Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert in North American desert large parts of the Southwestern United States (Arizona and California), and Northwestern Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur. It is the hottest desert in North America. The Sonoran is rich in habitats and species. It is the only place in the world where the famous saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) grows in the wild. Cacti provide food and shelter to many desert mammals and birds, with colorful blooming from late March through June. Images in this portfolio were captures in May of 2014.

: 3634 Female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3639 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3652 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3635 Male Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3648 Female Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri)

: 3642 Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

: 3655 Male Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

: 3656 Female Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

: 3497 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3496 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3653 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

: 3637 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris)

: 3636 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris)

: 3650 Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyanthus latirostris)

: 3657 Female Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cyananthus latirostris)

: 3651 Female Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris)

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

: 3654 Male Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

: 3638 Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgaens)

: 3641 Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

: 3633 Magnificant Hummingbird (Eugenes-fulgens)

: 3658 Male Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens)

: 3648 Male Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae)

: 3645 Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)

: 3516 Newborn Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilovhus alexandri)

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

: 3647 Inca Dove (Columbina-inca)

: 3519 Inca Doves (Columbina inca)

: 3518 Cactus Wren (Campylohynchus brunneicapillus)

: 3631 Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

: 3632 Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

: 3646 Inca Dove (Columbina inca)

: 3643 Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

: 7283 Myotis Bat

: 7282 Myotis Bat

: 3413 Myotis Bat

: 3416 Myotis Bat

: 3417 Pallid Bat

: 3415 Myotis Bat, Southern Arizona

: 3418 Myotis Bat

: 3412 Myotis Bat

: 3415 Myotis Bat

: 3414 Pallid Bat

: 3521 Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)

: 3522 Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake (Lampropeltis pyromelana)

: 3520 Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus molossus)

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

: 7284 Mountain Lion (Puma concolor), Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona

: 3573 Arizona Gray Squirrel (Sciurus arizonensis)