Tarantula Hawk In Desert Broom — Photographed in Sabino Canyon Riparian Area — Image by kenne Related articles Sabino Creek Is Dry – Almost! (kenneturner.wordpress.com) “Am I Buggin’ You?” No, Not The “Bug Man!” (kenneturner.wordpress.com)

The fall flowers of the Turpentine Bush growing on Gneiss rocks. The rocks of the Santa Catalina Mountains are primarily granite and hard, banded, metamorphic Catalina gneiss. — Image by kenne Related articles Strike It Rich – Sabino Canyon Geology Kit (kenneturner.wordpress.com)

Queen Butterfly On A Bur Marigold Wildflower Image by kenne In an early morning Sabino Canyon nature walk with temperatures in the upper-forties, I didn’t expect to see many insects. However, by mid-morning there were butterflies taking advantage of wildflowers in the Riparian area above the Sabino Creek Dam. kenne Queen Butterfly On A Bur [...]

Catclaw Acacia Bean Pod “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!” — Image by kenne

Trail Toward Esperero Canyon Trail Esperero Canyon Trail Esperero Canyon Trail Esperero Canyon Trail Esperero Canyon Trail Rattlesnake Canyon Trail Rattlesnake Canyon Trail Rattlesnake Canyon Trail Looking Up Sabino Canyon from Rattlesnake Canyon Trail Head Sabino Canyon Riparian Area Sabino Canyon Riparian Area Sabino Canyon Riparian Area — Images by kenne A chilly morning rain fail [...]