Albatrossity
Another week done gone! And if you need a tune to go with that meme, try this one, from a vastly underrated Jorma Kaukonen album entitled Quah. Timely, it is.
Week 4 of images from our March trip to southeastern AZ is dedicated to the desert rather than the mountain/streamside biome featured in previous posts. Portal AZ is on the edge of both, and there are great birding opportunities in both. One local birder has set up a feeding station near his home in the desert east of Portal, with a bunch of seed feeders, hummingbird feeders, and a water feature. Donations are accepted, and you can sit in the shade and watch some great desert critters as long as you desire. I spent a nice morning there.

The star attraction there this year was a Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale). Normally a shy and retiring bird, and an elusive target species for many a visitor to this region, this one was a frequent presence at the water feature and the seed feeders. It showed up several times that morning, and I got better looks at it than ever before. Yeah, it’s not colorful or flashy at all, but ask any birder if they would like to get good looks at a Crissal Thrasher, and you should get an enthusiastic Yes! Click here for larger image.
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