If the stories in books and movies were true, there would be thousands of people dying every year so don't believe them!
#snakes #ezpixels
Bark Beetle Tracks or Alien activity? I say the latter 👽
#alienactivity #proofofaliens #proofofalienlife #ezpixels
They think everything was planted for them 😁
#WhiteThroatedWoodRat ##DesertGardening #ezpixels
The majority of Saguaros are full of ripened fruit right now, but there are still some with a bloom or two 🥰.
#ScottsdaleMcdowellSonoranPreserve #SaguaroCactus #ezpixels
Remnants of ranching history in our Preserve.
##ScottsdaleMcdowellSonoranPreserve #RanchingHistory #ezpixels
Recent rains triggered our Arizona Queen of the Night to bloom this morning!!! So beautiful 🥰
#Peniocereusgreggii #ScottsdaleMcdowellSonoranPreserve #ezpixels
They've left the nest!
#BackyardBirding #WesternScreechOwl #Megascopskennicottii #crittercam #desertwildlife #SonoranDesert #ezpixels
A beautiful and rewarding morning at Brown's Ranch! My goal was birding but I get distracted by everything so I have lots of photos. Here are just a few 🥰 🐍
#BrownsRanch #ScottsdaleMcdowellSonoranPreserve #DiamondbackRattlesnake #ezpixels
My first Rain Lilies 🥰
#RainLily #DesertGardening #SonoranDesert #ezpixels
Saguaro blooms still going strong 🥰🌵
#Saguaro #SonoranDesert #ScottsdaleMcdowellSonoranPreserve #ezpixels
I had given up hope, but we finally saw two Western Screech Owl babies last night!!! So happy ❤️🦉🦉❤️
##WesternScreechOwl #Owlets #Saguaro #NestBox #ezpixels
They are native to much higher elevations than here so I'm thrilled to see them growing!
#HookersEveningPrimrise #Oenotheraelata #DesertGardening #ezpixels
Saguaro Cactus are putting on quite a show ❤️🌵❤️.
#SaguaroCactus #SaguaroBloom #DesertSouthwest #ezpixels
Meg and I wish you a very early Good Morning! (I'm hoping to see her babies soon) 🥰🦉🥰.
#WesternScreechOwl #Saguaro #ezpixels
Happy World Tortoise/Turtle Day!!!
#WorldTurtleDay2025 #Tortoise #ScottsdaleMcdowellSonoranPreserve #ezpixels
Nightly Squadron of Lesser Nighthawks 🥰
#SonoranDesert #LesserNighthawk #ezpixels
Vermillion Flycatcher fledgling screaming "FEED ME"! 🥰
#VermillionFlycatcher #SonoranDesert #ezpixels
Our Ironwood trees are blooming!
#DesertIronwoodTree #Olneyatesota #SonoranDesert #ezpixels
Male House Finch on an Ocotillo branch. During breeding season, males are especially colorful. Their diet affects their color. Bright red is typical but this year, many males were also yellow or orange.
#HouseFinch #Ocotillo #SonoranDesert #ezpixels
Domino Cactus. A favorite from South America that thrives in our Sonoran Desert 🥰
#Echinopsissubdenudata #ezpixels