My Arizona Desert (2) - 2008-2020 - page 1
This is my desert. Arizona is beautiful, and I'm trying to show what I see when I go for a walk. Most of these images were taken within 1 miles of my house in north Phoenix. Most of those were taken within a five minute walk. Images are in chronological order. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger version.
April 18, 2009<br>This is how all Saguaro cacti get their start. They must grow under the shade of a Palo Verde tree for at least the first five years to be protected from the sun. Eventually the cactus outlives the tree and stands alone.
April 18, 2009
This is how all Saguaro cacti get their start. They must grow under the shade of a Palo Verde tree for at least the first five years to be protected from the sun. Eventually the cactus outlives the tree and stands alone.
April 18, 2009<br>Rattlesnake, before I somehow managed to get him rattling at me.
April 18, 2009
Rattlesnake, before I somehow managed to get him rattling at me.
April 18, 2009<br>He's not happy now. Once he started rattling, he never moved, but continued to rattle for the next 20 minutes continuously. I even walked away and then came back to get a cell phone video, and he was still going.<br>
April 18, 2009
He's not happy now. Once he started rattling, he never moved, but continued to rattle for the next 20 minutes continuously. I even walked away and then came back to get a cell phone video, and he was still going.
April 20, 2009<br>Great Horned Owl.
April 20, 2009
Great Horned Owl.
April 23, 2009<br>Juvenile Great Horned Owls. Every spring from 2008 to 2017 I hiked 5 minutes from my house to visit a local owl nest and see how the chicks were doing. Lots of opportunities as I often visited more than once a week through the season. LOTS of owl pictures.
April 23, 2009
Juvenile Great Horned Owls. Every spring from 2008 to 2017 I hiked 5 minutes from my house to visit a local owl nest and see how the chicks were doing. Lots of opportunities as I often visited more than once a week through the season. LOTS of owl pictures.
April 23, 2009<br>The parents. I call them Waldo and Wanda.
April 23, 2009
The parents. I call them Waldo and Wanda.