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B-56 Saguaro cactus with the sun setting behind. |
B-57 The end of the rainbow was right in front of me! |
B-58 Springtime in the desert means cactus flowers |
B-59 A beautiful cactus flower in Arizona. |
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B-60 Cave Creek Recreational Area is our favorite campground near Phoenix, and this was the view out our window. |
B-61 Are the stars out tonight? |
B-62 This is the same Saguaro, daytime shot. A balloon staging area was nearby, and they'd be out every clear day. |
B-63 Desert cactus. Pretty, but don't touch! |
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B-64 So delicate |
B-65 The sunsets in the desert are so beautiful at Cave Creek, AZ |
B-66 It was a nice day, cool breeze |
B-67 Rainbows always take my breath away. I can sit there and watch it til it fades away. When I was a kid I would chase them to try to get the gold. |
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B-68 This is a Harris Hawk. His name is Buster. Cave Creek AZ |
B-69 This is a Goshawk. They are very temperamental, but in the air, great hunters.
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B-70 She looks majestic, doesn't she? |
B- 71 This is. . . Oh, I forgot her name. |
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B-72 This Harris Hawk's name is Billie |
B-73 This is the view at Lake Mittry, near Yuma, AZ |
B-74 We are here at Organ Pipe Cactus National Park. There is a 20 mile road in the park that takes you to the high country where the wildflowers are. |
B-75 And Cacti |
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B-76 Poppies |
B-77 Birds |
B-78 More flowers |
B-79 Mountains |
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B-80 As you drive around each corner, there was a surprise |
B-81 Beauty |
B-82 Everywhere |
B-83 An assortments of flower and cactus |
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B-84 I love the colors there and how they all blend into the landscape to make a beautiful quilt |
B-85 Cave creek, AZ |
B-86 Check out the root system. I thought it was kind of artsy. |
B-87 It's amazing the places flowers will grow. |
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| B-88 I took the camera , lay on my back then took the picture. I got 4 holes in my head. | B-89 This is a rare flower. It is an Ajo desert lily | B-90 Because of all the rain this year(2005) they bloomed. | B-91 A desert turtle |
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| B-92 Old Glory at Lake Mittry, Yuma, AZ | B-93 Sandhill Cranes in flight, Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico | B-93 Twin Sandhill Cranes | B-94 A Red-tail Hawk |
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| B-95 A Horned Owl | B-96 Sandhill Crane taking off | B-97 I had baited an area for ring tails. When I turned the corner, there she was. (This is not a zoo!) I sat there till she went to sleep | B-98 This is near Carlsbad, NM |
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| B-99 Sitting Bull Falls in New Mexico. At some point in the winter the wind blew down the canyon at 107 mph | B-100 Friends working at the state park had to strap their trailer down. | B-101 Sitting Bull Falls is the tallest waterfall in NM | B-102 the cacti there are beautiful |
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B-103 Carlsbad, NM |
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B-105 Take a look at the picture. It is the bottom of the falls. Look close and let your eyes relax and you will see it |
B-106 The upper part of the Falls |
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| B-107 Another part of the Falls | B-108 This is the Valley of Fires National Monument near Carrizozo, NM | B-109 A wall in the town of Carrizozo | B-110 Twin Calves |
