Monsoon- July, August, September

The late summer warm rains reactivate the drought-parched landscape, and plants, insects, frogs, and snakes explode with renewed growth and activity
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Santa Cruz Co.-Ruby Rd 7 Sept 2003 Ipomoea sp-Santa Cruz Co.- FR 217 near Oro Blanco 4 Sept 2004
Gila/Yavapai Co.- Fossil Springs 29 August 2004
Milla biflora
Mexican star lily		 Ipomoea sp.
Morning glory		 Libellula croceipennis ♂
Neon skimmer
Poecilotettix pantherina-Santa Cruz Co.-Sycamore cyn 6 Sept 2003
Calligrapha sp.-Santa Cruz Co.- Peña Blanca cyn cmpgrnd 6 Sept 2003
Colias cesonia-Santa Cruz Co.-Sycamore cyn 6 Sept 2003
Colias cesonia
Southern dogface
Calligrapha sp.
Calligraphy leaf beetle		 Poecilotettix pantherina
Panther grasshopper
Diadophis punctatus-Santa Cruz Co.-FR 217 Warsaw cyn crossing 4 Sept 2004
Pima Co.-16 Aug 2004
Pyrrhopyge araxes- Santa Cruz Co. 7 Sept 2003
Bufo retiformis
Sonoran green toad
Pyrrhopyge araxes
Dull firetip		 Diadophis punctatus
Ring-necked snake
Cochise Co.- Sunnyside Cyn. 29 May 2004
Cochise Co.-Huachuca mtns, Scotia Cyn 13 August 2005
Hyla wrightorum
Mountain treefrog		 Crotalus willardi
Ridge-nosed rattlesnake
All images copyright © 2004 by Ryan Sawby