Aravaipa Canyon

9-10 April 2005

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Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005 Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 9 April 2005
Cynanthus latirostris
Broad-billed hummingbird
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermillion flycatcher
(feeding young)
Icterus cucullatus
Hooded oriole
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Heloderma suspectum
Gila monster
Hyla arenicolor
Canyon treefrog
Paltothemis lineatipes
Red rock skimmer
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 9 April 2005
Cerambycidae
Long-horned beetle
Calochortus kennedyi
Desert mariposa lily
Epipactis gigantea
Stream orchid
Pinal Co.-Aravaipa Canyon west, 10 April 2005
Looking north from Aravaipa Rd a few miles west of the canyon's west entrance (note desert bighorn sheep)
All images copyright © 2004
by Ryan Sawby