by Rich Leighton | Sep 16, 2018 | American Southwest, Arizona, Interesting Nature Facts, Landscape, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
The Sonoran Desert is the hottest and most biodiverse of the North American deserts, and home to 60 species of mammals, more than 350 kinds of birds, 20 amphibians, around 100 reptiles and over 2000 native species of plants. MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SONORAN DESERT MORE...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 7, 2017 | American Southwest, Arizona, Birds, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
This male black-tailed gnatcatcher and his mate weren’t very happy when I peered out of my tent in the bright Sonoran Desert morning in the Ajo Mountains of Southern Arizona’s Pima County. I was scolded almost the entire time as I packed up my camera...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 14, 2017 | American Southwest, Arizona, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert is famed for its sudden explosion of colorful wildflowers that follows the first springtime rains. From a distance, I saw bright splashes of pink from across the arid hills, and as I got closer, I found this Parry’s...
by Rich Leighton | Dec 7, 2016 | American Southwest, Arizona, Dragonflies, Insects, Invertebrates, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Travel
This beautifully blue male Sierra Madre dancer (Argia lacrimans) was found and photographed on a rock sticking out of Sonoita Creek in Patagonia, Arizona on a mild spring morning. Like all damselflies in the dancer family (named so because of their jerky, erratic and...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 8, 2016 | Arizona, Birds, Herps, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Reptiles, Travel
My last trip out to Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, I was adamant about finding the United States’ only venomous lizard – the gila monster. I wasn’t going to leave until I found one and got it on camera. Unfortunately, my luck was terrible and I...
by Rich Leighton | Sep 29, 2015 | American Southwest, Arizona, Birds, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography
One of the many pleasure on my last visit to Southern Arizona was seeing the Chihuahuan raven in its natural habitat. I didn’t even have to go look for it, this one found me and watched me for about 30 minutes! Slightly smaller than other raven species found...
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