This is bird note.

The Ramsey Canyon Preserve in the Wachuca Mountains of Arizona

is famous for the clouds of hummingbirds that swarm around its feeders in late summer.

But the tiny aerial acrobats are by no means the only attraction.

Rare and spectacular, elegant trogons are also found here.

Elegant describes well this emerald green and poppy red bird its white tail feathers marked with

scrimshaw-like designs. A native of Mexico and Central America, it breeds in the United States only in a few of Arizona's southern canyons.

These canyons drain the rugged mountain ranges called Sky Islands. Pears of Trogon set up housekeeping each summer in Ramsey and other canyons.

Although brilliantly colored, they are surprisingly inconspicuous as they perch quietly.

They are on the lookout for large insects and fruits that they pluck from trees while hovering in flight.

They nest in natural cavities or old woodpecker nests, mostly in the beautiful

white barked sycamore trees that line the canyons.

Today's show brought to you by the Bobbilink Foundation. For Bird Note, I'm Mary McCann,

inviting you to drop into Ramsey Canyon via our website, bird note.org.

Treat yourself to trogons and hummingbirds like these black-chinned hummingbirds.