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Owls, Owls, and more Owls in SE Arizona

10,000 Birds

Getting to actually see four species, in the last two weeks, and to hear two more is almost unheard of in my experience. They are located in the Santa Cruz Flats just north of Tucson, and are quite honestly, living right alongside the road. It all started in getting to photograph the Northern Pygmy-owls in Madera Canyon.

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Arizona in Summer: It Ain’t All Hummers

10,000 Birds

Here are some of the best experiences of my excellent trip. I met the group in Tucson and we spend the next week birding the hell out of the Sky Islands. It is my experience that good things happen after trips and festivals end. Now, years later, it was time to return. Highlights included a day on Mt. Audubon trip ended.

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