Paul Brandes

Our loud guy (Red Bellied Woodpecker) came for a visit today...

Phenomenal pic!
I have a D850 and love that lens on there.

Great shot!
These hyper little guys don't stay still long...

Hmm, wonder how he feels being called "lesser"?? 🤔🤣

Be up there this summer....

Silicious mudstone, perhaps?

Quite nice!

First time visit this year for the Cedar Waxwings. About 25 in the back tree, but wouldn't come down to the feeders.
Nikon D600, Sigma 150-600mm crop to 900mm, f8, 1/500, ISO400, +1.7 exp.

I "hear" the author of RG Texas might be tagging along as well...

2005 was a great spring as well

Been there a few times, but it's so dangerous to stop these days with how crowded it has become.

Beautiful pic!
We have a pair that regularly visit the feeders; sadly, we also have marauding grackles.... 🙄

I would like to see this in person 🤔

Church Rock was the cover photo for our book on New Mexico geology. Beautiful place!

Such a fascinating area to explore, with Navajo permission of course.

To explode like that, must be some major amounts of gas involved; methane, perhaps?

All around Tucson area; Sonoran Desert Museum, Saguaro NP, and a day trip to Bisbee.

Was a just there a couple weeks ago.

We have a pair regularly visiting the feeders in SE TX. They seem to be liking suet and peanuts.

All the same happy birds we have.

Pictures do NOT do this place justice....

Phenomenal place to visit!

Flying squirrel?

Ours look a little happier in SE TX...

One of our other common visitors...

Beautiful!
Plan to be out there in a few weeks.

You tell it who's boss! 🤣

Definitely a beautiful park and drive through Cathedral Valley!

We were there last March getting photos for a book we're working on on the geology of Utah. Planning another trip to Utah in a few weeks.

We've had several Goldfinches at our feeders over the past few weeks, along with other breeds.