Cassin's Finch
Magnificent Hummingbird
Wild Turkey (Southwestern Subspecies)
Hammond's Flycatcher
Wild Turkey (Southwestern Subspecies)
Lizard
Elf Owl
Ground Squirrel
Gray Fox
Lucy's Warbler
This was the final several days of an exciting two weeks in southeastern Arizona. If nothing else,
I learned that not all species that I wanted to see were available. On other trips, I'm hoping for the
Elegant Trogon, more hawks and owls, woodpeckers, chickadees, jays, and pit vipers, as well as the gila monster.
I'm pleased with the number of hummingbirds that I was able to locate and photograph, getting about half of them on my first trip.
The climate was drier, not making it seem as hot, and I met some wonderful people along the way that I will retain contact with.
A large part of what I learned was about a non-profit greenhouse that also employs disabled people.
They have the largest number of native plants for Arizona and their honor is for the top spot in the country. It gives me hope that Oklahoma will be able to support their own native plant community,
and perhaps have many more native birds as a result.
Even though this was a working vacation, it gave me many of the species that I came for, including
a few extra. This is just the beginning of more trips to Arizona, to learn more about the varied
ecosystems and how they all work together in order to achieve a common goal.
There are many of you, but for now, I wish to thank Carol and Paul, Skye, Nate and Amanda, Janine, and many, many others that made this a trip to never forget.
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