Bobcat

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January 2, 2013 at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

* Bob cats have been on Flora and Fauna before, search engine in the left column, try it out.  Type Bob Cat!

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Can I Drive Mom??

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Captain Hook in Jolly.   I did not let him drive! LOL

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Bighorn Sheep

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From the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, January 2, 2013.  Testing Sony Too with lots of zoom, abundant sunshine, not many shadows, and a mini tripod on a adobe wall with a great flat surface.  Great conditions.  Very little post editing was done.  Enjoy.

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Black-Tailed Prairie Dog

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Faithful readers may remember that I am bonkers over prairie dogs.  These cuties were residents of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

Stretched out, watching something - -

Stand off at the OK Corral, errr, the prairie dog burrow.  You can almost hear them, mine, no mine, no - -

This fellow (gal) came right up to the wall and almost looked as if he were chatting and begging from the little boy nearby.

Lunch time - -

*Now before ya all start lecturing me, I am well aware that these "rodents" are not considered man's best friends out here in the west.  I get it.

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American Kestrel

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January 2, 2013, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.

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Don't Wake the Bear

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Doesn't he look sleepy eyed??  Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, January 2, 2013.

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Orchid Times Three

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Orchid Times Two

Second bud is opening.  See me smile!

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My Orchid, MORE Buds

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More blooms coming?  I think so.  Stay tuned.

It is a tad difficult to get a really good photo.




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My Orchid Bloomed!

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After 2 years, it bloomed yesterday!  What fun!

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Cactus Wren

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Seems to be very good at "hiding", eh??

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Puma, Mountain Lion

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum:

From the glassed in viewing area, from behind:

Around from the front of the display, I don't quite remember, but, I am pretty sure I zoomed a bit to shoot this:

Don't know about you, but, I surely don't want to see this face on a hike in the desert:

Zooming a bit more, yawn, teeth nice and clean, all the better - - never mind:

Let's see how well Sony Too zooms, noting, I have not moved one inch during all these photos:

Almost sweet and peaceful, but, then, I remind you, look up the page once again:

*Almost no editing corrections were done to these photos, no sharpening, a few photos had some auto correct done, which frankly did not make a lot of difference.

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Saguaro Skeleton

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Visit here to read about saguaros and their skeletons.




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Bougainvillea With A Bit of The Wild West.

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Taken January 3, 2012 at New Old Tucson, Tucson Arizona.

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Road Runner

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Look at who we caught trying to hide:

Certainly a master of disguise.



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