Birds & Wildlife of US Southwest Photos

Road runners, woodpeckers & other desert creatures.

See also: National Parks & Monuments plus Natural Sites in Arizona
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Road Runner (Geococcyx californianus) state bird.

Road Runner (Geococcyx californianus) state bird.

Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).

Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos).

Bird at Taliesin West.

Cactus wren in (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillum) Desert Botanical Garden.

Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillum) in Desert Botanical Garden.

Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillum) in Desert Botanical Garden.

Cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillum) in Desert Botanical Garden.

Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) bird at Desert Botanical Garden.

Gila Woodpecker (Centurus uropygialis) on cactus at Desert Botanical Garden.

Gila woodpecker (Centurus uropygialis) at Desert Botanical Garden.

Woodpecker nesting in cactus.

Gila woodpecker (Centurus uropygialis) at Desert Botanical Garden.

Dove on nest at Desert Botanical Garden.

Mourning dove.

Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps) bird in desert plant at Desert Botanical Garden.

California Quail (Lophortyx californicus).

California Quail (Lophortyx californicus).

Canyon wren (Catherpes mexicanus) at Montezuma Castle National Monument.

Rufus-sided towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) at Montezuma Castle National Monument.

Prairie dogs at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Cottontail rabbit.

Cottontail rabbit.

Rabbit in Paradise Valley.

Round-tailed ground squirrel at San Xavier del Bac Mission.

Round-tailed ground squirrel at San Xavier del Bac Mission.

Lizard at Desert Botanical Garden.

Lizard with sharp scales at Desert Botanical Garden.


All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
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