Violet-crowned hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps), at the Paton Hummingbird Center in Patagonia, Arizona. This is my first lifer bird of 2020, photographed on 3 January. I might post additional views later.
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Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in a tangle of mesquite branches. On the Anza Trail near Tumacácori, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
The lucky ducks.
I’m pausing for a few days of quiet reflection for the start of 2020. Posts will resume soon. Happy New Year to you all!
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Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss.
This song was originally produced as a country song, written by John Loudermilk and first recorded by Don Cherry in 1962. This version (my favorite) by Bettye Swann was released in 1969. It has been covered extensively by performers as diverse and illustrious as Perry Como, Glenn Campbell, and Joss Stone.
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Mountain yucca (Yucca madrensis), also called Schott’s yucca, at Coronado National Memorial, Cochise County, Arizona.
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“The Lark” (Жаворонок), from
A Farewell to Saint Petersburg (Прощание с Петрбургом) by Mikhail Glinka, composed in 1840. The piece was originally composed for voice with piano accompaniment. Performed here by Sandra Landini in an arrangement for solo piano.
Lick me.
Dithyramb 