June 11, 2022 Last Thursday evening the eastern sky roiled with clouds of burnt umber sutured together with dendrites of lightning. The air smelled of dust and wet straw. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for a system moving north out of Mexico toward Bisbee at ten miles per hour.
West Tucson. My Flicker has brought her baby out to feed. Actually she feeds at the suet, flys up and feeds the waiting offspring. Just one but this is the 1st year I've seen a baby - who is already quite big. I never knew parents continued to feed the fledglings. I've seen the Gila Woodpeckers and finches do the same. Even male Gilas feed the young.
West Tucson. My Flicker has brought her baby out to feed. Actually she feeds at the suet, flys up and feeds the waiting offspring. Just one but this is the 1st year I've seen a baby - who is already quite big. I never knew parents continued to feed the fledglings. I've seen the Gila Woodpeckers and finches do the same. Even male Gilas feed the young.