Category: Black-tailed Rattlesnake

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Open Wide, Diamondback!

Among the delights of living in the southwest borderlands is the opportunity to watch interesting reptiles going about their lives. Western Diamondbacks are the most frequent rattlesnakes to visit our yard –– sometimes to drink, sometimes to battle each other for dominance, sometimes to mate, … Continue readingOpen Wide, Diamondback!

Categories: Acorn Woodpecker, Black-tailed Rattlesnake, Buff-breasted Flycatcher, Chiricahua Mountains, Mexican Chickadee, Montezuma Quail, Paradise, Portal, WINGS Posted on

Portal, Late Summer

We’ve had a full week! Many friends who know the Sky Islands choose the late monsoon season to visit, when hummingbirds are streaming south, nectar-feeding bats cluster around the feeders, and masses of clouds keep the temperatures just about perfect. (Of course the gnats find … Continue readingPortal, Late Summer