Last Saturday was absolutely perfect for a few hours of wandering around our Desert Museum. I even had the opportunity to see the last raptor show of the season. Apparently, the birds don’t want to perform in 100+ degrees. 🤔🤷♀️ The weather and sun warmed my body and my spirits, and my camera captured a…
Tag: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Little Bobwhite
I believe this to be a Northern Bobwhite quail, thanks to my iNaturalist expert who identified it for me. The Desert Museum has an aviary of rescued birds and he noted that my photo looked like a captive Northern “Masked” Bobwhite from the aviary. Indeed he was from the aviary! Beautiful little creature, isn’t he? ❤️ Any…
Out in the sunshine
With a day off work and a warm sunny forecast, we headed out for a morning of exploring at the Desert Museum. We soon discovered we were not the only ones. When we arrived, around 10:00 am, the parking lot was getting full, and staff was directing traffic. I think this was the fullest we had ever seen…
Meet Strawberry! 🍓🐻
Strawberry was rescued as a cub in August 2014, after being hit by a car near Strawberry, Arizona. She had a broken leg and was taken to the Southwest Center for Conservancy where her injuries were treated, and she went through rehabilitation. Because she was unsuitable for released back into the wild, she was adopted…
American Kestrel
What a beautiful bird! He is also called the sparrow hawk, the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Nature has a beauty that can not be duplicated!
peace of life today 