Mixed species foraging flocks of birds and other animals are common everywhere

For diurnal animals, dawn and dusk are special times.

Reproduction is, of course, an important part of any animal’s life history, and mating success is a driving force in evolution.

Crab Apple trees were planted all over Flagstaff in the 1950s.

all of a sudden the little birds were gone and three large Mexican Blue Jays had landed in the trees

Some pictures from a trip to Cave Creek Canyon in SE Arizona in the middle of January of this year.

Acorn Woodpeckers are associated with regions containing multiple species of oak tree.

Crab spiders are called such because they are shaped and walk like a crab. The females hide in flowers and feed on visiting pollinators.