Foresummer drought- May and June

On dry warm days during May and June, seek dragonflies and cactus blooms
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Santa Cruz Co.-Pajarito mountains 23 May 2003 Maricopa Co.-Hassayampa River 15 May 2004
Gila Co.-Lake at Camp Geronimo, 28 May 2004
Rhionaeshna multicolor ♂
Blue-eyed darner
Echinocereus pectinatus
Rainbow cactus		 Erythemis collocata ♂
Western pondhawk
Hemiargus isola- Gila Co.- Black River near Georges Basin 31 May 2003
Cochise Co., Chiricahua mtns 29 June 2003
Hetaerina americana- Maricopa Co.-Hassayampa Nature Preserve 8 May 2004
Hetaerina americana ♂
American rubyspot
 Papilio multicaudata
Two-tailed swallowtail		 Hemiargus isola
Reakirt's blue
Hemantopus mexicanus- Yuma Co.- Dome 19 May 2005
Pontia protodice- Maricopa Co. Glendale 10 May 2003
Chionactis occipitalis- Maricopa Co.- White Tank Mountains 20 May 2005
Pontia protodice
Checkered white		 Chionactis occipitalis
Western shovel-nosed snake		 Hemantopus mexicanus
Black-necked stilt
All images copyright © 2004 by Ryan Sawby