Arizona Wildlife
In April, 2009, I visited much of central and western Arizona,
from Tucson to Flagstaff and Yuma to Bullhead City, as a part of
Scott's and my annual trip to the 2009 NAB convention in Las
Vegas. This year, I decided to leave Scott at the
convention—which he reports was surprisingly well-attended,
given the economy, down only about 20% from 2008—and head
back to our starting point, Phoenix, by way of the Grand Canyon,
which I had always wanted to see.
Most of my photos from the Grand Canyon are seen in a
companion gallery, The Grand Canyon (and
other landforms of Arizona); this gallery concentrates on the
plants and animals of the Grand Canyon, and also includes plants
and animals from other parts of our trip, primarily in
Arizona.
I am by no means an experienced naturalist, so the descriptions
here will be very brief, and may well be incorrect. To the extent
I have correctly identified anything, it is with the help of the
Grand Canyon Association's Field Guide to the Grand
Canyon (Waterford Press, 2001), ISBN 978-1-58355-021-2,
which is sold in the park's bookstores.
![Cactus in Tucson](292-9202-th.jpg) |
Cactus in Tucson |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9209-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9210-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9211-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9212-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9213-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9214-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Desert vegetation](292-9265-th.jpg) |
Desert vegetation |
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![Juniper berries](293-9320-th.jpg) |
Juniper berries |
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![Ponderosa pine](293-9325-th.jpg) |
Ponderosa pine |
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![Trees](293-9326-th.jpg) |
Trees |
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![Ponderosa pine branch](293-9327-th.jpg) |
Ponderosa pine branch |
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![Tour group](293-9328-th.jpg) |
Tour group |
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![Prickly pear](293-9330-th.jpg) |
Prickly pear |
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![Juniper](293-9331-th.jpg) |
Juniper |
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![Agave](293-9332-th.jpg) |
Agave |
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![Insect](293-9334-th.jpg) |
Insect |
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![Juniper and mistletoe](293-9337-th.jpg) |
Juniper and mistletoe |
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![Cliffrose](293-9338-th.jpg) |
Cliffrose |
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![Cliffrose seed](293-9339-th.jpg) |
Cliffrose seed |
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![Utah Agave](293-9346-th.jpg) |
Utah Agave |
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![H. sapiens](293-9348-th.jpg) |
H. sapiens |
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![Pinyon pine branch](293-9379-th.jpg) |
Pinyon pine branch |
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![Pinyon pine branch](293-9380-th.jpg) |
Pinyon pine branch |
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![Pine tree with pitch](293-9382-th.jpg) |
Pine tree with pitch |
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![Deadfall](293-9386-th.jpg) |
Deadfall |
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![Trees and the Rim Trail](293-9387-th.jpg) |
Trees and the Rim Trail |
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![Trees](293-9388-th.jpg) |
Trees |
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![Pinyon pine sapling](293-9389-th.jpg) |
Pinyon pine sapling |
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![Banana Yucca](293-9390-th.jpg) |
Banana Yucca |
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![Bird](293-9391-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Creeper](294-9434-th.jpg) |
Creeper |
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![Two agaves and some shrubs](294-9435-th.jpg) |
Two agaves and some shrubs |
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![Shrubs](294-9436-th.jpg) |
Shrubs |
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![Bird](294-9437-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Two birds](294-9438-th.jpg) |
Two birds |
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![Condor?](294-9448-th.jpg) |
Condor? |
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![Juniper and mistletoe](294-9455-th.jpg) |
Juniper and mistletoe |
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![Juniper trunk](294-9456-th.jpg) |
Juniper trunk |
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![Insect nest](294-9460-th.jpg) |
Insect nest |
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![Prickly pear and pinyon pine](294-9483-th.jpg) |
Prickly pear and pinyon pine |
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![C. lupus familiaris](295-9513-th.jpg) |
C. lupus familiaris |
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![Raven](295-9517-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9518-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9519-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9520-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9521-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9522-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9523-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9524-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9525-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9526-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](295-9527-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Bird](295-9533-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9534-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9535-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9536-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9537-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9538-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9539-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9540-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9541-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9542-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9543-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9544-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9545-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9546-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](295-9547-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Insect](295-9561-th.jpg) |
Insect |
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![Scrub](296-9645-th.jpg) |
Scrub |
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![Shrub](296-9646-th.jpg) |
Shrub |
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![Shrub](296-9654-th.jpg) |
Shrub |
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![Plant](296-9655-th.jpg) |
Plant |
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![H. sapiens](296-9673-th.jpg) |
H. sapiens |
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![Bird](296-9681-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Bird](296-9682-th.jpg) |
Bird |
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![Ponderosa pine with cone](296-9699-th.jpg) |
Ponderosa pine with cone |
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![Ponderosa pine](296-9700-th.jpg) |
Ponderosa pine |
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![Ponderosa pine](297-9701-th.jpg) |
Ponderosa pine |
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![Tree](297-9707-th.jpg) |
Tree |
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![Pine tree](297-9718-th.jpg) |
Pine tree |
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![Ponderosa pine cone](297-9719-th.jpg) |
Ponderosa pine cone |
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![Prescribed burn area](297-9744-th.jpg) |
Prescribed burn area |
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![Prescribed burn area](297-9745-th.jpg) |
Prescribed burn area |
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![Prescribed burn area](297-9746-th.jpg) |
Prescribed burn area |
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![Prescribed burn area](297-9747-th.jpg) |
Prescribed burn area |
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![Prescribed burn area](297-9748-th.jpg) |
Prescribed burn area |
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![Prescribed burn area](297-9749-th.jpg) |
Prescribed burn area |
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![Raven](297-9750-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Tree with mistletoe](297-9751-th.jpg) |
Tree with mistletoe |
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![Unidentified bush](297-9758-th.jpg) |
Unidentified bush |
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![Ground cover](297-9759-th.jpg) |
Ground cover |
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![Juniper berries](297-9760-th.jpg) |
Juniper berries |
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![Branches](297-9761-th.jpg) |
Branches |
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![Branches](297-9762-th.jpg) |
Branches |
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![Unidentified](297-9763-th.jpg) |
Unidentified |
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![Some sort of brush](297-9764-th.jpg) |
Some sort of brush |
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![Raven](297-9794-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](297-9796-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](297-9797-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](297-9798-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](297-9799-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](297-9800-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](298-9801-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](298-9802-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](298-9803-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Raven](298-9804-th.jpg) |
Raven |
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![Pine trees](298-9846-th.jpg) |
Pine trees |
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Copyright 2009 Garrett Wollman. All rights reserved.