On our way to Page, AZ, we take a detour to the Navajo Bridge in Marble Canyon to check whether we can see some California Condors.We have been at the bridge before but didn’t know…

Last 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…

We have not visited the Buckeye owls for almost a year. We left early today to be there at sunrise and were greeted by maybe half a dozen burrowing owls sitting in front of their…

Marco recently got a tip about Woods Canyon Lake up at the Mogollon Rim. He was told that some Ospreys and Bald Eagles were seen fishing at the lake. And, he also learned that we…

On my numerous visits to the Salt River I recently got a hint from Dick and Rick, two snowbirds currently residing at an RV/Mobile Home Park in Mesa, that there is a "Great Horned Owl"…

Since there was some big event going on at the Salt River today we decided to avoid the crowds and head out for a visit to the "Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch" in Gilbert -…

Another reason for regularly visiting the Salt River area besides meeting like minded people and observing the Wild Horses are the majestic Bald Eagles - the sheer size of these birds is fascinating and they…

A few weeks back a friend of us told us about the burrowing owls (Kaninchen Eulen oder Grabende Eulen) at Zanjero Park in Gilbert. She invited us to meet her there just before sunrise (which…

On our numerous visits to the Desert Botanical Garden we are always amazed how many European Starlings we see and hear chirping - they seem to be abundant across North America including the Sonoran Desert…