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Read MoreBacklit Saguaros and Panther Peak #2
Tucson Mountains in background, Saguaro National Park (West Unit).
Back-lit Saguaros and Panther Peak #1
Tucson Mountains in background, Saguaro National Park (West Unit).
Panorama - Panther to Wasson #1
View to the north (Panther Peak), east, and south (Wasson Peak) from my roof.
Saguaro, Ocotillo, and Thrasher
A curved bill thrasher perches on a branch of a flowering ocotillo. I love it when the ocotillo's leaves turn yellow during the flowering in late March/early April. Ocotillo leaves appear and fall off a number of times during the year depending on when it rains.
Panorama - Panther to Wasson #2
View to the north (Panther Peak), east, and south (Wasson Peak) from my roof.
Clearing Fog Reveals a Surprise
I set up my tripod on slope of Panther in the Tucson Mountains in Saguaro National Park to photograph this interesting saguaro cactus in the fog. As I looked through the viewfinder the fog cleared to reveal this false summit of Panther Peak.