May 3, 2023 She’s back again as I abandon the back porch and sit down at my desk to write. Perched on an oak branch outside my window with three black-headed grosbeaks and a tanager as bright as flame. A large, pale—almost pink—bill and chocolate streaks on her dingy breast. Yesterday, I had to run for the camera, flushing her into the trees. But she obliged me by returning for photos. Uncommon anywhere in Arizona, rose-breasted grosbeaks have visited the yard only a dozen times in 14 years.
Lovely birds. Wishing you safety and hope they get the fires out.