The day after hummingbird banding found me embarking on yet another road trip, this time to see something equally as colorful but completely different. My sister, Desiree, is a glass artist who primarily works with stained and fused glass, though she has an avid interest in all glass art. Desiree heard that the Desert Botanical [...]
It was early Monday morning when fellow bird lover Alison and I left Tucson. The sun was already peeking over the Rincon Mountains as we drove south on I-10. The view was less than spectacular since it was incredibly windy the day before which stirred up tons of dust. Through the haze we could make [...]
In an effort to attract public interest in Arizona’s many unique archaeological sites, March is Archaeology Month. Multiple locations across the state offer free special events designed to promote appreciation of the state’s irreplaceable treasures. One of the events that caught my attention was a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the Western Archaeological and Conservation Center [...]
The first part of March was very birdy for us. Returning from running errands one afternoon we noticed some odd shapes in the desert scrub of an abandoned field. Intrigued, we turned around and drove slowly by the spot again. We were thrilled when we realized our funny shapes were actually Burrowing Owls. The next [...]
It was a short month and we were busy, so get ready ‘cause here we go. The month kicked off with a game, a very big game, one might even say a “super” game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Even though the Cardinals are the oldest professional football team (they began as [...]
Well, well, well, it has been quite a while since I’ve posted an update on our activities, apparently we’ve been busy. Clearly I have some catching up to do! Briefly, I’ll tackle a rundown of January’s events to be followed later by a recap of February. We started the year off with a hike—sunshine and [...]
A new way of looking at ourselves, not entirely sure it is the most flattering… The shadows were the result of odd light in our casita in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico. The infrared images were taken at an interactive exhibit at the Flandrau Planetarium on the University of Arizona campus.
On our return from Puerto Penasco we stopped at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, north of the U.S.-Mexico border, to learn more about this special place. Approaching the Visitor Center we were confronted with a grim reminder of the Monument’s location along the border; a memorial to Ranger Kris Eggle who was shot to death [...]
Revealed Detail (Click photos to view larger versions.) This month’s photo was a tough one I admit. Imagine how we felt as we watched the bird fly into the tree’s branches and disappear. It took us a few minutes of work with the bins to find and finally identify it. Our best “bird guesser” Alison [...]
Shortly before Christmas we made a trip out to the Willcox Playa area, roughly 85 miles southeast of Tucson, for some birding. If we had traveled down there just to see the Sandhill Cranes we would have been mighty disappointed since the cranes did not oblige us with close-up views. As we climbed out of [...]
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