Aside from a few iPhone shots up at elevation, the photos here are from back down at/around home, where Northern Flickers were feeding nestlings, Rufous Hummingbirds came by the feeder, and dragonflies were plentiful down at the ponds.
These photos are © 2026 Phil Thompson, all rights reserved.
My "birds in review" collages can be found here.
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11:35AM Tuesday June 16, 2026
Common Nighthawk
11:36AM Tuesday June 16, 2026
Common NighthawkI saw this pair up in the sky in the middle of the day, and I was initially unsure of what I was looking at. Their long wings and deep flapping motion looked like terns!
11:36AM Tuesday June 16, 2026
Common Nighthawk
7:28PM Wednesday June 17, 2026
Mountain Chickadee
7:28PM Wednesday June 17, 2026
Mountain Chickadee
7:28PM Wednesday June 17, 2026
Mountain Chickadee
7:28PM Wednesday June 17, 2026
Mountain Chickadee
2:31PM Thursday June 18, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
2:31PM Thursday June 18, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
2:33PM Thursday June 18, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
2:02PM Friday June 19, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
2:02PM Friday June 19, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
2:02PM Friday June 19, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
7:08AM Sunday June 21, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
7:13AM Sunday June 21, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
7:13AM Sunday June 21, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
6:31AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
6:32AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
6:32AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
6:32AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
6:35AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
6:35AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
8:24AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile)
8:24AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)I was facing the cavity opening head-on, so it was really lucky that the male stopped on the perch off to the side to allow this shot to be taken!
8:24AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
8:25AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
8:25AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)(Juvenile), Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
8:26AM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Northern Flicker (Red-shafted)
1:03PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous HummingbirdI missed the focus on this shot. Dang.
1:03PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous HummingbirdI'm keeping a few of these shots that show the tail feathers, because that's one way to distinguish Rufous from Allen's Hummingbirds. After looking at some example photos however I'm not sure anything can really be determined from these photos.
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
1:04PM Tuesday June 23, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
9:01AM Thursday June 25, 2026
Rufous HummingbirdThis series of shots worked OK despite shooting through the kitchen window.
9:01AM Thursday June 25, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
9:02AM Thursday June 25, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
9:02AM Thursday June 25, 2026
Rufous Hummingbird
12:02PM Thursday June 25, 2026
12:03PM Thursday June 25, 2026
12:06PM Thursday June 25, 2026
12:07PM Thursday June 25, 2026
12:15PM Thursday June 25, 2026
12:31PM Thursday June 25, 2026
American Crow (Juvenile)
12:31PM Thursday June 25, 2026
American Crow (Juvenile)