Here are Several Galleries of Our Birds
Baby Birds

Baby Birds

Turkeys

Turkeys

Pretty Birds

Pretty Birds

Canyon Wrens

Canyon Wrens at Bird Oasis

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds






Some cool albums here
nest in a pipe

A Nest in a Pipe

Rufous hummer

Hummer "grows up" over winter

Smart canyon wren

CANW solving a problem!


Tools I use for birding

Vortex Viper binos.
Vortex Viper 8x32. Great glass, smooth! Lifetime "no-fault"
warranty. High-end binos at a medium price...
When I hear a new bird, I grab this and the voice recorder
It is quick to get the sound- often not so easy to see the bird.
K3 DSLR
Pentax K3 DSLR with 55-300 lens. Great camera with "weather seals".
Very versatile, highly rated lens. Ricoh/Pentax makes good stuff.
Sennheiser K6/ME66 shotgun mike for video
Phillips voice recorder.
Phillips DT6500 voice recorder.
Handy for catching birdsong for Id'ing.
5 sec. "pre-record" is very useful. Can use ext mike. 		Reconyx XP9
Reconyx XP9 used to take photos and videos of Canyon Wrens.
Very reliable and quality pics and videos. Has a separate lens
for day and night. You can adjust many parameters. USA made.
Very good customer service. Expensive, but a great camera.
Takes practice to catch the 1/2 oz. birds. Ask me for details.
Also used recently for turkeys.
Reconyx XP9
These "scoops" are very handy for filling feeders. Bestnest has
the small one. Chewy has the large one. (STOKES SELET 3 IN 1)
They have outstanding customer service!
Sibley Guide to Birds.
Always the first book we grab.
Has photos of mature and young birds. 		The Genius of Birds
A very interesting book for birders. It references MANY
studies from around the world about bird intelligence,
intuition, how they migrate, etc. Some amazing stuff!