Elegant trogon, Montezuma quail, eleven species of hummingbirds...these are but a small sample of the wonderful species to be found in the Sky Islands. But lacking serious telephoto capabilities, I have seldom photographed birds. This past summer, I was lucky enough to photograph a Sky Island rarity with my lowly consumer digicam...
Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahuas...
...the reason for its name.
Further up the canyon...
...Matthew decides to scramble up to a ledge...
...and flushes a nightjar...
...a Whip-poor-will (Mexican race)
...it was protecting its young.
Close-up of two Mexican Whip-poor-will chicks on "nest".