Kittling: Books

  As long as we had a huge Aleppo pine on the property, we had a colony of great-tailed grackles living with us. They loved to roost at the...

One of these days, Denis and I might make our way back down to Benson, Arizona on a bright June day to check out the residents of the local...

  Mexican Jay When Denis and I used to spend the first part of June in a cottage up in the Mule Mountains outside Bisbee, Arizona, I got use...

  Scott's Oriole   This male Scott's Oriole and his missus kept a close eye on me one June when Denis and I were staying in our fav...

  A couple of summers ago, this little bird both surprised and entertained me while I was sitting in the pool reading. I don't even know...

  Western Tanager   This pretty little bird is the Western Tanager . I've seen it several times in various parts of Arizona, including o...

  Even the lowly house finch can look pretty when it strikes a pose.

The temperatures are rising here in the Sonoran Desert, and I admire wild creatures for how they can survive when it's 120°F (49°F) and ...

For several years, Denis and I rented a cottage twice a year in the Mule Mountains outside of Bisbee, Arizona, in Cochise County. There is s...

I've mentioned in the past that hanging hummingbird feeders will attract many more birds than just those tiny jeweled miracles. It didn...

This week, I'm sharing a couple of the best (in my opinion) bird photos I've ever taken, even though I'm not sure just what kind...

  Acorn Woodpecker   Decades ago when I first started hanging hummingbird feeders outside my windows, I mistakenly assumed that I would just...

For several years after I bought and moved into Casa Kittling, I'd spy this tiny little bird flitting from palo verde to sumac to fairy ...

  I thought you might like to see a photo of a hummingbird in the process of building her nest. This was in the hummingbird aviary at the Ar...

  In going through some of my photos recently, I came across this one, and it made me smile.    When you have a swimming pool in the desert,...

For several years, Denis and I rented a cottage up in the Mule Mountains outside of Bisbee, Arizona in January and June. In January, we woul...

  Casa Kittling has been a refueling station for many feathered travelers over the years. I think it has a lot to do with all the trees (mos...

I'd never seen an Abert's Towhee until I came to Arizona, and there's a good reason for that. The small total population of the...

I've been culling photographs on and off for a few weeks now, and I thought I'd share a few from time to time. This week, I've c...

There have been many visitors to Casa Kittling over the years. I wish I had photographs of the gopher, the pot-bellied pig, and the half-gro...