Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.
Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.

Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens)

Phainopepla

(Phainopepla nitens)

Description:

Female Phainopeplas are not as flashy as their mates, but I find them equally interesting. I met these birds while visiting the Boyce-Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona. The day was sunny and the birds were friendly.

Date Taken: 2020:05:26 9:17

Location:

Boyce-Thompson Arboretum
Superior, Arizona
United States
2327.34 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000

File Name: Phainopepla_D5X5347-Boyce-Thompson

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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