The southwest desert is home to some very different “critters.” One of the most unusual is the javelina. Adults stand about 3-4 feet tall and weight 40-50 pounds. They have impressive looking tusks that are […]
Category Archives: Wildlife
Butterfly Wonderland
A couple of years ago Butterfly Wonderland opened in Scottsdale, and I’ve often whizzed by it in the fast lane of the 101 saying to myself, “I’ve got to stop in there someday.” Well, my […]
Wildlife World Zoo – A Photographer’s Destination
For any photographer interested in wildlife photography, taking your camera into the wild is probably one of the most sought after opportunities. However, if you can’t justify the cost of a photo safari to Africa […]
Peach-Faced Lovebirds
What to think when I saw two of these outside my home office window? I thought someone had let loose a parrot. However, with a little Googling, I discovered these are wild Peach-Faced Lovebirds. Although […]
More Yard Birds
As noted in an earlier post in December, I have a lot of birds including hawks, quail, doves, cactus wrens, woodpeckers, road runners and many more who visit my yard on an almost daily basis. […]
Florida Fauna & Flora
My wife and I recently visited family in Florida and took a few extra days for ourselves to do some sightseeing and photography. Compared to Arizona, Florida is far richer with wildlife and plants. Just […]
Hummingbirds
Few birds are as colorful and iridescent as hummingbirds. They flit from flower to flower, hover and then speed off. Watching them move takes a quick eye and even quicker reflexes to catch them in […]
Beep, beep!
Roadrunners are fairly common in my area of north Scottsdale, Arizona, and this guy was pretty docile when I found him perched on a rock just 10 feet from my office window. I grabbed my […]
Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center
A new year has dawned, and for my first post of the year, I’m going to tell you a little about a great wildlife organization here in the Phoenix, Arizona area that rescues native wild […]
Yard Birds
I’m fortunate to live in a relatively undeveloped part of Scottsdale, Arizona where there is an abundance of wildlife. As noted in an earlier post, javelinas frequent my yard as do coyotes, snakes, and an […]