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Tag: Phoenix
Lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Last look.
Western screech-owl
(Megascops kennicottii), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Disapprobation.
Western screech-owls (Megascops kennicottii), allopreening in an acacia tree at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Among birds, mutual feather preening is a way to help a mate get at those hard to reach spots, but also a behavior that reinforces the pair bond. Like mutual feeding between adult birds, it looks a lot like love.
Dem bones.
Scaring on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), deep enough to reveal its woody skeleton. At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
Dasher.
Blue dasher dragonfly (Pachydiplax longipennis), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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