Today I did some bird spotting.

I went first to Sunset Park. It was a beautiful day here. Sunny, 66F. Doesn't get much better.


There was a larger variety of birds today than I have usually found at Sunset Park. The Gilded Flicker is a beautiful bird! He just sat there staring at me as I took pics of him. I've never seen a Gilded Flicker before. Only (Yellow Shafted)Northern Flickers.


Gambrel Quails are like pigeons back home. They are everywhere!


A view of part of the strip from the Wetlands Preserve. Just to show that Vegas has more to offer than the "strip".


Not sure if he's building a nest or what.


This Road Runnner is brining a leaf to his mate. I think they were building a nest. It seems more or less like spring time here.


This is a new one on me. I've never seen a Phainopepla before.


An American Coot. Very common here and back in Michigan.


Another new one on me. A Northern Shoveler.


Other than to say it is a Hummingbird, I don't know what to say. Hummingbirds are VERY difficult to differentiate to me.










Just a shot of a pond in the Wetland Preserve.

Had a great time today. Spent about 4 hours bird spotting. Took nearly 300 photographs, kept about 40 of them and posted about a dozen to Flickr.