
Speed and Motion
Tucson, AZ. Rodeo Barrel Racing. What is keeping this horse upright on this turn?

Pancho Was A Bandit Boy From Song Pancho and Lefty
was fast as polished steel He wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel"...

Portrait Rock

Hooo

Cheetah At The Phoenix Zoo
tah attempting to keep cool in the shade at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona on a 105 degree day....

Mandrill Baboon at the Phoenix Zoo
Mandrill Baboon at the Phoenix Zoo

Monkey Village Tree Occupant
Monkey Village Tree Occupant at Phoenix Zoo

Marabou Stork
Marabou Stork at Phoenix Zoo.

Who Was In My Space?
Curious Leopard at the Phoenix Zoo.

Here Comes The Leopard
Leopard at Phoenix Zoo

Arabian Oryx
Arabian Oryx at the Phoenix Zoo.

Mountain Goat On Top Of The Hill
Mountain Goat on top of the hill at the Phoenix Zoo.

Yellow Billed Stork
Yellow Billed Stork at the Phoenix Zoo.

Greater Flamingo

A Chubby Unicorn
LuLu at the Phoenix Zoo.

Nyala Antelope
A Nyala Antelope at the Phoenix Zoo.

Nap Time
Nap time at the zoo for a Mandrill Baboon.

Mandrill Baboon
Mandrill Baboon at the Phoenix Zoo

Stalking Tiger
Stalking Tiger at the Phoenix Zoo.

Mandrill Baboon
Mandrill Baboon at the Phoenix Zoo enjoying the last bit of a tender leaf.

Natural Arch Formation On Mt Lemmon

Water on Red Rock with Warm Light

Southeastern Arizona Night Sky
left, the Santa Rita Mountains below and the Milky Way above and to the right. Photo: _7509546aaxs...

Our Wonderful Universe
tars is a piece of the Milky Way. The large planet in the center is Venus. Photo: _7509486aas.jpg....

Sandhill Cranes On Final Approach
g they take off to go feed in the neer by corn fields then back before noon. Photo: 750_7453a.jpg....

Stalactites at Kartchner Caverns
8 second time exposure using a tripod with only the lighting in the cavern. Photo: 750_2656aas.jpg...

Gates Pass, Tucson, AZ
joy the desert and mountain vistas. A favorite place to photograph the high desert. Photo: 159.jpg...

Natures Artwork
Beautiful red rock formations at Sedona, AZ. Photo _7508054aas.jpg

Cathedral Rock
k from a beautiful hiking trail at Coconino National Forrest in Sedona, AZ. Photo: _7508007as.jpg...

Coffee Pot Rock
the resemblance of a peculator coffee pot complete with the spout and lid. Photo _7507992aas.jpg...

Cathedral Rock
from a beautiful hiking trail at Coconino National Forrest in Sedona, AZ. Photo: _7508007aas.jpg...

Shelter In The Rock
Looks like a man made shelter cut out of the red sandstone rock structure.

Formations at Sedona, AZ II
Red rock formations at Sedona, AZ. Photo _7508058as.jpg

Red Rock Formation at Sedona
Red rock towers on back side of Cathedral Rock. Photo _7508025as.jpg

Kachina Woman
The Kachina Woman Vortex at Boynton Canyon, Sedona, AZ

On the Rocks at Bryce Canyon
Single evergreen tree on the rim of the valley of hoodoos below at Bryce Canyon.

On The Edge!
one tree on the edge of the valley wall at Bryce Canyon overlooking the hoodoos in the valley below....

Lone Tree at Bryce Canyon
in a valley of beautiful red Claron limestone hoodoos created through a complex process of erosion....

The Nuns at Sedona, AZ
The Nuns rock formation at Sedona, AZ

Bell Rock
o hike and to get up close to some wonderful red rock structures. A wonderful day and a great hike....

On the Rocks at the Desert Museum
me. I thought OK you stare at me and I will watch the light, focus and composition. (DSC_0068as)...

Killdeer
he Killdeer is a common shore bird in the south west US. They can be seen year around in SE Arizona....

Airborne Dismount
t over the horses head and by some miracle he did not get kicked, trampled or injured from the fall....

Lower Salt River
Lower Salt River, AZ.near Phoenix. Lots of water, lots of scenery and wild horses roaming the area....

Mexican Gold Poppies Cover the Desert
nal Forrest, AZ. The unusually wet winter created a magnificent desert bloom this year (3/30/2019)....

Bellagio Fountains
Great music and water show at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, NV.

Flowers In The Desert
ng in the desert among the Saguaro cactus at Picacho Peak State Park in Picacho, AZ (near Tucson). ...

Mexican Gold Poppies Cover the Desert
al Forrest, AZ. The unusually wet winter created a magnificent desert bloom this year (3/30/2019). ...

Thunderbirds in Perfect Formation
Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, AZ. Rolling out of a dive and 90 degree turn in perfect formation....

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Avenger cannon (Gatling Gun) capable of firing 3900 rounds per minute. A great close support weapon....

USAF Thunderbirds in F-16 Fighting Falcon
Fighting Falcon at Thunder and Lightning over Arizona at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, AZ. ...

Anna's Hummingbird (Male)

I See You!
at they can adjust the pupils of each eye independently to the amount of light they are looking at. ...

The Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon
The hoodoos formed by erosion as Bryce Canyon

Barrio Historico
Old home in the Barrio Historico area of Tucson, AZ. Needs a little bit of work.

SE Arizona Snow
Snow on the cactus during a snow storm in February

Balance in a Wonderland of Rocks
cahua National Monument is a study in balanced rock formations. What keeps them from tumbling down?...

Bryce Canyon National Park
Evergreen tree just hanging on to the ledge at Bryce Canyon National Park.

Run For The Next Barrel
Heading for the next barrel at the Rodeo at White Stallion Ranch, Tucson, AZ.

WA:K Pow Wow
36th Annual WA:K Pow Wow at San Xavier Mission

Black Crowned Night Heron
Checking the water at Reid Park, Tucson, AZ.

Three Young Mountain Goats
Three Young Mountain Goats on the cliffs at Zion National Park

Rock and Water at Zion
Water cascading over the rocks at Zion National Park.

Waterfall at Zion
Waterfall at Zion National Park

Agua Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park
Quite a balancing act!

Desert Friends
There is magic all around us. Go and find some! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all.

King of the Mountain
of the mountain at Zion National Park. Thanks Rick for spotting them from the road as we drove by....

Mountain Goat Family at Zion National Park
Mountain Goat family heading up the mountain with a male in the lead and about 18 others following.

Rock Climbing at Zion National Park
ake most of the day and the climbers camp on top over night before repelling back down the next day....

Balance and Pattern in Red Canyon, UT
st a few miles from Bryce Canyon National Park. For me the hoodoo on the right looks a bit like ET....

Bell Rock, Sedona, AZ
Great light and a well positioned cloud plus Navajo sandstone rock patterns thanks to Mother Nature....

Formation on the rim at Bryce Canyon
Navajo sandstone formation at Bryce Canyon, UT.
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