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Male Phainopepla with Twig
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Male Phainopepla with Twig

by David Schwaegler

Category: AvianAdded October 11, 2005237 views

Perching Birds

Keywords: phainopepla, nitens, male, nest building, building, courtship, black, anza borrego, anza, borrego, desert, california, ca

I wonder if this male is building a nest or courting. In either case he is pretty cute with this twig in his mouth.

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Image Reference: 1431Image Format: Digital Capture - 5 to 7MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No