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Jaguar
This past week I attended a talk by Pinau Merlin of the University of Arizona led Jaguar Survey and Monitoring Project. It’s thrilling to discover that a jaguar prowls and roars in the night in the...
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Uninvited Visitors can be Creepy
Poor quality of photo due to extreme circumstancesThe rattle exploded into the still night air, an ancient and unmistakable warning. It came from our front porch where a rattlesnake held his ground on...
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Hornworms and the Web of Life
Hornworm caterpillar Every so often Nature pulls a stunt that gets everyone’s attention. Some examples come to mind: deluges in the desert, crimson and gold fall foliage, and sometimes big hatches of...
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Big Rains Bring Bugs
See the bee in bottom left Garden pipevine caterpillar Record amounts of rain create a big impact in an arid region, and not just in freeway underpasses and basements. The familiar trail where I walk...
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The Coyote Call
Young spying coyote There are multiple perspectives to consider in every decision, even that concerning whether or when to share your life with a dog. Go ahead and line up the pros and cons, but be...
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Wisdom
Wisdom and her 2011 chick.Photo from Wikipedia I’d like to introduce you to a young woman named Wieteke Holthuijzen who describes herself as a budding environmental scientist. Wieteke is working right...
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Leading Edge of Spring
Costa’s in creosote shrub Costa’s at the garden chuparosa A covey of quail hops the fence and busies themselves under the shrubs and on the lawn, pecking and scratching for insects. The sleek feathers...
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Most Unusual
Cooper’s hawkPhoto by Wikipedia Thick fog has cocooned the desert in a white wrap this morning. Visibility is limited to about the distance I can lob a tennis ball. The moisture laden air releases...
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No Place for a Cottontail
Wednesday, as you may know, is double coupon day at Sprouts Market, and as I pulled into the parking lot I found a throng of people. Shoppers trickled out the doors pushing loaded shopping carts, and...
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Summer Solstice Snake Story
I find I organize my thoughts and perceptions into patterns that if not entirely comforting, are at least expected, so that I can negotiate my days in a somewhat orderly manner. Maybe everyone does...
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