Photography - Nature and Scenic

Glen Canyon Spring
This photo was taken near Lee's Ferry, Arizona. The flowers in the foreground are Princes Plume.

Wasson Peak Sunset
This photo was taken from my yard.

Gambel's Quail
Gambel's Quail are delightful. They form families, with both parents and up to two or three dozen offspring. It is common to see them running together in early morning, or evening. They have a wonderful soft call. This is the male.

Lockett Meadow
Lockett Meadow is a peaceful location, not well known, in the San Francisco Peaks, near Flagstaff, Arizona.

I've Got a Secret - Baby Prairie Dogs

Torch Cactus

Let There Be Light - Antelope Canyon
This is the most famous of the slot canyons of northern Arizona. It is located near Page, on Dineh land, and is a Dineh tribal park. These intense rays are rather unusual, and I was very lucky to be able to photograph them. The sun only enters the canyon directly during certain times of the year and times of day. In order to get rays like this, there must be sand or dust in the air. On this particular day, it was very windy, so the rays were quite brilliant.

On the Way to Monument Valley

Spicebush Swallowtail

Sedona, Arizona
Sedona is world famous for its red rocks. The town itself lies at one end of the area where you find the rocks. This photo was taken near Holy Cross Chapel, which is a famous landmark.

Night-Blooming Cereus

Rock Squirrel
I found this fellow at Montezuma's Well, in central Arizona. He was not at all afraid of me, but shortly after, someone came along with a dog, and he ran away.

Vermilion Cliffs
These vivid rock formations and cliffs are found in northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah.

The Three Patriarchs - Zion National Park
Zion is actually located in Utah. The weather the day I was there was miserable, but lent itself to unusual photo opportunities.

Sunset with Ocotillo
This photo was taken from my yard. During rainy seasons, the sunsets can be spectacular. Ocotillo is a succulent that looks like dead sticks except when it has recently rained. The bark is used herbally for female troubles. I like to make a delicate punch by harvesting the flowers, filling a gallon jar with them, and then with water, and placing it in the refrigerator for 16 hours.

Agave
The Agave is a succulent with a very acrid juice. The hearts of the plant are used by the Seri Indians to make tequila. It requires a complex distillation process.

Harris Hawk

Twilight
Taken from my yard.

Collared Lizard
This fellow posed for us, while I took a couple of rolls of film. He was sitting on a rock in the Wupatki Ruins area.

Waterhole Canyon

Claret Cup Hedgehog
Hedgehogs have edible flesh. The exterior with thorns must be trimmed off. Hedgehog fruits are tiny, and taste a little like strawberries.

Painted Lady on Lantana

Broad-billed Hummingbird
This is one of eight species of hummingbird in southern Arizona.

Horseshoe Bend
This famous location is on the Colorado River near Page, Arizona.

Blue Dasher
I captured this dragonfly at Patagonia Lake.

Patagonia Lake
This lake is located in southern Arizona, near the border with Mexico.

Lupine
This photo was taken in Massachusetts.

Sunset - Saguaro National Park

Emerald Swallowtail
This is actually an Asian species, which I captured in a butterfly park in Massachusetts.

Sunset by the Sea
Taken in Maine. The boat in the foreground is used for catching lobsters.