...and now some birds from Arizona, part 1

[D3S]

Following up my handful of Utah birds yesterday, here are some from the birding hotspot that is Sierra Vista, AZ. All of the photos were taken with my Nikon EDG 65mm scope with FSA-L2 DSLR adapter, hand-held (yep, no tripod)...though when you see the hummingbirds there was only one way to get them and that certainly wasn't with a tripod! The only exception is the Great Horned Owl, which was taken using my Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 with Sigma 1.4xTC.

Any comments welcome

Cheers

Mike


Great Horned Owl (male) by crutch55, on Flickr


Cactus Wren by crutch55, on Flickr


Lark Sparrow by crutch55, on Flickr


Gila Woodpecker (male) by crutch55, on Flickr


Gambel's Quail (male) by crutch55, on Flickr


Curve-billed Thrasher by crutch55, on Flickr

 

[c75mitch]

Nice shots, love the marking on the face of the Lark sparrow

 

[artyman]

Those are good scope shots