Madera Canyon, AZ

Madera Canyon, in the rugged Santa Rita Mountains of southeastern Arizona, is home to the greatest variety of hummingbirds in North America. Our base of operation was held at the world-famous Santa Rita Lodge. In addition to hummers, we also photographed several reptile and mammal specimens, a few perching birds and some nocturnal wildlife including bats. Some pictures were obtained at the Sonoran Desert Museum and its Hummingbird aviary. (May, 20143)

: 3638 Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgaens)

: 3633 Magnificant Hummingbird (Eugenes-fulgens)

: 3658 Male Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

: 3641 Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

: 3654 Male Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

: 3642 Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

: 3655 Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

: 3648 Male Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

: 3634 Female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3517 Female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) on Nest

: 3516 Newborn Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilovhus alexandri)

: 3635 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3639 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3652 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3648 Female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3657 Female Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyananthus latirostris)

: 3651 Female Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3636 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris)

: 3653 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3650 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris)

: 3637 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris)

: 3496 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3497 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3644 Female Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus-latirostris)

: 3656 Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

: 3518 Cactus Wren (Campylohynchus brunneicapillus)

: 3631 Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

: 3645 Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

: 3632 Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

: 3519 Inca Doves (Columbina inca)

: 3647 Inca Dove (Columbina-inca)

: 3646 Inca Dove (Columbina inca)

: 3418 Myotis Bat

: 3417 Pallid Bat

: 3416 Myotis Bat

: 3415 Myotis Bat, Southern Arizona

: 3414 Pallid Bat

: 3413 Myotis Bat

: 3412 Myotis Bat

: 3643 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

: 3573 Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)

: 3522 Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana)

: 3521 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

: 3520 Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)

: 3640 Horned Toad (Short Horned Lizard), (Phrynosoma hernandesi)