Empress Leilia
Asterocampa leilia
Nymphalidae
Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
6 April 2003
I visited the University of Arizona this weekend with my swim team and saw a million of these things. I took a picture with the largest one I could find!
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
male
Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona
9 March 2009
American Wigeon
Anas americana
male - vocalizing
Tucson, Pima Co.,
Arizona
9 March 2009
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
male
"green-backed" race
Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
9 April 2003
American Wigeon
Anas americana
Tucson, Pima Co., AZ
9 April 2003
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pima County, Arizona
Harris's Hawk
Pima County, Arizona
5-28-12
Round-tailed Ground Squirrel
Pima County, Arizona
5-28-12
Great Horned Owl
Pima County, Arizona
5-28-12
Tropical Kingbird
Pima County, Arizona
5-28-12
Ruddy Duck
Pima County, Arizona
8-13-10
Cinnamon Teal
Pima County, Arizona
8-13-10
Common Gallinule
Pima County, Arizona
8-13-10
Harris's Hawk
Pima County, Arizona
8-13-10
Zebra-tailed Lizard
Pima County, Arizona
8-13-10
This juvenile treefrog was photographed in captivity in southeast Arizona.
This Mexican Mud Turtle was photographed in captivity in Tucson, Arizona.
For a lot of the night or early this morning and now day, 2 Bobcat kittens and mother have been on our roof. The kittens are running around playing on our roof. At 6 am (don't usually get up then) I gave up in trying to sleep any more and went to see if I could get any photos. I only got 3 photos of 1 kitten from inside the house through a window. I will try outside later if they are still there. I will post my photos when they get developed. Sorry no photos now. I don't own a digital camera.
Video of Accipiter cooperii. Mockingbirds are scolding in the background. University of Arizona Campus, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Girdle on a mesquite twig created by Oncideres rhodosticta. Arroyo Chico, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 18 October 2008.
When you see a fresh girdle like this, there are likely mesquite girdler eggs in the distal part of the twig. The mother beetle chews this ring around the twig so the tip of the twig dies and the tree's resin cannot drown her offspring. The grubs develop in the dead twig and usually also pupate and overwinter in it.
Video of Prionyx parkeri. Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 7 October 2007.
Video of Polistes flavus. Joseph Wood Krutch Cactus Garden, University of Arizona Campus, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 15 July 2008.
Phallus impudicus. Arroyo Chico, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 17 August 2008.
Arroyo Chico, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 13 September 2008.
Arroyo Chico, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 18 October 2008.
Nest of Neotoma albigula. Arroyo Chico, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 23 September 2007.
Arroyo Chico, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA. 16 August 2008.
