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New baby Javelinas for the New Year!
Javelinas have no defined breeding season; therefore you can enjoy newborns all year! Collared Peccary, Javelinas, most often give birth to twins. These adorable babies called reds, because of their… more →
Tj's Garden
Gambels Quail and a Ground Squirrel Sharing Supper
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wrote 3 weeks ago: This little Ground Squirrel lives right on the other side of the fence. I put a Saguaro rib up to th … more →
Thrasher on top of a Saguaro Cactus in Tucson Arizona
wrote 3 weeks ago: Perfect place to watch out for Hawks, high atop a Saguaro Cactus. If you are in Tucson, AZ for some … more →
Bees, barbs and blossoms
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wrote 3 weeks ago: The rose has its thorns, and the cactus its blossoms, and there is probably some universal wisdom em … more →
Arizona Wildlife: Predators & Precautions
wrote 1 month ago: We receive a large number of calls in the springtime concerning wildlife encounters. Many of our nat … more →
Spring ~ Mating Season for White Tail Deer in Catalina Foothills Tucson Arizona
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wrote 1 month ago: We have waited for years to see deer in our yard, so we could not believe when we saw these two Whit … more →
Wild Horses
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wrote 1 month ago: This photo was taken while out shooting landscape images around Bush Highway and Arizona 87. … more →
Development in San Pedro River riparian habitat threatens its environment
wrote 2 months ago: Sierra Vista, Ariz. — Ron Serviss, president of Friends of San Pedro River, a non-profit organ … more →
Chipper Contest: Name Our Hyatt Place Helpers!
wrote 3 months ago: Let’s Go Chipper!™ is an award-winning eco-educational series playfully teaching children good chara … more →
New baby Javelinas for the New Year!
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wrote 4 months ago: Javelinas have no defined breeding season; therefore you can enjoy newborns all year! Collared Pecc … more →
"Gila" Up
wrote 5 months ago: The Gila Monster is one of several creatures that are commonly found in the spring and summer months … more →
What insect has one of the most painful stings? - meet the Tarantula Hawk, pepsis wasp!
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wrote 5 months ago: Tarantula hawks, aka – pepsis wasps, are impressive with bright orange wings on a large velvet … more →
black spider with white and yellow spots / marks - poisonous spider identified
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wrote 5 months ago: Identified a poisonous widow spider with white marks or spots on a large abdomen. Pictured below is … more →
Arizona Javelina, collard peccary - are pig like desert dwellers
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wrote 6 months ago: What looks like a gray wild boar in AZ and TX? Javelina – hairy, smelly and oh so adorable! … more →
This Baby Cottontail Rabbit is in hiding
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wrote 6 months ago: This little Cottontail rabbit quickly went into the safety of the cactus. It is just a baby, but alr … more →
Coyotes in Arizona with their winter coats
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wrote 7 months ago: Coyotes have learned to survive and even thrive in our human disturbed environments. In the picture … more →
My best Mourning Dove photos so far...
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wrote 7 months ago: Over the past 6 months I have watched mourning doves survive in our unforgiving desert environment. … more →
Arizona Coyotes - coyotes in the Sonoran Desert
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wrote 8 months ago: The most famous desert animal is the coyote. One could even consider the coyote as a symbol of the … more →
Identify a spider with white spots, striped legs, yellow, white design abdomen, gray brown color - Orb-weaver
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wrote 8 months ago: The wheel shaped web made identifying this striped legged spider easier. Orb-weaver spiders are the … more →
Gambel's Quail are one of our favorite daily bird visitors - Callipepla gambelii
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wrote 8 months ago: Gambel’s quail are very common in Arizona. Out the window I spotted a small family of Gambel … more →
