Birding Cave Creek Canyon: A New Twoshutterbirds Presentation

Nature is the art of God. –Dante Alighieri

Female Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
Female Broad-billed Hummingbird, Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona. Canon EOS 7D/600mm f/4L IS (+1.4x TC). Natural light.

Topic: Birding Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona

Time/date: 7 pm/May 2, 2018

Place:  Houston Audubon’s Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, 440 Wilchester Blvd, Houston, TX 77079

Synopsis: Cave Creek Canyon (CCC) in the Chiricahuas of southeast Arizona is one of the great birding destinations of the United States. Especially known for a diversity and abundance of hummingbirds, CCC is an important migratory route for Neotropical migrant songbirds entering the West and contains birds and other biota from the surrounding deserts, grasslands, and Madrean Highlands (Sky Islands). Since they first visited CCC about five years ago, Chris and Elisa have been drawing up plans to visit as often as possible and ultimately wish to retire to this area. Although they have much yet to learn, join this husband/wife photo-birding team at they relate some of their first avian encounters in this incredible area.

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