Great Blue Heron Visited A Neighbor’s House — Image by kenne
Although one might not expect to see a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in the Sonoran Desert, they have an extensive range and occur throughout much of North and Central America wherever there is water. If you happen to have a koi or goldfish pond in your backyard, you may be visited by a heron.
There’s a trail down by the wash Where once new life grew Providing a new beginning That has turned into an end. All manner of things Shall be well, providing a Pattern of timeless moments.
Down By The Tanque Verde Wash (Tanuri Ridge) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Whole Lot of Something
I have something to say, I don’t know why. It came in a walk No matter where I walk, I hear it calling In a moment In and out of time Imposing a pattern in All that I have been Hoping for peace If not peace, clarity In the place we live Where there is a Whole lot of something.
Brushy desert valleys, mesquites. Most common in the Sonoran desert and mesquite woods at lower elevations. Also lives in other kinds of low open brush, including desert stands of acacia and paloverde. Tiny but tough, Verdins are adaptable little birds of hot desert regions. They are usually seen singly or in pairs, flitting about actively in the brush, sometimes giving sharp call notes. — Source: Audubon.org
Becoming is Superior to Being 