Costa’s Hummingbird in Sabino Canyon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Hummingbirds flutter
They hurry everywhere
Darting and diving
Busy looking for food
One chaotic mess
Till they stop to rest.
— kenne
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Costa’s Hummingbird Leave a comment
Mule Deer Eating Prickly Pear Cactus Leave a comment
Mule Deer in Sabino Canyon (November 8, 2022) —- Images by kenne
On the SCVN Bird and Plant walk (November 8, 2022), we spotted a mule deer eating what appeared to be prickly pear pads.
We are aware that deer will eat the fruit but not the pads. You can tell from these photos that she seems to enjoy the chew.
However, she began to sneeze and use her left hind hoof to scratch her head — wonder why.
— kenne
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Always More Saguaros On The Sunny Side of A Hill ( November 8, 2022, in Sabino Canyon) — Image by kenne
Saguaros love sunlight, so the southern part of a ridge or hill will attract the growth of many saguaros.
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Desert Mistletoe Berries Attracting Birds To Sabino Canyon 1 comment
This morning on the Plant and Bird Walk, we could see a small flock of Eastern Bluebirds, none close enough to get any good photos,
but more will be coming to Sabino Canyon because of all the desert mistletoe berries in the canyon. Till then,
the berries are attracting plenty of Phainopeplas.
— kenne
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A Hungry Hawk 4 comments
Cooper’s Hawk in Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
I have a little knowledge of this bird,
never as much as an ornithologist.
Maybe it’s because I don’t have
the right personality or something,
being concerned fundamentally
with the “oughts” of life from
a philosophical point of view,
if you know what I mean.
— kenne
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Drifting By 2 comments
Drifting By — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Art created from a photograph.
Buttonbush — Image by kenne
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Sacred Datura (Moonflower) Near Sabino Creek — Mixed Art by kenne
Sacred Datura
Also known as moonflower
Blooms late in the day.
— kenne
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Filigree Skimmer in Desert Grass (October 5, 2022) — Image by kenne
We have been experiencing cool mornings here in the desert, so I decided to go to Sabino Canyon.
I don’t usually expect to see dragonflies, at least that provide photo-ops. I spotted a black dragonfly
about 12 yards away not far away from Sabino Creek. I wasn’t sure what kind it was, since I had not
seen a black dragonfly before. As dragonflies will do, it kept moving farther away. As a result, this
was the best shot I could get of my first Filigree Skimmer photograph.
The Filigree Skimmer (Pseudoleon superbus) is a dragonfly of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
In the U.S. it is found in south and west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The species usually perches on the ground
or on rocks in and near stream beds. It is a striking species as it flies up and down a stream bed in front of an observer.
— Source: http://greglasley.com/
— kenne
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Early Morning Walk In The Canyon 2 comments
Early Morning Walk In Sabino Canyon — Image by kenne
Desert flower blow
Blighting early morning walks
What more can you want?
— kenne
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Monsoon Rains are Greening Up Sabino Canyon — Panorama Image by kenne
It’s not easy to tell, but saguaros are getting plump sucking up the water — believe me.
— kenne
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Upper Sabino Canyon Panorama Leave a comment
Upper Sabino Canyon In the Santa Catalina Mountains (November 18, 2011) — Panorama by kenne
A light wind
As we hike
Up through
The canyon
Late fall
Eight miles
Out and back
— kenne
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Phainopepla Photo Painting Leave a comment
Phainopepla In Sabino Canyon — Photo-Artistry by kenne
This beautiful bird
Looks like a black cardinal
You should guess again.
— kenne
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Carpenter Bee In A Sacred Datura Blossom — Image by kenne
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language
And next year’s words await another voice.
— from Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot
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Morning Shadows in the Canyon with a Friend (Greater Roadrunner)– Images by kenne
Surprise
Since moving to the Sonoran Desert,
I have had the time and inclination to
Communicate with the stars, trees,
And animals; able to live more intensely.
To walk in the morning as the sun
Comes up over the Rincon Mountains
Casting long shadows along the path as
The sky keeps its freshness from the night.
The air is crisp. I watch as birds fly by
Evoking in my thoughts, the dawn breeze
Becomes brisker, creating movement sounds
Percussion for the bird’s songs.
— kenne
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Indian Paintbrush Wildflower — Photo-Artistry Image kenne
Becoming is Superior to Being 