Gambel’s Oak – Art & Other Adventures with Narca

Animas Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains, Gambel's Oak, Horseshoe 2 Fire, Mexican Chickadee, nest, southeast Arizona May 30, 2012December 8, 2021

Mexican Chickadee

Mexican Chickadee at nest (Digiscoped photo by Narca) Although the glamorous trogons draw most birders to southeastern Arizona and the Chiricahua Mountains, the Mexican Chickadee is actually the Chiricahua’s major avian claim to fame––the only bird which does not reside elsewhere in Arizona. In … Continue readingMexican Chickadee

Barfoot Park, butterflies, Chiricahua Mountains, Colorado Hairstreak, Gambel's Oak July 17, 2010April 29, 2022

Emergence

Yesterday Alan and I joined Helen and Noel Snyder for a Short-tailed Hawk vigil above Barfoot Park in the Chiricahua Mountains, and along the way we were distracted by a splendidly-colored Colorado Hairstreak, just emerged from its chrysalis and attempting to expand its wings. Emerging … Continue readingEmergence