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This blog displays some of my garden, nature and travel photography.
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Boot Hill Graveyard at Tombstone, Arizona
In honor of Halloween, I chose a photo of the famous Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone, Arizona for this week's Ruby Tuesday entry. (Note the ruby red car parked outside the fence, heh heh.) I visited the historic town of Tombstone during a trip to Ar...
Baja Fairy Duster (Calliandra californica)
This delicate blossom is known as the Baja Fairy Duster (Calliandra californica). The plant has its origins in Baja California, but I photographed this one in Tucson, Arizona. Although this shrubby plant grows wild, I was told that people sometime...
Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
The Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is said to be one of the most widely distributed birds in the world. I photographed this one at the raptor free flight display at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona. When I took this photo (and se...
Cholla Cactus
This Cholla Cactus (Opuntia bigelovii) is sometimes called the Teddy Bear Cholla, because its dense spines make it look rather fuzzy, especially from a distance. This cactus is native to the Sonoran Desert. [Click on the picture to enlarge.]Name: Ch...
Prickly Pear Cactus - Close-up View
Yesterday I posted a photo of a Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia engelmannii), from the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Here is a close-up shot of the Prickly Pear. [Click on the photo to enlarge.]Name: Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii)Location: Ari...
Prickly Pear Cactus
The Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii) is another common cactus found in Arizona's Saguaro National Park. Unlike the Giant Saguaro, which grows very tall, the Prickly Pear grows in shrubby clumps. Its spines are long and straight, like needles. In...
Giant Saguaro
The Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) is a large tree-like cactus found in the Sonoran Desert. In fact, the Saguaro cactus grows naturally only in the Sonoran Desert.I took this photo while hiking in the Saguaro National Park, located in the Sonoran Dese...
Sonoran Desert, Arizona
The Sonoran Desert covers most of the southern half of Arizona, the southeast corner of California, and stretches into northern Mexico. This is not the kind of desert that is covered by a vast expanse of sand dunes, devoid of plant life. The Sonora...
Bobcat Pair
Yesterday I posted a photo of a female Bobcat. These photos, taken during the same visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, show the same individual with her mate. In the first photo here, the female has begun to groom, while her mate watches. In...
Female Bobcat
This photo was taken a few months ago when I visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona. One of the nice aspects of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is that animals are displayed in habitats that are authentic and spacious, rath...
Smile for the Camera, Mr. Hawk
Okay, just one more shot of the very photogenic Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), and then we'll move along to other subjects. This is the same individual that was posing in profile in the previous photos, and flying in the one before that. All of ...
Ferruginous Hawk Close-up
The previous photo showed a Ferruginous Hawk in flight. Here are some close-up photos of the same individual. The common name, Ferruginous, refers to the bird's 'rusty' color.The photos here, taken in quick succession, show the hawk while he was p...
Ferruginous Hawk in Flight
This is a Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), another bird of prey featured in the raptor free flight display at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona.I managed to capture this image of the hawk in flight, using my camera's Sports mode...
Barn Owl in Flight
Here is another shot of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) that was in the previous photo. In the earlier photo, the owl was perched. This time it is flying -- or, more correctly, gliding.This owl was part of the raptor free flight display at the Arizona-Son...
The Barn Owl - Not just another pretty face
This is the Barn Owl (Tyto alba). One of this owl's distinguishing features is its lovely heart-shaped white face. The Barn Owl is said to be one of the most widely distributed birds in the world, occurring naturally on every continent except Antar...
Black-headed Grosbeak
While I was in Arizona in February, I saw many birds that we don't see here in Hawaii. This one is a male Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus). I was told that this species is common in the western Unites States. I saw him in Tucson,...
Stagecoach at Tombstone, Arizona
And now for something completely different!When I went to Arizona with some friends this past February, one of the places we visited was Tombstone, known as a 'wild west' mining town in the late 19th Century. Tombstone, which calls itself "The Town ...
Black-chinned Hummingbird
In February of 2008, I went to Arizona with some friends. One place we visited together was the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, outside of Tucson. It was a nature photographer's paradise.One of the excellent displays at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Mu...
