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0 0 Damselflies

Damselflies

by KeithRoragenTucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted at Sabino Canyon in the Coronado ...

3 0 Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

Round-tailed Ground Squirrel

by KeithRoragenTucson, Arizona, USA

Adorable.

4 1 Phainopepla

Phainopepla

by KeithRoragenTucson, Arizona, USA

Smaller than a robin

1 0 Red Satyr butterfly

Red Satyr butterfly

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Spotted in Madera Canyon of the Coronado ...

1 0 Net-winged Beetle

Net-winged Beetle

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Spotted many of these beetles in Madera Canyon of the

0 0 Arizona Black Rattlesnake

Arizona Black Rattlesnake

by billikendaveArizona, USA

We saw this beauty on the Butterfly Trail in the

1 0 Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

Sonoran Spotted Whiptail

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Found in Madera Canyon in the Coronado ...

1 0 Dorantes Longtail Skipper

Dorantes Longtail Skipper

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Found at Brown Canyon Ranch in the Coronado ...

0 0 Southern Dogface Butterfly

Southern Dogface Butterfly

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Found on the road to Brown Canyon Ranch in the

1 0 Bordered Patch

Bordered Patch

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Found in Madera Canyon in the Coronado ...

1 0 Tortoise Beetle

Tortoise Beetle

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

About 8mm

3 0 Leaf Beetles

Leaf Beetles

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

7mm long

4 0 Arizona Sister butterfly

Arizona Sister butterfly

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Spotted in Madera Canyon of the Coronado ...

1 0 Harris's Antelope Squirrel

Harris's Antelope Squirrel

by KeithRoragenTucson, Arizona, USA

Small

0 0 Cactus Dodger Cicada

Cactus Dodger Cicada

by KeithRoragenTucson, Arizona, USA

Coronado

5 3 Unknown Fungus

Unknown Fungus

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

About 2 inches tall, or so.

0 0 Green Lynx Spider

Green Lynx Spider

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

Body about 25mm long

0 0 Soldier Beetle

Soldier Beetle

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

19mm long

0 0 Dry Russula

Dry Russula

by IvanRodriguezArizona, USA

The spores were released, this fungi's mission is complete. Now it seems to be ...

0 0 Arizona Striped-tail Scorpion

Arizona Striped-tail Scorpion

by KeithRoragenArizona, USA

About 25mm long, excluding tail

1 2 Pleasing Fungus Beetle

Pleasing Fungus Beetle

by Ivan RodriguezArizona, USA

As the name suggests, these guys travel far and wide to find their food; fungus ...

0 0 Nest cavity

Nest cavity

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Tree trunk with nest cavity.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Lax, gray green shrub with deep pink flowers.

0 0 Flattop Buckwheat

Flattop Buckwheat

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Sabino Canyon is a natural desert oasis located in Tucson’s

0 0 Mexican Yellow

Mexican Yellow

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Upper surface is creamy white with indented black borders which outline a ...

0 0 Siberian Slippery Jack

Siberian Slippery Jack

by IvanRodriguezArizona, USA

An average-sized member of the Suillus family, known for having caps that are ...

0 0 Gemmed Puffball

Gemmed Puffball

by IvanRodriguezArizona, USA

Also known as the devil's snuff-box, common puffball, and warted puffball, this ...

0 0 Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers are followed by bright red, 1 inch (2.5 cm) ...

0 0 House Finch

House Finch

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

House Finches are small-bodied finches with fairly large beaks and somewhat ...

0 0 Desert Senna

Desert Senna

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Perennial to 2'. Flowers pale yellow with 5 petals to 1" wide. Fruit a woody, ...

0 0 Arizona Foldwing

Arizona Foldwing

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

The tubular, 2-lipped flowers are 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) long and have a ...

1 4 Whitetail Deer

Whitetail Deer

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

The white-tailed deer is tan or brown in the summer and grayish brown in ...

0 0 Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

Graham's Nipple Cactus, Pincushion Cactus, Arizona Fishhook

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall The 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide flowers are followed by ...

0 0 Silverleaf Bahia

Silverleaf Bahia

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Silverleaf Bahia is a clumping perennial that spreads by short underground ...

0 0 Turpentine-bush

Turpentine-bush

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Medium-sized shrub mostly about one meter in diameter. Dark green resinous ...

0 0 Whitestem Paperflower

Whitestem Paperflower

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

The flower heads are 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and have 3 to 6, rounded, cupped, ...

0 0 Desert Zinnia

Desert Zinnia

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Dwarf zinnia usually grows 4–10 inches tall with numerous branches and many ...

0 0 Longflower tubetongue

Longflower tubetongue

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

To 14 inches (36 cm) tall The flowers emerge from the upper leaf axils. The ...

0 1 Phainopepla

Phainopepla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

7-7 3/4" (18-20 cm). Larger than a sparrow. A slender, elegant bird with a ...

1 0 Phainopepla

Phainopepla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Small, flycatcher-like bird with glossy black body. Head has distinct crest and ...

3 0 Phainopepla

Phainopepla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Phainopepla: Small, flycatcher-like bird with glossy black body. Head has ...

0 0 Russula (Maculata Group)

Russula (Maculata Group)

by Ivan RodriguezArizona

This is as close as I'll get with identification of this mushroom. The genus ...

0 0 Hemlock Polypore Fungi

Hemlock Polypore Fungi

by IvanRodriguezArizona, USA

A young family of late summertime conks growing from a very tall, possibly ...

3 6 Old Man's Beard

Old Man's Beard

by IvanRodriguezArizona, USA

Found this type of toothed fungus growing alone on a fallen tree in a part of ...

4 3 Western Horse Lubber Grasshoper

Western Horse Lubber Grasshoper

by Ivan RodriguezArizona, USA

leads up to the Coronado

0 0 Desert Hackberry

Desert Hackberry

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Large or medium size leafy shrub with dark gray or brown bark. Sharp thorns ...

0 0 Teddybear Cholla

Teddybear Cholla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Densely covered with long, glistening, sharply barbed spines that mostly ...

0 0 Staghorn Cholla

Staghorn Cholla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Highly branched woody succulent often exceeding three meters in height. The ...

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