Aspen Trail On Mt. Lemmon — Image by kenne
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower”
– Albert Camus
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Blue-eyed Darter 3 comments
Blue-eyed Darter, Sweetwater Wetlands (August 6, 2021) — Image by kenne
“May you touch dragonflies and stars, dance with fairies and talk to the moon.”
– Unknown
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A Buck In Madera Canyon 1 comment
A Young Buck In Madera Canyon — HDR Image by kenne
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Bee On Fairy Duster Wildflower (July 16, 2021) — Image by kenne
The draft of this posting was done in late July before we went on our August road trip.
However, many photos later, just today, I noticed this unpublished draft —
Better late than never.
— kenne
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Luke, A White Crested Phainopepla — Image by kenne
This is the time of year some SCVN members state watching for the return of “Luke” to Sabino Canyon. Phainopeplas generally spend
their summers at the higher elevations of the Santa Cantilina Mountains, returning to the canyon to feed off the desert mistletoe berries
in the canyon.
What makes Luke unique is his white crest. For over eleven years, Luke can be spotted in the same general area in the canyon. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, we don’t know if Luke returned last year since many of us were not doing our usual nature walks in Sabino Canyon.
Phainopeplas usually perch high on canyon mesquite trees. They have digestive tracts specialized for eating mistletoe fruit.
These berries are low in nutrients, so the birds have to consume lots of them. The berries spend only about 12 minutes in a
Phainopepla’s intestine, and the birds may eat 1,100 berries in a day.
A singular bird of the Southwest, they are a brilliant sight in flight. Males are silky black and slender, with an elegant crest and bold white
wing patches that appear when the bird takes wing. Phainopeplas nearest common ancestors are the waxwings, which also have a glossy,
silky look to their plumage.
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Birds In The Treetop — Gila Woodpecker, American Kestrel and Five American Goldfinches (October 6, 2021) — Image by kenne
We walked with an early morning Audubon lead bird walk group through the Sweetwater Wetlands a few days ago. (1/800 s at f/10, ISO 400)
The tree was about 100 years away, photographed using my 28/300 mm lens.
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Arches At Del Sol (October 17, 2015) — Image by kenne
“I am a part of all that I have met.
Yet, experience is an arch wherethro gleams
that untravl’d world whose margin fades forever and forever when I move.”
— Homer
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Blue Dasher Dragonfly in Flight at Sweetwater Wetlands (10/06/21) — Photo-Artistry by kenne by kenne
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
— Albert Einstein
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Monarch Butterflies — Their Beauty Doesn’t Need Words 3 comments
Monarch Butterflies — Their Beauty Doesn’t Need Words (October 3, 2021) — Images by kenne
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American Snout, Spring Azure, and Two Cloudless Sulphur Butterflies on a Mexican Bird of Paradice — Image by kenne
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Greater Roadrunner Gathering Sticks for Building A Nest — HDR Image by kenne
Rule 1.
The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going “beep-beep!”
— from 9 Rules for Road Runner and Wild E. Coyote Cartoon
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Morning Clouds Over The Santa Catalina Mountains — Panorama by kenne
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Nurse Tree for Four Saguaros In Sabino Canyon — HDR Image by kenne
“I have come to the conclusion,
after many years of sometimes sad experience,
that you cannot come to any conclusion at all.”
― from In Your Garden Again by
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Common Mullein — Image by kenne
A single moment of understanding
can flood a whole life with meaning.
— Anonymous
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Flame Skimmer — Photo-Artistry by kenne
The dragonfly brings dreams to reality and is the messenger
of wisdom and enlightenment from other realms.
— Unknown
