Looking at things is very different from seeing them
Scarface and her companion were back at the Riparian Preserve this week.
The pair spent much of the morning chasing and playfully nipping at each other across the nearly dry settling ponds. Despite all the activity, the interaction was completely silent — no barks, yips, or growls, just two coyotes enjoying each other’s company.
We’ve now seen them together several times over the past few months, and their bond remains as fascinating as ever.
At the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch, water is carefully managed through a series of settling ponds - an engineered landscape that has become a refuge for wildlife over the years. Some ponds sit nearly…
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Every year around this time, I start watching the ground a little more closely - and right on cue, they return. The “aliens” of the desert are back. Digger bees, often from the genus Anthophora, are…
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At this time of year, a few miles from our home, several great horned owls are raising their young. It’s incredible to see how quickly these tiny, downy chicks grow - in what feels like…
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After a morning shoot along the Salt River photographing otters and wild horses, I came home to a pretty unusual visitor in our backyard - a Gila monster. Gila monsters are one of the most…
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This morning at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ, I had the chance to witness a small spectacle of nature – a group of snowy egrets working the shrinking ponds, chasing after…
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On Saturday, June 13th a car caught fire on the HWY 87 just outside of town and only a few miles away from our new home. The driver pulled over and the fire quickly jumped…
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Monsoon season in southern Arizona starts mid-June and lasts until the end of September. This is when the humidity can raise drastically and one gets to feel how it must be to live in Florida.…
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Odometer: 103,415 06:30: we get up and leave the hotel at around 8:00 without even a coffee. Shell is our rescue: we fill up on gas, coffee and tea. The plan for today is Hwy…
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