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Peregrine Falcon in the Wild

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:13:01 GMT

Wild peregrine falcon - the world's fastest bird - in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

Tags : Arizona, Sonoran, birding, birds, desert, falcon, falcons, fast, nature, of, peregrine, prey, raptor, raptors, wild, wildlife

Lovely Young Peacocks in the Desert

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:58:02 GMT

Lovely young peacocks in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. These are a friend's pets - not wildlife. 2 females (1 white) and a male.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, female, male, nature, peacock, peacocks, peahens, pet, pets, white

Great Horned Owls in Phoenix Backyard

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:07:00 GMT

A wild family of great horned owls nested in a suburban backyard in spring, and were still hanging around as late as July in the hot Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Phoenix, Sonoran, family, fledglings, great, great-horned, horned, nature, nest, owl, owls, suburban, wild, wildlife

Scary Big Black Bug (Palo Verde Root Borer)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:33:00 GMT

This scary big black bug is a Palo Verde Root Borer - 4 inches long with giant mandibles that can chew through PVC pipe! Common to the Arizona Sonoran Desert where Palo Verde trees are prolific.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, big, black, borer, bug, bugs, giant, insects, mandibles, nature, palo, root, rootborer, scary, verde, wild, wildlife

Judy Tries to Catch a Snake

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:23:01 GMT

Have you ever tried to catch a Sonoran Desert Coachwhip (sometimes known as a red racer)? Well for the "hands-off" herper it can be quite an experience. (OK laugh it up fuzzballs. I didn't know what it was and wanted a closer look. It was pretty!)

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Sonoran, catch, coachwhip, coachwhips, desert, herp, herping, herps, nature, racer, red, snake, snakes, wild, wildlife

Hawk and Kestrel in the Same Tree

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:59:01 GMT

Unidentified juvenile hawk and kestrel sharing the same tree. Then Tara has her say about it...

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Indian, Sonoran, birding, birds, field, flight, hawk, hawks, juvenile, kestrel, kestrels, nature, of, prey, raptors, reservation, tree, wild, wildlife

Yellow-Shafted Gilded Flicker

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:35:01 GMT

A gorgeous male yellow-shafted gilded flicker (woodpecker) feeding at my bird feeder, then he flies away!

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, birding, birds, feeder, feeding, flicker, flickers, flies, fly, flying, gilded, nature, shafted, wild, wildlife, woodpecker, woodpeckers, yellow, yellow-shafted

Animal Tracks after Monsoon Rainstorm

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:51:00 GMT

Multitude of fresh wild animal tracks in the Vekol Wash in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona after a monsoon rainstorm, including a scuffle between a javelina and a larger predator.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Vekol, Wash, animal, animals, birds, bobcat, coyote, desert, javelina, nature, paws, prints, rabbit, sonoran, toads, track, tracking, tracks, wild, wildlife

Desert Dragonfly Close Up

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:32:00 GMT

Gorgeous blue-gray dragonfly (gray sand dragon?) at a secluded oasis in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, blue, close, desert, dragon, dragonflies, dragonfly, fly, gray, nature, oasis, pond, sand, up, wild, wildlife

Advice from a Rattlesnake

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:48:00 GMT

A western diamondback rattlesnake gives sound advice to a hiker in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, Vekol, Wash, advice, back, diamond, diamondback, hiker, hiking, nature, rattler, rattlers, rattlesnake, rattlesnakes, serpent, snake, snakes, southwest, western, wild, wildlife

Relief

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:10:03 GMT

A Sonoran Desert wildlife videographer seeks refuge from the triple digit temperatures in Arizona with an unexpected wildlife adventure on the ski slopes...

By waywardmuse

Tags : Mexico, New, Red, River, deer, duck, ducks, mallard, nature, raven, ravens, ski, skiing, slopes, snow, wild, wildlife

Rattlesnake Goddess

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:53:00 GMT

For the love of rattlesnakes -- one of the most beautiful you'll ever see -- wild and free in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as it should be.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, beautiful, beauty, diamondback, field, free, goddess, herp, herping, herps, natural, nature, rattler, rattlers, rattlesnake, rattlesnakes, snake, snakes, southwest, western, wild, wildlife, wrangle, wrangler, wrangling

Burrowing Owl Chicks

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:19:02 GMT

Burrowing Owl chicks standing outside their burrow in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Lots of close ups, vocalizations, and cute action shots!

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, babies, baby, birding, birds, burrow, burrowing, chick, chicks, nature, owl, owls, wild, wildlife

Loggerhead Shrike & Ferruginous Hawk

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:56:05 GMT

A wild bird (loggerhead shrike) in a tree with a juvenile ferruginous hawk flying overhead in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, bird, birding, birds, ferruginous, flies, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, juvenile, loggerhead, nature, shrike, wild, wildlife

Sonoran Desert Sidewinder Shoot

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:30:03 GMT

Shooting crotalus cerastes (sidewinder rattlesnake) in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Includes a surprise encounter with a pack of stray dogs.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, Vekol, Wash, cerastes, crotalus, dogs, nature, pack, rattler, rattlers, rattlesnake, rattlesnakes, shoot, shooting, shoots, sidewinder, snakes, wild, wildlife

Attack of the Flesh-Eating Ground Squirrels

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:35:01 GMT

This horror story is for real. See for yourself! Filmed in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, attack, attacking, attacks, birds, bunnies, bunny, cottontail, desert, eating, flesh, ground, hawk, iguana, lizard, nature, quail, rabbits, round-tailed, squirrel, squirrels, tarantula, wasp, wild, wildlife

Young Coyote Jumps for Water

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:37:00 GMT

A wild juvenile coyote gets thirsty enough to jump on top of a fountain! Filmed in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona on May 15, 2009.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, coyote, coyotes, fountain, jump, jumping, jumps, juvenile, nature, southwest, water, wild, wildlife, young

Sonoran Desert Magical Moment (Summer Sunset II)

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:38:05 GMT

A gorgeous sunset in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona (July 12, 2009). Peaceful and relaxing...

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, dusk, nature, scenic, sky, skyscapes, southwest, sunset, twilight, wild, wildlife

Owl in Desert Cornfield at Dusk

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:24:00 GMT

Gorgeous burrowing owl posing on a perch above a cornfield amidst singing red-winged blackbirds during a Sonoran Desert sunset.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, birding, birds, blackbirds, burrowing, cornfield, desert, dusk, fields, nature, owl, owls, red-winged, singing, southwest, sunset, wild, wildlife

Duck Meets Diamondback (or Quack, Rattle & Roll)

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:31:01 GMT

Ducks and chickens encounter a wild western diamondback rattlesnake. Close ups of the rattling, rescue and release in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

By waywardmuse

Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, chicken, chickens, close, diamondback, duck, ducks, face, meeting, nature, off, rattler, rattles, rattlesnake, rattling, snakes, ups, western, wild, wildlife