“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” ~ Albert Einstein The owl below is almost blind, such a sweet thing! Just a few random photos from my visit on Saturday. Spring is all around us and…
Tag: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Nature fix at the Desert Museum
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…
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…
peace of life today 