Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), around dusk, at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ.
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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Parque Guadiana, Durango, Mexico
From the Cornell site:
Black-crowned Night Herons are stocky birds compared to many of their long-limbed heron relatives. They’re most active at night or at dusk, when you may see their ghostly forms flapping out from daytime roosts to forage in wetlands. In the light of day adults are striking in gray-and-black plumage and long white head plumes. These social birds breed in colonies of stick nests usually built over water. They live in fresh, salt, and brackish wetlands and are the most widespread heron in the world.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) taking off, Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, Gilbert, AZ
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ
From the Cornell site:
Anna’s Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along the Pacific Coast, yet they're anything but common in appearance. With their iridescent emerald feathers and sparkling rose-pink throats, they are more like flying jewelry than birds. Though no larger than a ping-pong ball and no heavier than a nickel, Anna’s Hummingbirds make a strong impression. In their thrilling courtship displays, males climb up to 130 feet into the air and then swoop to the ground with a curious burst of noise that they produce through their tail feathers.
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Two Anna's Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) sparring, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ
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