Looking at things is very different from seeing them
This year's monsoon in Arizona has been wonderful for plants and critters. The great plant growth allowed for successful reproduction and survivorship of white-lined Sphinx moths (family Sphingidae) also called hawk moth or hummingbird moth…
Read MoreIt has been long overdue and today it turned into reality: we finally went on a boat tour on Canyon Lake with our friend Robert. Diane and Alan were at our house at 3am and…
Read MoreA few weeks ago Marco learned from friends that there are beavers up at a lake about 90 minutes away. However, one has to be there early and has to get on the lake by…
Read MoreWhen I was out in our yard with Gizmo after dinner last night he suddenly showed interest in something in the wash right outside of our back yard. I went over and saw a Gila…
Read MoreLast Saturday and Sunday we drove South to the Santa Cruz Flats to shoot some birds - one reason to drive to the Flats always is the Caracaras that can be found there - another…
Read MoreAfter months of no appreciable rainfall, the Phoenix metropolitan area finally received a variety pack of precipitation over the last several days: Rain, hail, snow and something called graupel fell over different parts of the…
Read MoreFor the last few weeks we have been watching a pack of coyotes at the Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler, AZ. It is interesting to see how they live in such proximity to people and…
Read MoreWhat a year to look back to! It didn't take long for things to get "uneasy" after the holidays last year. I'm not sure what was first but Corona became a topic quite early in…
Read MoreIt is already late in the year, but because it has been such a warm summer and fall, we can expect to still see some fall colors up in the mountains. Since we have hardly…
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