The images in this Phoenix Bird Photo Gallery were taken mostly in the Greater Phoenix area and submitted by local residents, or people who were visiting the area.
Greylag Goose
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Greylag Goose at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert.
Northern Mockingbird
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Northern mockingbird at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert.
Orange-crowned Warbler
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Orange-crowned warbler at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert.
Cinnamon Teal
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Cinnamon Teal in the foreground with his mate not far behind him, taken at Saguaro Lake.
Mallard Duck
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A male Mallard preening himself at the Saguaro Lake Marina.
Mallard Ducks
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Two pair of Mallard Ducks cruising in the water at Gilbert Water Ranch.
Adult Verdin
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An Adult Verdin perched in the Nicotiana in Apache Junction.
Verdin Juvenile
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A Verdin juvenile perched in the sunflowers, taken in Apache Junction.
Phainopepla
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Female Phainopepla, taken at Lost Dutchman State Park.
Green-Winged Teal
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A male Green-Winged Teal at Gilbert Water Ranch.
Black-Throated Sparrow
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Black-Throated Sparrow, photographed in Gold Canyon.
Bendire's Thrasher
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Bendire's Thrasher, photographed in Lost Dutchman State Park.
White-Winged Dove
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White-Winged Dove in Apache Junction.
Abert's Towhee
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A pair of Abert's Towhees, photographed at Gilbert Water Ranch.
Costa's Hummingbird
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A male Costa's after a springtime rain in Apache Junction.
Black Phoebe
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A Black Phoebe preening in a tree at Gilbert Water Ranch.
Gila Woodpecker
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From the photographer: "Here's a picture my wife shot one morning of a Gila Woodpecker... with our new DSLR camara. This little guy was only about 2 feet off the ground hanging onto a piller on our back porch."
Hummingbird at Work
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Hummingbird at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.
Great Blue Heron at Saguaro Lake
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Great Blue Heron at Saguaro Lake.
Crested Ducks in Mesa
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Crested Ducks at Red Mountain Park in Mesa, AZ.
Snowy Egret in Gilbert
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A playful Snowy Egret in Gilbert, Arizona.
Green Heron
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This Green Heron was photographed in Granada Park in Phoenix.
Say's Phoebe
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Say's Phoebe, photographed at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
Lesser Yellowlegs
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Lesser Yellowlegs, at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
White Heron and Blue Heron
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Photographed at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
Great Blue Heron
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Great Blue Heron in flight, at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
White Heron
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White Heron with fish, at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
Black-necked Stilt
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Black-necked Stilt, at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
Cormorant
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Cormorant, at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
Verdin
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Verdin at the Gilbert Riparian Preserve in Gilbert, Arizona.
Abert's Towhee
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Abert's Towhee seen in Chandler, Arizona.
Cactus Wren
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Arizona's State Bird, the cactus wren, near Wikieup, AZ.
Fuertes Red Tailed Hawk
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From the photographer: "Fuertes Red Tailed Hawk on my neighbor's two story house. He was over 2 feet tall." Photo taken at Cinnabar Canyon in Phoenix.
Northern Cardinal
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This Northern Cardinal was seen in St. David, Arizona. That's in Cochise County, not far from Benson.
Greater Roadrunner
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The Greater Roadrunner was photographed in St. David, Arizona with a Cannon PowerShot S3 camera.
Muscovy Duck in Tempe
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Muscovy Duck at the ASU Research Park in Tempe, Arizona.
Chinese Goose
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Chinese Goose at the ASU Research Park in Tempe, Arizona.
Chinese Geese
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Chinese Geese at the ASU Research Park in Tempe, Arizona.
Gambel's Quail
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From the photographer: "Thought you'd like to see this quail on top of my trash can in Mesa. There seem to be a lot of quail couples out and about this spring."
Swan
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This swan picture was taken in downtown Scottsdale at the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.
Red-winged Blackbird
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Red-winged Blackbird in a wheat field outside Maricopa, Arizona.
Great Blue Heron
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Close-up of a Great Blue Heron in Maricopa, Arizona.
Phainopepla
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This male phainopepla was seen along the Verde River near Bartlett Lake, north of Phoenix.
Ring-necked Duck
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This photo of a male ring-necked duck was taken at the Water Ranch Riparian Preserve in Gilbert.
Black Mallard
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From the photographer: "I'd never heard of, nor seen, a black mallard before. This female black mallard at Riverview Park in Mesa had three ducklings - two of which were light-colored, and one which was black like herself!"
Black-necked Stilts
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Black-necked stilts at the Water Ranch Riparian Preserve in Gilbert.
Roadrunner
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From the photographer: "We found our resident Roadrunner dealing with a giant centipede in the back yard of our home."
Neotropic Cormorant
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Neotropic Cormorant at Western Skies Golf Club in Gilbert, Arizona.
American Kestrel
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From the photographer: This awesome bird, an American Kestrel, came to our Phoenix backyard for a short visit September 22, 2010. She posed patiently while I took her picture. We live in the North Central Phoenix area near Northern Avenue and 7th Avenue.