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Birds

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...
Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahuas...
...the reason for its name.
...the reason for its name.
Further up the canyon...
Further up the canyon...
...Matthew decides to scramble up to a ledge...
...Matthew decides to scramble up to a ledge...
...and flushes a nightjar...
...and flushes a nightjar...
...a Whip-poor-will (Mexican race)
...a Whip-poor-will (Mexican race)
...it was protecting its young.
...it was protecting its young.
Close-up of two Mexican Whip-poor-will chicks on nest.
Close-up of two Mexican Whip-poor-will chicks on "nest".
Swainson's Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Black-throated Sparrow Nest
Black-throated Sparrow Nest