Nature Done Wright

     Had a great trip to southern Arizona to visit friends last week, where I saw a bunch of new species and brought my life list up to 15 birds (at least) and three types of raccoons.
   Highlights included a spotted owl (I did not take a photo because it was near its nest), a flame-colored tanager and an elegant trogon (above).  Plus bear tracks, a lizard, a mountain lion (confined, but that’s the only way you’ll ever photograph one), and a ring-tailed cat.
   I also learned that the adjective "plumbeous" means "do not bother craning your neck."
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Acorn woodpecker

California sister butterfly

Flame-colored tanager

Bear tracks

Next best thing to a spotted owl —
its pellet

Mr. Lizzard

Mountain Lion

Ring-tailed cat

Wild turkey