Scratcher of heads, rubber of bellies
Like saguaros, ocotillos provide winged predators perches with expansive views of the desert floor. Even when they leaf out, their leaves are small and don’t stay long. Their thinner arms generally host smaller predators like kestrels or this loggerhead shrike, but in the far distance I could seen an ancient ocotillo entertaining a Harris’ hawk.
📷: Sony A6700 | Sony 100-400mm | Sony 1.4X
🗓️: October 20, 2024
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70 f/4
🗓️: June 29, 2024
With the sun sinking in the west an old saguaro gives a pair of kestrels an expansive view of the desert floor.
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 105mm macro
🗓️: November 6, 2022
The title is a bit of an exaggeration but during our first year in Arizona while we were choosing where to settle down, it was the abundance and diversity of the fauna and flora that led me to our neck of the woods.
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 105mm macro
🗓️: November 6, 2022
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 105mm macro
🗓️: November 6, 2022
📷: Sony A6700 | Sigma 19mm f/2.8
🗓️: October 13, 2024
Teddy bear cholla lit by the last light of the day.
📷: Nikon Z fc | Nikon 105mm macro
🗓️: January 23, 2022
The weather cooled down briefly last weekend so I took Bear on a couple of hikes. When we’re at Brown’s Ranch if we have time & he has the energy, I often finish off with the short Jane Rau Trail. There’s an overlook half-way round I call the Jane Rau Station, we stop here for water and snacks before heading home. This is from last weekend, he was pretty gassed this morning so we went straight to the car. He loves the desert, this pup.
📷: Sony A6700 | Sigma 19mm f/2.8
🗓️: October 19, 2024
Taken moments after the previous picture, this one I far prefer in black-and-white as when he stretched out his face was blocked from the morning light and the lovely colors behind him became too distracting.
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70 f/4
🗓️: August 31, 2024
📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70 f/4
🗓️: August 31, 2024
Boolie 