We saw two bighorn sheep at the canyon. The smaller one is wearing a GPS collar, the sheep are likely part of a reintroduction effort.
Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Bighorn Sheep
We saw two bighorn sheep at the canyon. The smaller one is wearing a GPS collar, the sheep are likely part of a reintroduction effort.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Butterflies
Here are some early autumn butterflies:
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| Empress Leilia on Desert Hackberry |
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| Bordered Patch |
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| Sleepy Orange on Arizona Foldwing |
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| American Snout |
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| Funereal Duskywing on Paperflower |
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| Palmer's Metalmarks on Rambling Milkweed |
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| Giant Swallowtail on Mexican Bird of Paradise |
~ ~ ~ Have a good day! ~ ~ ~
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Late Summer - Early Autumn
Hello! These pictures are from four different days in September.
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| Paperflower |
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| Deer |
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| Flower crab spider on Desert Marigold |
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| Acacia seeds |
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| Janusia |
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| Western Diamondback Rattlesnake |
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| Harris' antelope ground squirrel |
E n j o y T o d a y !
Saturday, September 27, 2014
September
Hello! Here are a variety of snapshots from the desert, around the garden and of the sky.
I've been noticing new needles sprouting on the tops of some young saguaros. It seems that the new spines start out reddish in color before turning light grey. Most of the saguaros around here are too tall to see their tops.
The barrel cacti are blooming!
Hard to see, but there's a metallic green bee crawling out of the red flower.
The two pictures below look almost monochromatic except for the dove's pinkish legs and feet.
Indian Mallows pop up all around the garden. I planted one from the nursery many years ago and now there are about a dozen. I like their soft velvety leaves.
An Albert's towhee has been visiting the backyard this month, usually hopping around in the shadows, but for a second it posed on a chair in the sunlight.
H a p p y W e e k e n d !
I've been noticing new needles sprouting on the tops of some young saguaros. It seems that the new spines start out reddish in color before turning light grey. Most of the saguaros around here are too tall to see their tops.
The barrel cacti are blooming!
Hard to see, but there's a metallic green bee crawling out of the red flower.
The two pictures below look almost monochromatic except for the dove's pinkish legs and feet.
A tiny toad on my patio:
An Albert's towhee has been visiting the backyard this month, usually hopping around in the shadows, but for a second it posed on a chair in the sunlight.
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| Jupiter and the Moon 9/20/14 5:56am |
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| Orion, Sirius and Jupiter 9/27/14 4:43am |
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| Clouds over Tucson 9/20/14 7:11am |
H a p p y W e e k e n d !
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Summer Strolls and Spiders
Hello! All of these images are from July. I have woven three spiders in with my morning walk pictures. I found the spiders around the house: one on the ceiling, one on the wall and one on the ground.
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| quail on the trail |
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| Gambel's quail family |
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| fiddle back |
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| prickly pear fruit |
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| funnel weaver |
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| agave blossom |
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| desert tarantula |
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| chain-fruit cholla flower |
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| ground squirrel |
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| saguaro with dove on top |
Joining in with Saturday's Critters party at Viewing Nature with Eileen.
H a v e a n i c e d a y !
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