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Mascot Sonoran Desert Adventure
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I'm Judy Kennedy, My Magnify site is Sonoran Desert Wildlife and Other Animals. www.SonoranDesertwildlife.magnify.net. I've got a very distinct collection of Sonoran Desert wildlife videos. You can't get a better backdrop for a photo op than the Sonoran Desert wilderness which is where I'm very fortunate to live -- specifically in the heart of the Haley Hills about 60 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona.
I'm Judy Kennedy, My Magnify site is Sonoran Desert Wildlife and Other Animals. www.SonoranDesertwildlife.magnify.net. I've got a very distinct collection of Sonoran Desert wildlife videos. You can't get a better backdrop for a photo op than the Sonoran Desert wilderness which is where I'm very fortunate to live -- specifically in the heart of the Haley Hills about 60 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona.
Here's are some Pix of my visit with the Mascot, more on the way!
Kickin' back at the ranch...
The little guy tries on my
headwear for size.
What planet did you see he comes from? Planet New York? Oh, THAT explains everything. (JUST kidding...)
Table mountain looms in the distance. It's an important landmark for
those poor souls migrating from Mexico. Many have died in its shadow.
If they're lucky to make it that far, they've reached the first US
Interstate north of the border.
Here we are sitting midway on the trail taking a break under a palo
verde tree next to an arroyo (small wash). Palo verde means "green
wood" in spanish. As you can see, the bark is green. These trees make
beautiful yellow flowers in the springtime and attract bees. However,
the tree is very thorny -- like most plants in the desert.
This is right before his unfortunate fall...
I put myself in this picture so you could see the scale of these things
•- they're huge! And as you can see, they're fruiting. In the spring they put out these beautiful white flowers that attract bats that feed on their nectar at night. The blooms turn into red fruit which feeds countless other creatures, including people -- the Indians harvested them.
•- they're huge! And as you can see, they're fruiting. In the spring they put out these beautiful white flowers that attract bats that feed on their nectar at night. The blooms turn into red fruit which feeds countless other creatures, including people -- the Indians harvested them.
\Here's the quintessential Arizona Sonoran Desert icon -- the giant
saguaro cactus. (Pronounced "swaro" -- the g is silent.) The plant that
is kindly
supporting Magnify Man is an Ocotillo. They make beautiful firey red-orange blooms in the springtime.
supporting Magnify Man is an Ocotillo. They make beautiful firey red-orange blooms in the springtime.
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