Burrowing Owl

DesertDale's photos for today. 
This is a Burrowing Owl looking out his hole.  They are a nocturnal .  They hunt insects , small mammals and birds.  They nests single or in small colonies.  They are a ground dweller, have long legs,unlike other small owls.  Greatly reduced in much of the northern Great Plains.

They often perches at the entrance   to its burrow.
This was found at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge.  It about 20  miles, south of Blythe.

Enjoy the info.  Kitfoxgal

Peregrine Falcon

 

DesertDale even had the pleasure of seeing a Peregrine Falcon, a rare bird that was almost wiped out by DDT by the 60's.for

It is known for its speed, grace and power in the air.  Someone has said they have been  clock  going 200 miles a hour.   It has been found on every  continent.  It has been known as the "Duck Hawk" in North America.  It is seen around water .

 

They primarily on birds taken in flight.  At time they will even feed on a bat or rodents.   They are a raptor with long pointed wings and a medium-length tail.  When sitting their wing go almost to their tail.

 

They nests on the Alaskan and Canadian tundra, and is the longest-distance migrant.     They  were almost wiped out by DDT by the 60's.

These photos was take at the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.

Enjoy.  Kitfoxgal

Green-Winged Teal

 The Green -Winged Teal has a small compact body, rounded head.  Their bill are short and thin.
The male has a chestnut head with a green patch a white bar on each flank.  Females has a dull body and head, with a black bill with dull orange edges and a pale line on the sides of the undertail coverts and a white belly.
They are common and wide spread.

DesertDale took this photo at El Cajon.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Green-Tailed Towhee 12-15-2013

DesertDale took this morning on our bird walk at Eastside Wetlands.

 

The Green-Tailed Towhee is a ground loving bird.  They often are found in the open to feed.  Their upper parts and tail are olive,  fading to a whitish  belly.  Their crown is a reddish, white loral spot , throat is white, dark stripes .

They are fairly common .  They breed in dense brush. They are uncommon the west coast.  Winter central Mexico.

 

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Abert's Towhee

The Albert's Towhee is a large sparrow.  They breed year round.  Found in heavy brush along desert
desert washes. 

They live in Nevada, far S.W. Utah, Arizona and S.W. New Mexico.

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