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Owl in Desert Cornfield at Dusk

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

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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)

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

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

Desert Iguana's Dreamy Moves

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A gorgeous desert iguana in the wild displaying, foraging, climbing, jumping, running, and arm-waving, including an encounter with a furry little beast. Original music with commentary regarding little known facts about the species.

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Tags : Arizona, desert, display, displaying, displays, ground, iguana, iguanas, lizard, lizards, nature, reptile, reptiles, sonoran, southwest, squirrel, squirrels, wild, wildlife

Wild Hawk Bathing (Sharp-Shinned)

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Rare sighting of a wild sharp-shinned hawk (accipiter striatus) taking a bath in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, then flying up into a tree to dry off.

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Tags : Ak, Arizona, Chin, Desert, Sonoran, bath, bathing, birding, flight, fly, flying, hawk, hawks, indians, nature, raptor, sharp, sharp-shinned, shinned, southwest, water, wild, wildlife

Gila Monster Update: Viva Returns! With Babies?

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The month of May brought 3 Gila Monster sightings to my home in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona -- one of them a returning lizard from last year!

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Tags : Arizona, Desert, Sonoran, babies, desert, gila, hatchlings, herping, herps, juveniles, lizards, monster, monsters, nature, reptiles, southwest, wild, wildlife

Wild Desert Babes

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It's that time of year again. You know - spring break - the birds & the bees -- So here's to all those playful bunnies, cute chicks and squirrely antics in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona!

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Tags : Arizona, animal, babes, babies, babies., birds, bunnies, bunny, chicks, cottontail, desert, gambel's, ground, nature, quail, rabbits, round-tailed, squirrel, squirrels, wild, wildlife

Wild Giant Crab Spider

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A rare sighting of a gorgeous wild female crab spider (aka Golden Huntsman) at an unusual time of year in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Fun facts with original soundtrack by filmmaker.

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Tags : arachnophobia, arizona, crab, crabs, desert, female, giant, golden, huntsman, nature, pedipalps, sonoran, southwest, spider, spiders, wild, wildlife

Coyote Hunting

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A beautiful wild coyote hunting in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

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Tags : arizona, beautiful, coyote, coyotes, desert, hunt, hunting, hunts, nature, sonoran, southwest, wild, wildlife

The Truman Show (Episode 2)

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Episode 2 of The Truman Show, starring Truman, a male cream black-eyed Syrian hamster, wherein he discovers macaroni and cheese. I know it's been a long time coming, but this little guy passed away and I'm just now feeling able to complete the series...

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Tags : black-eyed, cheese, cream, cute, hamster, hamsters, macaroni, male, reality, rodent, rodents, show, syrian, truman, yummy

Wild Merlin

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A wild merlin (small raptor - falcon) in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

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Tags : arizona, birding, birds, desert, falcon, falcons, merlin, merlins, nature, raptor, raptors, sonoran, southwest, wild, wildlife

One Stubborn Rattlesnake

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A gorgeous mojave rattlesnake is rescued and released back into the wild, but will not leave! All the while an epic ant drama unfolds in the background.

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Tags : ant, ants, arizona, desert, drama, herp, herping, herps, mohave, mojave, nature, rattler, rattlesnake, release, rescue, snakes, sonoran, southwest, wild, wildlife

Western Kingbirds at Dawn

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Just a short clip featuring a western kingbird couple in my ground level bird bath at dawn. Filmed in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona during spring 2009.

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Tags : arizona, birding, birds, desert, flycatcher, kingbird, kingbirds, nature, sonoran, southwest, western, wild, wildlife

Western Banded Gecko: Rescue and Release

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Rescued a cute little western banded gecko from a materials pile and then released it back into the wild in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Close ups, action shots, and great music.

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Tags : arizona, banded, desert, gecko, geckos, herp, herping, herps, lizard, lizards, nature, sonoran, southwest, western, wild, wildlife

Zone-Tailed Hawk in Fleeting Flight

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Zone-tailed hawk in flight hunting and riding thermals against a mountain backdrop in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

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Tags : arizona, desert, flies, flight, flying, hawk, hawks, hunt, hunting, hunts, nature, raptor, raptors, riding, sonoran, tailed, thermals, wild, wildlife, zone, zone-tailed

Desert Standoff ~ Spring Newborn

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A standoff between prey and predator in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona with a bright little newborn in the middle...

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Tags : arizona, baby, calf, cattle, cow, coyote, cute, desert, dog, mother, nature, newborn, predator, prey, sonoran, standoff, wild, wildlife, wolf

Wild Baby Easter Bunnies

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Desert cottontail rabbit babies born in my neighbor's garden, and the ancient origin of Easter traditions.

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Tags : arizona, baby, bunnies, bunny, cottontail, cute, desert, easter, rabbit, rabbits, traditions

Fat Hawk Watching

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One of many hawks (probably a light juvenile red-tailed) I enjoyed observing while birding on the Ak Chin Indian Reservation during winter.

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Tags : birding, birds, close, desert, hawk, hawks, indian, juvenile, nature, raptor, raptors, red-tailed, sonoran, up, wild, wildlife

Macho B Update: Cover-Up Exposed; Lawsuit Victory

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Brief update regarding Jaguar Macho B -- cover-up in the true nature of his death exposed, and Center wins lawsuit on his behalf.

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Tags : arizona, b, cover-up, death, investigation, jaguar, jaguars, lawsuit, macho, nature, update, wild, wildlife

First Gila Monster Sighting of the Year!

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First Gila Monster sighting of the season filmed on April 1, 2009 in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. (Special thanks to Don at monsterinmygarden.com!)

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Tags : arizona, beaded, desert, gila, lizard, lizards, monster, monsters, nature, sonoran, southwest, wild, wildlife

Fresh Kill in the Desert

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Coming across a fresh kill on a desert mountain hike and the mystery predators...

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Tags : Desert, Sonoran, bobcats, coyotes, dead, death, desert, fresh, gangs, graffiti, hawks, kill, nature, predators, rattlesnake, snakes, vandalism, vandals, wild, wildlife