Harvester ants excavating a new nest. On the Little Boquillas Ranch trail, San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, Arizona.
Tag: Cochise County
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Miscellany.
I love the way cottonwood leaves dance in the slightest breeze.
Frémont’s cottonwood (Populus fremontii), near the Millville Townsite,
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, Arizona.
Cottonwood drift.
Parry’s beardtongue penstemon (Penstemon parryi), near the Millstone Townsite, Cochise County, Arizona.
Don’t be fooled by the lush vegetation. All of the plants in this photo are adapted for desert life, able to eke out and retain scant water from their surroundings. It’s drier than it looks.
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A trail through a shaded mesquite bosque.
This is one of my favorite places to walk, through a landscape that is both desert and woodland at the same time.
Near the Fairbank townsite, San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, Cochise County, Arizona.
Rio San Pedro.
Treasures.
Dithyramb 