Karen Parrow

The Piratic flycatcher posed nicely for the mob this morning. 😀 #Arizona #mega 🪶

Seems fitting that our stay at a famcamp on an army base has this grasshopper hanging out in the trees. #arizona #insects

#RainyDayBirds was a bit of a challenge here in the drought stricken #Arizona desert so I went with wet plumage on this Northern Shoveler for #BirdOfTheDay. 🪶

This little Elf Owl bringing a caterpillar for his mate is certainly a member of #AwesomeOwls for #BirdOfTheDay. #MaderaCanyon #Arizona 🪶

Hello 👋 I adore Owls so today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #AwesomeOwls 😊🦉 Any owl from the two owl families. Here's a gorgeous Long-eared owl that I was fortunate enough to see 🤎 📷 🪶 Alt: #BirdNameG any bird whose common name starts with the letter G! Happy Thursday 🕊️ #Nature #Photography #ECK

I thought #BirdInABush would be easy for the #BirdOfTheDay. I have birds on the shore, in the water, on a branch, at a feeder, on a wire… Finally found this pic of a Phainopepla perched in a bush at #CibolaWildlifeRefuge on the Arizona California border. 🪶

A sparkly little borb aka: Broad-billed hummingbird. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Irridescence so I had to go with a hummingbird. They are just starting to migrate through #Arizona and I’m looking forward to a trip to Ash Canyon and the sanctuary there. 🪶

Good morning folks. Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Iridescence, any bird with colour changing plumage. The Alt theme is #Mothers, any female bird. Check the Alt Txt on the female Mandarin for the reason for that Alt Theme. #birds #ECK #photography #CanonR5mkii @rspb.bsky.social #birdphotography

I’m not convinced this phalarope is in its most photogenic pose, but it is certainly attempting to #StrikeAPose for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. She just had to fix those unruly feathers 🪶 #Arizona

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #UnusualPlaces any bird that turns up in a place you wouldn't normally expect In ‘23 I spotted this Northern Jacana in Phoenix, Arizona - the 2nd ever sighting in Maricopa County - so it created a bit of a stir. Horrible pic, but the bird & I had our 30 sec of fame.

A pyrrhuloxia (desert cardinal) at Whitewater Draw #Arizona for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme of #50ShadesOfGray. We were there to watch the sandhill cranes take their morning flight then hung around for a bit and found this gorgeous bird. His mate was nearby but didn’t come out for a photo. 🪶

Good Morning & Happy Saturday Everybody! Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is: #50ShadesOfGrey; birds with grey plumage Alt. is #Fledglings; any newly fledged bird - a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher in the forest - a very fluffy looking young BullFinch #birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography

A little round of find the #warbler for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Between fighting my camera for focus and this little hermit warbler insisting on behaving like a hermit no great images were captured. But, it was a lifer so the photo remains saved. 🪶 #Arizona

A greater yellowlegs for the #BirdOfTheDay theme of #FabulousWaders. I couldn’t decide between the tight crop or the image showing the full bird so I included both. #Arizona 🪶

I dug back in the archives to 2012 for this #Firsts for #BirdOfTheDay. I was doing some fall garden cleanup when a flock of pine siskins landed nearby and ignored me for the most part. I always let the lavender go to seed after that encounter. 🪶

An adorable burrowing owl #LookingUp near Phoenix, AZ for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #OverTheRainbow. 🪶 Fun fact: burrowing owls have evolved long legs and are great runners.

A lifer for me and several others at #BolsaChica last fall. A juvenile tri-colored heron for #BirdOfTheDay #EgretsAndHerons. It was less active than the reddish egret dancing about, but certainly wasn’t still like I’m used to with Great Blue Herons.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay is #YourChoice. Here’s my favorite pic of #SandhillCranes in Willcox, Arizona. Drought is dramatically decreasing the wetland area where these birds overwinter. We owe it to wildlife to protect their habitat. 🪶

Sanderling caught in a moment of stillness.

What do you suppose this junco found to snack on? Alpine Lakes Trail. About 10,000’. Great Basin National Park. 🪶

Bristlecone Pine. Bit of a hike at 10,000’+ to get there. Absolutely worthwhile. These trees can live 5,000 years. My understanding is the dark vertical streak represents some living tissue still hanging on. #GreatBasinNationalPark #Nevada #BristleconePine

Sometimes my foster kitty Stormy say yes to pets; sometimes no. Today though she said, “Fly!”

Stormy came to me as an older feral kitten. She’s always been curious, but cautious. This clip shows the night before she started head butting me. It took 4 months of gentle patience. We still have work to do, but she made a giant leap toward finding a forever home with a patient, loving person.

Stormy, my foster kitten, communicates consent. She wants connection, but not always on my timeline. Sometimes she says no. It isn’t rejection. It’s her way of staying safe. Honor it & build trust. She’s learning her voice matters-that people listen. Listen and she’ll tell you how to love her.

Will you look Monsoon’s beans?!

Is my foster kitten broken? 🤣😻🥹 Gotta love a kitten who can sploot! Monsoon has been in my care since December and would love to find her forever home. Boosts and shares welcome. 📍Phoenix, AZ. More details in my pinned post.

Let’s see those beans! These are Stormy’s. She’s usually shy about showing them, but really wants to find her forever home so she acquiesced. Adoption info in my pinned post #adoptDontShop #rescueCats

Chaos, softly lit. Elevated, illuminated, unbothered. Peak Stormy. #AdoptDontShop #rescueCats

Big Spoon and Little Spoon aka Nimbus and Monsoon would love to find a forever home together. They, along with sister Stormy are being fostered through www.instagram.com/scars.az?igs...

Will you just look at these whiskers! Monsoon is a rescued kitten up for adoption soon. She has the cutest butt wiggle when getting ready to pounce on her toy mouse. Help her find her fur-ever home. #AdoptDontShop Follow her story here: www.instagram.com/thestormdrai...

Monsoon offers up her beans to help provide a little comfort and a break from doomscrolling. 💔 Minneapolis #RescueCats

Monsoon is being so brave and showing their beans 🫘 And all 3 of the storm drain crew are slow blinking back at me. 😍 #CatRescue #TheStormDrainCourt

These three gremlins have been hanging out in my entryway. Finally got them inside and am beginning the socialization process. Meet Nimbus, Monsoon, and Stormy. Together they form the Storm Drain Court. They’d love a follow here: www.instagram.com/thestormdrai...