Four young verdins on branch beside nest. Adult verdin feeding young. Image note: back view.

Four young verdins on limb beside nest. Mother in back. Image note: out of focus.

Male California house (linnet) finch on edge of nest about to feed young in a Virginia creeper.

Kingbird nest on a telegraph pole.

Female plumbeous gnatcatcher sitting on the edge of a nest in a cholla cactus.

Cactus wren nest in mesquite bush.

Lucy warbler nest in bark of a mesquite tree. Image note: large size.

Verdin nest in cat’s claw. Bush not yet leaved out.

Adult verdin about the enter nest. Image note: back view.

Adult verdin with food at entrance of nest. Image note: large size, plate full of bubbles.