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Bird Photos

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62 K This is a pyrrhuloxia, a relative of the cardinal.	57 K The pyrrhuloxia again	64 K Another pyrrhuloxia, along with several house finches (two males on the right, and a female on the left)
66 K More pyrrhuloxia and finches	60 K A pair of Gambel's quail, female (left) and male (right)	58 K A curve-billed thrasher
56 K Another male house finch, perched in a mesquite bush	42 K And a female of the same species	56 K The thrasher at the water pan
70 K A blue grosbeak--isn't he gorgeous?	83 K The blue grosbeak and the pyrrhuloxia sharing a perch...	71 K ...and now joined by a finch, as well.
71 K The same three birds, a moment later... I caught the finch taking off!	65 K Finches, quail, and the blue grosbeak	69 K A close-up of the grosbeak--isn't the detail amazing? (I wuvs my new camera!)
68 K More finches, quail, and the grosbeak	65 K Talk to the tailfeathers...	67 K The grosbeak in the mesquite again...
46 K ...and again...	70 K ...and back on the ground for one last closeup.