Category: Silverleaf Oak

Categories: Arizona Sister, Arizona Sycamore, Chiricahua Mountains, Mexican Jay, Red Columbine, Red-naped Sapsucker, sense of place, Silverleaf Oak, South Fork, Variegated Fritillary Posted on

Autumn Comes

What builds, what informs our sense of a place? Fresh from yesterday’s late-season rain, South Fork in the Chiricahua Mountains is entering autumn. Today I hike up the road, now inhabited by winter birds: the chittering small flocks of Chipping Sparrows, kinglets and titmice. The … Continue readingAutumn Comes

Categories: Acorn Woodpecker, Apache Fox Squirrel, Black-headed Grosbeak, Elegant Trogon, Silverleaf Oak, South Fork, Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher Posted on

Silverleaf

The first hint of something extraordinary is all the activity along the South Fork road, just below the bridge. A dozen Black-headed Grosbeaks forage on the ground and munch breakfast in the branches overhanging the road. Apache Fox Squirrels nestle in the sprays of leaves. … Continue readingSilverleaf