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Sabino Canyon Lizard Walk   Leave a comment

A small group of us braved the mid-morning desert heat in Sabino Canyon to conduct an SCVN lizard walk.
(August 3, 2024)

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Greater Earless Lizard

Greater Earless Lizard

Greater Earless Lizard

Gila Monster — Images by kenne

Posted August 5, 2024 by kenneturner in Capturing the Moment, Information, Naturalists, Nature, nature walk, Photography, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists, Santa Catalina Mountains, Tucson Arizona

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Lizard Walk In Sabino Canyon   1 comment

The last Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist (SCVN) Lizard took place on October 12th.
It was a perfect fall morning for a lizard walk. However,
some lizards may have not agreed since the number of sightings were low.
Still, it was a beautiful morning for a nature walk.

Lizard Walk October 2019-72.jpgNaturalists Tom Skinner and Fred Heath welcome the walkers in front of the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center.

Lizard Walk October 2019-3-72.jpgEveryone gathers near lizard spotter off the trail,

Lizard Walk October 2019 Common Side-blocked-72.jpga common side-blotched lizard.

Lizard Walk October 2019-4-72Naturalists Bill and Lousie Kaufman share information on the common side-bloched lizard.
— Images by kenne

 

In the parched path 
I have seen the good lizard 
(one drop of crocodile) 
meditating. 
With his green frock-coat 
of an abbot of the devil, 
his correct bearing 
and his stiff collar, 
he has the sad air 
of an old professor. 
Those faded eyes 
of a broken artist, 
how they watch the afternoon 
in dismay!

-- from "The Old Lizard" by Federic Garcia Lorca

Posted October 14, 2019 by kenneturner in Federico Garcia Lorca, Information, Lizards, Photography, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists, Tucson Arizona

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