Sun City birders find respite in watching late migration patterns

Bird is the word! 

  • Martin Byhower, who also advises people on native planting for their lawns, led the bird watching group for the Sun City Nature Club on May 8. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
    Martin Byhower, who also advises people on native planting for their lawns, led the bird watching group for the Sun City Nature Club on May 8. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
  • A Great Egret stands in the lake at Legacy Hills Park in Sun City.
    A Great Egret stands in the lake at Legacy Hills Park in Sun City.
  • A family of Egyptian Geese live at the pond in Legacy Hills Park. The mother, right, is recovering from having a fishing line wrapped around her foot.
    A family of Egyptian Geese live at the pond in Legacy Hills Park. The mother, right, is recovering from having a fishing line wrapped around her foot.
  • Dee O’ Neil, Belinda Avey and Martin Byhower observe birds in giant trees in Legacy Hills Park in Sun City on May 8.
    Dee O’ Neil, Belinda Avey and Martin Byhower observe birds in giant trees in Legacy Hills Park in Sun City on May 8.
    “Green heron flying this way,” announced Belinda Avey to the group of birdwatchers during an early-morning Sun City birdwalk on May 8. Bird walks happen twice a month at Legacy Hills Park, with a crowd that ranges from eight to 22 people. Sun City resident and natural landscaping architect Martin Byhower leads the way, while Ms. Avey — a member of the Sun City Nature Club — ...

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