Sow thistle, No. 3.
Tag: Phoenix
Sow thistle, No. 2.
Sow thistle, No. 2.
Sow thistle, No. 1.
All of the photos in this set are of Sonchus asper, the prickly sow-thistle, taken at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area in Phoenix, Arizona. The species name asper is from the Latin word for rough; it is the root of the English word asperity.
Sow thistle, No. 1.
All of the photos in this set are of Sonchus asper, the prickly sow-thistle, taken at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area in Phoenix, Arizona. The species name asper is from the Latin word for rough; it is the root of the English word asperity.
American coot (Fulica americana), at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona.
I am fond of coots. I enjoy photographing them. I relate to coots. I like to think that if I were reincarnated as a waterfowl I would return as a coot – a stolid, dependable dabbler, a not-quite-a-duck in a duck’s world.
American coot (Fulica americana), at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona.
I am fond of coots. I enjoy photographing them. I relate to coots. I like to think that if I were reincarnated as a waterfowl I would return as a coot – a stolid, dependable dabbler, a not-quite-a-duck in a duck’s world.
American widgeon (Anas americana), at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona.
American widgeon (Anas americana), at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Arizona.
Snipe hunt. Wilson’s snipe (Gallinago delicata), at the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, in Phoenix, Arizona.
Anyone tricked into a late-night snipe hunt at summer camp (with a gunny sack and flashlight to flush the dangerous animals from their cover) might be surprised to learn that snipe are real animals. The snipe in this photo (just out of the shadow, at right center) is almost invisible in the tangle of vegetation at water’s edge. Snipe have lent their name to snipers – marksmen with sharp enough vision to hit such a challenging target.
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