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"A picture is a moment that never fades."
Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix Arizona
"Today's moments are tomorrow's memories."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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1. These photos and critters are from our Arizona trip. I am still trying to catch up sharing more recent photos. On April 27th after we left the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, we decided to check out the adjacent Reid Park. We walked the loop around the lake and of course I was looking at all the birds and critters.
2. Below are a few turtles, a Cormorant and some domestic Geese.
3. A view of the lake, pretty sky and some ducks and pigeons.
4. Below are two hummingbirds hard to tell their id due to the lighting and angle of the photos. The Gila Woodpecker and a Great Horned Owl on a nest.
5. Not sure but this could be a Costa's Hummingbird.
6. This looks like the female Gila Woodpecker, I think it looks very similar to our Red-bellied Woodpecker. There is also a Golden-fronted Woodpecker and a Gilded Flicker that are similar.
7. I was able to zoom in on a nest in a distant tree, It wasn't until I was home looking on the computer that I noticed I captured a profile of the Great Horned Owl sitting on the nest. I see the ear tufts close to the top right side of the photo.
8. This cute dog was patiently waiting for his/her human to continue on their walk.
9. A couple of Cormorants were swimming in the lake.
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Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!
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I have just two more days of Arizona photos, more critters for you to enjoy. These are from April 27th and the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson. It was a great zoo, I enjoyed seeing lots of wonderful animals and even some wild birds seen in and around the zoo.
1. The Chilean Flamingo, it is said these flamingos are in the decline. The disturbance of the nest and illegal taking of the eggs. Also water levels and climate change have an affect on these wild birds.
2. The Chilean Flamingo exhibit was nice, they are lovely birds.
3. In the Aviary, I saw two Sun Bitterns, Motmot, Roseate Spoonbill and a Black-necked Swan. There were lots of birds, flying around and very hard to capture with my camera.
The wild birds seen flying free at the zoo were the Vermilion Flycatcher, various hummingbirds, a raptor and the Black-crowned Night Heron.
4. The young giraffe below born to Penelope (Penny) is named Moyo was born on January 15th and was the first giraffe born in the zoo in 24 years. The Reid Park Zoo is doing their part in saving animals from extinction.
5. The young giraffe named Moyo with it's Mama Penny. Moyo is the Swahili word for heart.
6. The Reid Park Zoo is committed to the conservation of endangered African elephants. The baby elephant's name is Meru, named after Tanzania's Mount Meru the 5th highest peak in Africa.
7. The baby elephant Meru was born March 8th 2024, weighing I assume a healthy 265 pounds. The baby elephant is well cared for by Mama Semba and big sisters Nandi and Penzi.
8. A Meerkat portrait, adorable zoo critter. The Meerkat is a member of the mongoose family.
These are called Aldabra Tortoise, endemic to the island of Aldabra off the coast of Africa.
The Lion reminded of Iris's Henry the lion.
I will do a part two later sharing our visit to the Reid Park. I hope you enjoyed my critters.
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"Today is a good day to smile and be happy."
Papago Park, Sandstone Butte seen from the Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona
"Let the beauty of kindness and compassion color your day with joy."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!
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Update, this is also my 15th Blog Anniversary.
I am taking you back to Arizona, on April 26th we were up early to do some birdwatching at the Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson. Sweetwater is a water treatment facility and an urban wildlife habitat. It is also a birding hotspot, it is said over 320 bird species have been found at this spot. It is an easy walk on the trails around several ponds, marshes, native trees and shrubs. We saw lots of lizards, a cute turtle and a rabbit.
Not critter related but here is my beautiful granddaughter Sophie.
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"The sky is a canvas and every cloud is a stroke of the brush."
Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona
"I am a blue sky thinker and dream big."
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"Life is better with a view."
"Always take the scenic route."
Colorado River, Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona 2024,
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Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!
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Another post on our Arizona trip, on April 25th we spent the day on the Mt Lemmon Scenic Drive. We stopped at just about all of the overlooks, did a couple of short walks. Of course I looked for birds, but I did not find many new birds. I saw a few House Finches, Crows and one lifer was the Bell's Vireo. A new to me squirrel sighting for me was the Abert's Squirrel.
1. The Saguaro blooms were pretty, some were hard to see up high on the tall cactus.
2. A closer look at the Saguaro blooms.
3. I believe the white flowers are called Desert Chicory. Also below the Pink Fairy Duster on the top right, on the lower right I am not sure what the purple blooming shrub is called.
4. Below is the Pink Fairy Duster (Calliandria eriophylla) it is a low native shrub. It is what interested me on the photo below, the powder puff blooms remind me of the Mimosa blooms. I did not see the Arizona Rosewood blooms.
5. I did not see many birds, a few House Finches and my lifer the Bell's Vireo, crows or ravens in flight.
6. In the top left photo you can barely make out the road curving around, a sign showing the various hummingbirds seen at Mt Lemmon, various cactus and the Desert Paintbrush flowers.
7. Various scenes from the overlooks on the Mt Lemmon Scenic Hwy. The Cookie Cabin is a popular place, beside their dinner plate sized cookies they make pizza. We couldn't leave there without buying cookies, yum.
A view from the overlook, not far from the summit.
New to me, the Abert's Squirrel. It is similar to our Gray Squirrel except for those cute long ears.
8. This was the view of the ski area, we stopped here to eat lunch at the Iron Door Restaurant. I had a delicious chili with their famous corn bread, hubby just had an appetizer of loaded potato skins. I did see one hummingbird here at the feeder. It was too fast for a photo.
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