I have visited Tucson Arizona often, and have found it a town with many venues suitable for chasing bird-life. On 2008-11-27, I traveled there for Thanksgiving with family in Tucson. I took the opportunity to check out Reid Park.
Located at the southern end of the city next to the zoo, there are 131 acres of grass, ponds, and scattered trees. Those few autumn hours I spent were enough to sniff the air, but given the opportunity to sample the seasons, I believe there could be birds I missed that could be present at various times of the year.
Reid Park is a ‘people park’. With my visit being on a holiday, there were a lot of bipedal activities going on. I began my visit by focusing on the ponds, where I found several species to enjoy, including Canvasbacks and American Wigeons.
Zoos can sometimes provide opportunities to find local birds freeloading on the food and shelter these places can provide. With that hope in mind, I turned my attention to the entrance, and paid my fees, then spent several hours exploring the grounds. Some natives I found were Black-Crowned Night-Herons, House Sparrows, and Inca Doves.
It seems I had no self-control, and I couldn’t resist photographing some of the captive creatures, as well as the natives I found on the zoo’s grounds.
Canvasback(Aythya valisineria) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 11:45 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD2305CanvasBack |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canvasback(Aythya valisineria) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 11:50 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD2319CanvasBack |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Wigeon(Mareca americana) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 11:56 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD2330AmericanWigeon |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canvasback(Aythya valisineria) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:10 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/750 |
File Name: JCD2350CanvasBack |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canvasback(Aythya valisineria) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:11 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD2358CanvasBack |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Verdin(Auriparus flaviceps) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:19 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD2362Verdin |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tiger(Panthera tigris) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:27 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD2364Tiger |
| Copyright 2008, Jack Daynes |
Black-Crowned Night-Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:33 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2383BlackCrownedNightHeron |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Sparrow(Passer domesticus) |
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Description: Nonbreeding male at Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:39 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: JCD2401HouseSparrow |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Demoiselle Crane(Grus virgo ) |
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Description: Found at the Reid Park Zoo. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa but birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will winter on the Indian subcontinent. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:40 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD2408DemoiselleCrane |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Demoiselle Crane(Grus virgo ) |
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Description: Found at the Reid Park Zoo. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa but birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will winter on the Indian subcontinent. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:41 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2414DemoiselleCrane |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
African Lion(Panthera leo) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:44 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD2419AfricanLion |
| Copyright 2008, Jack Daynes |
Giraffe(Giraffa camelopardalis) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 12:46 |
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Location:
Tucson |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD2434Giraffe |
| Copyright 2008, Jack Daynes |
Bali Mynah(Leucopsar rothschildi) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:03 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD2503BaliMynah |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Bellied Roller(Coracias cyanogaster) |
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Description: Found at the Reid Park Zoo, Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona, this species is native to West Africa. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:09 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD2535BlueBelliedRoller |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bearded Barbet(Pogonornis dubius) |
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Description: Found at the Reid Park Zoo, Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona, this species is native to West Africa. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:11 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD2547BeardedBarbet |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Spotted Thick-Knee(Burhinus capensis) |
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Description: Found at the Reid Park Zoo, this species is native to the grasslands and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:16 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 |
File Name: JCD2556SpottedThickKnee |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Crowned Pigeon(Goura cristata) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:18 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 |
File Name: JCD2561BlueCrownedPigeon |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Spur-Winged Lapwing(Vanellus spinosus) |
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Description: Found at the Reid Park Zoo. These birds live in the eastern Mediterranean, and from sub-Saharan west Africa to Arabia. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:19 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 |
File Name: JCD2567SpurWingedLapwing |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Greater Flamingo(Phoenicopterus ruber) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:23 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD2578Flamingo |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Crested Pochard(Netta rufina) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:34 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2604RedCrestedPochard |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Rosy-Billed Pochard(Netta peposaca) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:34 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2608RosyBilledPochard |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wood Duck(Aix sponsa) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:37 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD2622WoodDuck |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:37 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD2630RuddyDuck |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:37 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: JCD2631RuddyDuck |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:40 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.0, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD2658RuddyDuck |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:49 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD2685-IncaDove |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:51 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD2695-IncaDove |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Inca Dove(Columbina inca) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 13:52 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD2703-IncaDove |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 14:22 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD2803YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 14:25 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD2806WesternBlueBird |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Great-Tailed Grackle(Quiscalus mexicanus) |
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Description: Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2008:11:27 14:33 |
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Location:
Reid Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/5.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD2817GreatTailedGrackle |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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