"A" Mountain is just southwest of downtown Tucson. Panorama is from that vantage point. In the background Catalina Mountains to the left and Rincon Mountains to the right.

on the flowers at Tohono Chul Park in Tucson

butterflies in the front yard.

Tucson, Arizona

Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata growing near the curb in the middle of Tucson, Arizona.

Sweetwater wetlands

Tucson, Arizona

Mule deer. Southwest Arizona, USA. Full frame. No crop. No post processing.

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Rain shafts, storm clouds and spectacular lightening are just part of our summers here.

A view thru the big window in the visitor center at Saguaro National Monument in Tucson, Arizona

A verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) in a residential area of Tucson, Arizona.

Clouds over the Santa Catalina Mountains

And the Winds come sweeping down the plain....

Square sunset bridge / mountains textured

sunbeam yay!

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Intense wind, rain, lightning, and thunder. Flash flood warnings were posted shortly after this storm started.

Looking out beyond Tucson after our hike up Tumamoc Hill

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...on a mesquite branch in Tucson, Arizona

Working my way through the Tucson files.

Arizona

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Male ladder-backed woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris) in Tucson, Arizona.

...on the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum inn Tucson. I thought it looked like they were dancing!

In Tucson

Our rental neighborhood was fairly suburban, but still had enough desert for hunting.

Tucson, Arizona

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A 5 frame composite made from 15 miles away from a storm cell over the Santa Rita Mts, south of Tucson, AZ 30 sec exposures @ f/5.0 ISO 100, 97mm

Plucked from a brittlebush plant (Encelia farinosa) growing in a vacant lot in Tucson, Arizona.

7 pm to 9 pm an incredible light show in SE Tucson AZ.

Flower of Cardia bolssier aka Texas olive (although it's not really an olive--and this one is not in Texas) in a residential landscape in Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson, Arizona

Bus station downtown Tucson

Tucson

Odd shots from a Saturday visit with friends to Tucson's Coronet Cafe in March 2023.

The reward near the end of a recent hike - a great view of the approaching sunset over Tucson. And a reminder to get it in gear after the shot, as I didn't have a flashlight other than my phone - so much for the ten essentials!

Late season in Tucson but with the heat and humidity the monsoon is hanging on a little longer. A storm cloud and lightning illuminating the foothills and desert plants. The planet Jupiter shines brightly in the upper right.

Mocking bird in Tucson

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A Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus at the butterfly garden of the Tucson Botanical Gardens, Tucson, Arizona

I've never been in summer, it's probably a blasted hellscape then, but I was there in early spring! It was cool and lovely, and the sonoran desert was green and inviting!

Tucson, Arizona. March, 2023.