
Great egret (Ardea alba), at the Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona.

Great egret (Ardea alba), at the Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Arizona.

Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona. The large male magisters have lost their spring mating colors. Click here to compare.

Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona. The large male magisters have lost their spring mating colors. Click here to compare.

Flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Mug shot.
Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Mug shot.
Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.