John C. Landa Jr., “The Schulenbirder” (on Twitter @Schulenbirder), took these three photos this past weekend in New Mexico at The Nature Conservancy, Santa Fe Canyon Preserve:
•The pair of house finches was photographed shortly after sunrise. The male is the more colorful of the two. House finches are common to Schulenburg but are far more common in New Mexico.
•The spotted towhee, a large and long…