jak86094

The Big Morongo Canyon Preserve near Desert Hot Springs and Joshua Tree National Park offers great opportunities to photograph birds, especially during Spring migration. Here are a few photos captured during last Monday’s visit.Again, all were taken with a Nikon D500 using a Nikkor
200-500mm telezoom lens.

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Verdin preparing its nest in a cholla cactus.

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Summer Tanager serenading us on a sunny day.

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Hooded Oriole arriving at a hummingbird feeder.

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White-winged Dove

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Anna’s Hummingbird—feels like a multiple exposure, but it’s not

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Vermilion Flycatcher…one of several seen this day

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Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Cool photos. Funny looking Flycatcher. Orange body and red head. Very different from the ones I see in Arizona.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

All fine, I like 3 the most.

jak86094

Thanks, CPO. I agree that this flycatcher had more orange underparts than most. I’ll look at some of the other photos Intook to see if the others showed the same colors. Have a good week . jak

jak86094

That’s my favorite of these photos too, followed by the hummingbirds. Thanks for the kind words and support. jak

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Wonderful shots 🎖️🌀⭐🌀🎖️

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

jak86094

Thank you, joecichjr. Very kind. Have a great weekend.
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jak86094

Thanks very much, Raymondh. Glad I could please you. Hope you have a nice weekend. jak

hettmoe Loc: Rural ND

Very nice!

jak86094

Thank you, hettmoe. I’m happy you enjoyed the pics and hope you are having a very pleasant week. jak