A male Phainopepla rests on a shrub at the Thousand Palms Preserve in Palm Springs, CA.
A White-crowned Sparrow rests on a branch with Palm Fronds in the background at Thousand Palms Preserve near Palms Springs, CA.
A White-crowned Sparrow stretches its' wings at Thousand Palms Preserve near Palms Springs, CA.
A juvenile Western Bluebird rests on a branch in early morning light in Palm Springs, California.
A Green Heron rests on a Palm Branch in Palm Springs, California.
Male and Female Hooded Mergansers swimming in a pond in Palm Springs, California.
A Black Phoebe rests on a Palm Frond in Palm Springs, California.
A Black Phoebe takes flight from a Palm Frond in Palm Springs, California.
A Black-throated Sparrow rests on a Teddy Bear Cholla in Palm Springs, California.
A pair of Black-throated Sparrows rests on a Teddy Bear Cholla in Palm Springs, California.
A female Phainopepla rests on a shrub at the Thousand Palms Preserve in Palm Springs, CA.
A female Phainopepla flight from a branch in Palm Springs, CA.
A female Phainopepla takes flight from a branch in Palm Springs, CA.
Red-shouldered Hawk launches from a branch at the Big Morongo Canyon Nature Preserve in Morongo, CA.
A Phainopepla rests on a shrub at the Big Morongo Nature Preserve near Palm Springs, CA.
Female Nuttall's Woodpecker at the Big Morongo Nature Preserve near Palm Springs, California. Could potentially be a Female Ladderback Woodpecker which has limited range in California.
A White-crowned Sparrow takes flight from a tree branch in Palm Springs, California.
The photographs in this project were taken in and around Palm Springs, California in the Spring of 2025. I hope you enjoy them.
