A hike in the nearby sky islands has Petey excitedly stumbling over plant names while giggling and jabbering away. Better listen.
The photos are mine. Fruit tree in woodland and blue palo verde in grassland.
In birder lingo loggerhead shrikes are uncommon in southeastern Arizona. Some winters and springs it seems there is a shrike on every other fence...
Petey whines a little about the wildflower display near his home, but finds a flower that calms him down.
