A quiet day in Mira Vista: 2 species still noted. The best part was a hummingbird breeding above a path to my room.
Costa's hummingbird
Costa's kolibrie
Calypte costae
OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/3200 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 4.74 m
The photo shows a Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae). It is a bird in the order Apodiformes and the family Trochilidae. The photo was taken at Mira Vista (Marana, Arizona, United States) at 07:37 on Friday March 31, 2023.
Gambel's quail
Gambels kuifkwartel
Callipepla gambelii
OM-1 with M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14, 1/3200 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 8.38 m
The photo shows a Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii). It is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Odontophoridae. The photo was taken at Mira Vista (Marana, Arizona, United States) at 11:20 on Friday March 31, 2023.