#arizona wildlife

[somepeople13]

And stuff...

We have a new community cat coming around, so we set up the video camera in prep for TNR. Here's some "and stuff" it caught! I love baby quail season in Arizona, but didn't expect the other guy. He's awfully cute, but won't help with the TNR...

[abra-ka-dammit]

Blessed today to live in the desert 🙏💞🥺

[fair-and-claire]

two of them

[thescreenisdark]

Hiking buddies we made this weekend.

[kyanve]

We had a little friend this last banding session!

This is a juvenile Costa’s hummingbird! The third picture really shows off the tan “buffy” edges on their first fledgling feathers, which is one of the big identifiers you’ve got a juvie. This little guy came back six times during the session, and was chilling almost every time.

Comfy babby with free food.

Just… look at this perfect little nugget, alert and peering around.

[snototter]

A ringnecked snake (Diadophis punctatus) plays dead and shows off its vibrant ventral scales in Arizona, USA

by Francesca Heras

[miamaimania]

Arizona's Desert Heights: A Bobcat's Unlikely Throne Œต

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A big brown bat takes a sip of water in Green Valley, Arizona.

Danita Delimont/Getty Images

[pangeen]

" Tinctorius Dendrobates " //© Meritt Thomas

"  Tinctorius is highly toxic if consumed !! It produces pumiliotoxins and allopumiliotoxins that the frog uses for self-defense. The main alkaloid carried by this species is pumiliotoxin (PTX), which is highly toxic. PTX interferes with the muscle contractions by affecting the calcium channels, causing locomotor difficulties, clonic convulsions, paralysis or even death.  D. tinctorius toxin can lead to cardio-respiratory problems, mainly through the neurotoxic action, which affects the sodium and potassium channels, impairing the muscle contraction, and consequently, the heart and breathing muscles " © Wikipedia

[wandering-jana]

Coyote on the trail (using a zoom lens). I was the only person on the trail for awhile. There was so much wildlife.

Saguaro National Park

Tucson, Arizona

2019

[wingedjewels]

Vermillion Flycatcher, facing forward by Ruby 2417 Via Flickr: Tucson, Arizona.

[tsalala]

The winning name, unveiled Thursday, is O:shad Ñu:kudam, which means “jaguar protector” in the O’odham language.

It’s pronounced OH-shahd NOO-KOO-dum, but you can call the cat OH-shahd for short.

“The return of jaguars to our land is a source of immense pride and profound hope,” said Austin Nunez, chairman of the tribe’s San Xavier District, in a written statement.

“Since time immemorial, the Tohono O’odham have shared our homelands with the jaguar. We are committed to working to ensure a safe and thriving future for O:shad and one day hope to see the return of a breeding population of jaguars to this region.”

[iridiumurchin]

So I'm just gonna dump a bunch of photos I took when I went on a trip to my dads property a few weeks ago. (He lives in a tent in the middle of arizona.)

So anyway that's about everything. I didn't get to explore too much because I was sick the whole week. And before that. And still.

I wish I could have gotten better pictures but my phone is kinda old so.

[thescreenisdark]

A horned lizard baby. LOOK AT THE BEBAY. Jesus he's so cute.

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Narrow-headed, but never narrow-minded! 🐍

Narrow-headed Garter Snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus)

Arizona and New Mexico, USA

Status: federally Threatened

[snototter]

A gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) wanders through a backyard in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA

by troupial