Some colorful Spring Tulips. #tulips #gardenflowers #colors

Cinnamon Teals #cinnamonteal #ducks #kachinawetlandspreserve #birds

Watched this Variegated Fritillary flutter around while out walking. #variegatedfritillary #northernarizona #butterfly #lepidoptera

Spring walking and saw this Grape Hyacinth. #hyacinth #springflower #walking

Pine Siskin #pinesiskin #backyardbirds #birds

Checkered White butterfly on a Spring Dandelion. #checkeredwhitebutterfly #dandelion #butterfly #lepidoptera #bugsarecool

Spring tree blooms #fruittree #springblooms #trees

Red-tailed Hawk #redtailedhawk #birdofprey #birds

Marine Blue butterfly #marinebluebutterfly #butterfly #lepidoptera #northernarizona #bugsarecool

Spring Daffodils #daffodil #gardenflowers #springflowers

Watched this Osprey fly by while carrying a fish. #osprey #birds #birdofprey #northernarizona

Common Buckeye butterfly #commonbuckeye #butterfly #lepidoptera #northernarizona

Walk in the woods #ponderosapines #walking #northernarizona

Mourning Cloak butterfly #mourningcloakbutterfly #butterfly #lepidoptera #northernarizona #bugsarecool

I am enjoying the Canada Geese before they migrate again. #canadagoose #birds #northernarizona

Welcome Spring! #viola #gardenflowers #springequinox

Red Admiral butterfly #redadmiralbutterfly #butterfly #lepidoptera #northernarizona #bugsarecool

Watched this Rock Squirrel running around tree branches on a morning walk. #rocksquirrel #rodent #northernarizona

House Finches #housefinch #birds #northernarizona

Getting started for the garden season with some Snapdragons. #snapdragon #gardenflower

Cabbage White Butterfly #cabbagewhitebutterfly #lepidoptera #butterfly #bugsarecool #northernarizona

Here is a Familiar Bluet Damselfly, they are common in North America and can be found by water areas. They have distinct bright colors. #familiarbluet #damselfly #northernarizona #bugarecool

Sweet Briar #sweetbriar #flowers #northernarizona

Red-Winged Blackbird in a Ponderosa Pine. #redwingedblackbird #ponderosapine #birds #northernarizona

A White-lined Sphinx Moth among Periwinkles. #whitelinedsphinxmoth #periwinkle #lepidoptera #bugsarecool #northernarizona

Great Blue Heron fly-by #greatblueheron #birds #northernarizona

Queen Butterfly #queenbutterfly #butterfly #lepidoptera #bugsarecool #northernarizona

Black Phoebe #blackphoebe #birds #northernarizona

Winter nature #bluespruce #winter #nature #northernarizona

Verdin at Sedona Wetlands #verdin #birds #sedonawetlandspreserve

Getting some nature therapy on a morning walk. #ponderosapine #northernarizona #walking

Abert’s Towhee #abertstowhee #birds #northernarizona

Wood Ducks @notesinnature #woodduck #birds #duck #bubblingpondspreserve

Here’s another sight I enjoyed on a recent walk along the Rim Trail at the Grand Canyon. #grandcanyon #southrim #geology #pinyonpine #walking

I watched this Broad-lined Angle Moth this past summer in northern Arizona. #broadlinedanglemoth #lepidoptera #bugsarecool

Watched this White-breasted Nuthatch while walking at the Grand Canyon. #whitebreastednuthatch #birds #grandcanyon

Here’s an amazing older Ponderosa Pine, cleaning up the air. #ponderosapine #trees #northernarizona

Watched a family of Mule Deer walk by while on the Rim Trail at the Grand Canyon. Here is a male in the group. #muledeer #mammal #grandcanyon

To the Canyon South Rim after some snowfall. #grandcanyon #winter

Ring-necked Ducks #ringneckedduck #ducks #birds #northernarizona

American Wigeons #americanwigeon #birds #ducks #bubblingpondspreserve

Christmas Cactus blooming on a snowy day. #christmascactus #houseplants #northernarizona #natureathome

Stellar’s Jays #stellarsjay #birds #northernarizona #naturetherapy

Red-backed Junco in the backyard, digging in the flower beds. #redbackedjunco #darkeyedjunco #backyardbirds #northernarizona #birds

Happy 2026! #happynewyear #globemallow

Happy Holidays! #happyholidays #ponderosapine #sunsetcrater

Winter solstice! #wintersolstice #bluespruce #seasons #fromthearchives

Here are some Asters to end the autumn season with. #aster #wildflowers

Mallards are one of the most frequently seen species of duck. Watched this one at a pond in northern Arizona. #mallard #duckpond #francesshortpond #birds

American Coot #americancoot #birds #notducks #sedonawetlandspreserve