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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Photographs taken in Albuquerque, New Mexico or in the mountains and desert nearby
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Rio Grande
A male house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo taken on October 4, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A teneral (recently molted) dragonfly, which I believe is an arroyo bluet (Enallagma praevarum). Photo taken in the Rio Grande Bosque, Albuquerque, on May 21, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A male Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) on a fence post, at the parking area for the Embudito Canyon Trail. Photo taken in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains on May 9, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A marine blue butterfly (Leptotes marina) on a Rocky Mountain iris (Iris missouriensis). Photo taken in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico, on May 16, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A spray of chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) flowers in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico. Photo taken on May 16, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
New Mexico
Birds
April 25
Urban
Mountains
Nature
Naturaleza
Bird
Nature Illustration
A male spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico. Photo taken on April 25, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya) with lunch. The photo was taken under an interstate highway bridge, so in deep shadow. Photo taken in Albuquerque's south valley on May 15, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Two cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) during nest-building season. This colony is under an interstate highway bridge in Albuquerque's south valley (a mixed residential and agricultural area). Photo taken on May 15, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Say's Phoebe
Flying Insects
White Eyes
Starling
First Photo
Blue Bird
A juvenile starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in a nest. The latter is in a hollow in a tree, well off the ground. Photo taken in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 4, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
American Red Squirrel
Nature Photos
Mammals
An American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico. Photo taken on April 25, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher
Dark Mask
Song Sparrow
Siskin
Black Capped Chickadee
Common Birds
John James Audubon
Dark Spots
From the front, a pine siskin (Spinus pinus) is drab and streaky. A side view shows streaks of yellow.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
National Forest
Animals
Spring
A chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) at Capulin Spring, Sandia Mountains, Cibola National Forest, New Mexico. Photo taken on April 25, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Under Bridge
Barn Swallow
Bird Calls
Gray Eyes
Two Birds
Evergreen Shrubs
Thrasher
Small Trees
Rio Grande
A yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) in Albuquerque's South Valley on April 27, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Superfamily
Butterfly
April 19
A Southwest orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa) in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico, on April 19, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A male spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) in the Rio Grande Bosque in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo taken on April 20, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Albinism
Like Image
Aquatic Plants
Photo Series
Pond
Wildlife
A leucistic American coot (Fulica americana) on a nature pond in the Rio Grande Bosque in Albuquerque. Most American coots are black. Leucism is the term for partial albinism in the animal world.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Old World
Savannah Chat
A black-throated sparrow on brush in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico. Photo taken on March 24, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
American Robin
First Photograph
Image Shows
Wren
A cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) singing from the top of a cholla cactus. Photo taken in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains on March 24, 2022.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Morning Glory Plant
Wire Fence
Ivy Leaf
Trumpets
Green Leaves
Garden Plants
White Flowers
September
A trans-Pecos morning glory (Ipomoea cristulata) in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains. These flowers are as lovely as they are tiny. Photo taken on September 15, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
This canyon towhee (Melozone fusca) only looks like it needs to lose a lot of weight. A breeze was ruffling its down when I snapped the picture. I took the picture at a friend's house in the East Mountain area (part of Albuquerque's outer suburbs) on September 6, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Cooper's Hawk
Red Tailed Hawk
Close Encounters
Bald Eagle
Cool Photos
August 25
Two immature Cooper's Hawks (Accipiter cooperii) seen along an irrigation canal in Albuquerque's North Valley. Photo taken on August 25, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Vanessa Cardui
Wood Nymphs
White Wings
Woman Painting
Habitats
Arizona
An Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) sipping water from a pothole in granite bedrock. This photo shows the top sides of the wings. Photo taken in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains, New Mexico on August 22, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Hanging Upside Down
August 22
An Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) butterfly hanging vertically on granite bedrock. The wings are folded so you can see the undersides. Photo taken in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains on August 22, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
Vitex Agnus Castus
Salvia
Bloom
Lily
A sawtooth sage (Salvia subincisa) flower stalk. Photo taken in the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains, August 1, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural
A white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) on a cottonwood trunk. Photo taken in the Rio Grande Bosque, Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 2, 2021.
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New Mexico Nature, Urban and Rural