Titmouse for interesting color and design. Pretty birds. Well they all are fascinating:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-28311902563275911982013-01-24T12:52:55.970-07:002013-01-24T12:52:55.970-07:00Indeed!Indeed!Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-19743748181975281782013-01-24T12:52:03.796-07:002013-01-24T12:52:03.796-07:00hehe...I see what you did there Tammy.hehe...I see what you did there Tammy.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-9009820381492812792013-01-24T12:36:23.686-07:002013-01-24T12:36:23.686-07:00So fun seeing the shrike on a cactus! These are o...So fun seeing the shrike on a cactus! These are one of my favorite birds.Scott Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349460516783179575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-52373942357176224212013-01-24T12:15:10.606-07:002013-01-24T12:15:10.606-07:00Very Shriking shots, Laurence!Very Shriking shots, Laurence!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481372510221914366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-2337109038881585642013-01-24T08:36:27.064-07:002013-01-24T08:36:27.064-07:00No doubt Mia, our Shrikes are big softies. I'v...No doubt Mia, our Shrikes are big softies. I've even seen them eating leaves around here. Leaves! Not mice or lizards no...I see more ferocity from Roadrunners (unsurprisingly) and Finches going at each other. <br /><br />Anyway, glad to hear it's warming up over there.Laurence Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766876797454283812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791077723521794200.post-12425957495088869392013-01-24T06:33:02.249-07:002013-01-24T06:33:02.249-07:00It is freezing here Laurence and I think your Shri...It is freezing here Laurence and I think your Shrikes have it easier than ours! It is 21 degrees here this morning, 14 degrees warmer than yesterday, I'll need to get out my sandals and shorts soon :-) Love the images of the Loggerhead on the catus. Mia McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613385411156245829noreply@blogger.com