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Fall Colors In The Desert Winter   Leave a comment

Saguaro In Sun-72.jpgCottonwoods Creating Fall Colors In The Desert Winter (01/02/20) — Image by kenne

 

Posted January 5, 2020 by kenneturner in Cottonwoods, Fall Colors, Information, Photography, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona

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Desert Lupine   1 comment

Desert Lupine-72Desert Lupine — Image by kenne

We walk
the lower canyon
after spring rains.
The creek
runs swiftly from
mountain snow pelt.
Cottonwoods
beginning to leaf,
wildflowers
cover the ground —
a new cycle of life.

— kenne

Posted February 26, 2019 by kenneturner in Information, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Tucson Arizona, Wildflowers

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Vultures Fly For Cover   2 comments

Vultures (1 of 1)-4It’s migration time for Turkey Vulture, so it’s not unusual to see a lot of these big vultures in the morning and late afternoon.

Vultures (1 of 1)-5Storms have been in the area with 30-40 mph wind gusts. We live near the Tanque Verde Wash where many of the migrating 

Vultures (1 of 1)-6birds roost overnight in the cottonwoods near the wash. Yesterday afternoon storms in southern Arizona caused the migrating 

Vultures (1 of 1)-13vultures to start coming in early by the hundreds. Some landed in dead trees near  

Vultures (1 of 1)-14Tanuri Ridge where I was able to take these photos,

Vultures (1 of 1)after which they took off across the wash to spend the night in cottonwoods south of the wash.

Vultures (1 of 1)-19 blogHundreds of turkey vultures flying in from the approaching storm. — Images by kenne

Posted September 21, 2015 by kenneturner in Arizona, Fall, Information, Migration, Storms, Turkey Vultures

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