BIRDS
A sampling of the many wonderful birds who call Oracle Foothills home, or visit us on their migrations. All photos are taken in Oracle Foothills neighborhood by those of us who live here.
White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica) on saguaro flower
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Male Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) by Carole DeAngeli
Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Picoides scalaris)
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Harris’ Hawk
By Jay DeAngeli
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) By Jay DeAngeli
Harris’ Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Baby Western Screech Owl rescued on Genematas Dr.
Photos by Suzan Jervis
Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
Nestling Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) By Janet Davies
Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Harris’ Hawks on Canyon View Drive
Western Screech Owl (Megascops kennicottii) by Mary Stiner
Nesting Hummingbird by George Myers
Comparison of White-winged and Mourning Doves by Mark Andersen
Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk by George Myers
Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Male Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)
Male Hummingbird, Probably Anna’s (Calypte anna) by Jay DeAngeli
Adult Cooper’s Hawk by Jay DeAngeli
Male Gambel’s Quail (Callipepla gambelii) by Carole DeAngeli
Adult Cooper’s Hawk by Kitty Schwartz
Amercan Kestrel (Falco sparverius) by Jay DeAngeli
Cooper’s Hawk
Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) by Carole DeAngeli
Male Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae) by Carole DeAngeli
Common Raven (Corvus corax) by Carole DeAngeli
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) by Carole DeAngeli
Anna’s Hummingbird in Flight by Jay DeAngeli
Male American Kestrel by Jay DeAngeli
Gambel’s Quail (Calipepla gambelii)
Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) by Carole DeAngeli
Male Black-Headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) by Carole DeAngeli
Male Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus) by Carole DeAngeli
Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)
Mallard Duck pair (Anas platyrhynchos) in Elder’s pool, by Jacki Elder
Cooper’s Hawk by Danny Wong
By Mary Stiner
Male Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) by Carole DeAngeli
Red-Tailed Hawk by Carole DeAngeli
Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) by Carole DeAngeli
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) by Carole DeAngeli
Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk taking a bath, by Carole DeAngeli
Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Cooper’s Hawk by Carole DeAngeli
Birds on a Wire - Mockingbird, Mourning Dove and Phainopepla
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus)
Lucy’s Warbler (Vermivora luciae)
Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) by Chris Dillon
Violet Crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) by Jay DeAngeli
Harris’ Hawk lunching on a power pole
Gambel’s Quail