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phainopepla

  1. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    This species is a specialist on the waxy berries of Mistletoe which this female appears to be feeding to a fledgling. Mistletoe berries are indigestible to most birds. They pass through the bird's digestive tract and stick to branches of host trees where they take root as a parasite. But the...
  2. Phainopepia_022321_H.jpg

    Phainopepia_022321_H.jpg

    Shortly after sunrise, a male Phainopepla perched on a tree.
  3. femalephainopepla.jpg

    femalephainopepla.jpg

    Morning female Phainopepla on watch.
  4. Phainopepla (immmature male)

    Phainopepla (immmature male)

    I believe this is a immature male. Did not find a pic to compare with female.
  5. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    Starting off the new year with a bird that is an uncommon sighting (one or two a year) in our county every year. Toward the end of December and into January, this bird can be seen in the same park. He didn't let me down this past week when we went to find him.
  6. phainopepla

    phainopepla

    taken in the Davis Mountains, West Texas
  7. Male Phainopepla

    Male Phainopepla

    This guy was really strutting his stuff, looking for love!!
  8. Female Phainopepla

    Female Phainopepla

  9. Male Phainopepla

    Male Phainopepla

  10. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    Playing with my depth of field, and the Female Phainopepla was quite helpful.
  11. Phainopepla 5673

    Phainopepla 5673

    Male Phainopepla
  12. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    Eleven of these birds were counted in our county's Christmas Count which is up from five in the previous count.
  13. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    Hi Folks; Another in the series of 4x6 Postcards I created. Photographed this male Phainopela in our garden
  14. Phainopepla (female)

    Phainopepla (female)

    Normaly these will go after the coffe berries, but we had some weather hear and that always gets the birds to eating just about anything, to derive energy for had, cold nights.
  15. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    Spotted this one at a local park. Only one or two are ever recorded in our county every year. Not a great photo but I'm always happy to find a new visitor to our area.
  16. Two Phainopepla

    Two Phainopepla

    Male and female Phainopepla
  17. Phainopepla oil painting

    Phainopepla oil painting

    Captured in Green Valley and digitally painted with Alien Skin Art Rage
  18. Phainopepla , female

    Phainopepla , female

    Phainopepla , female. Gloomy day.
  19. Phainopepla, male

    Phainopepla, male

    Phainopepla, male
  20. Phainopepla - newcomer

    Phainopepla - newcomer

    Fourth attempt, adding info after image went through
  21. Phainopepla - newcomer

    Phainopepla - newcomer

    Hi Folks; Was certainly surprised when this black beauty popped up in the tree before me this morning. Doubly pleasurable as I had just missed capturing a Red-tailed Hawk that was posing on top of a flower pot sitting on the fence behind me. By the time I turned around to get a shot he flew the...
  22. Phainopepla

    Phainopepla

    Captured this striking male behind the old Green Valley firehall in the bushes and small trees.
  23. female Phainopepla

    female Phainopepla

  24. female phainopepla

    female phainopepla

    female is gray
  25. male phainopepla

    male phainopepla

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