Thursday, October 18, 2012

Early Autumn

Snapshots from early to mid-October:



Cooper's hawk


white-tailed deer


bracket fungus






Lion face?


emerald moth and sulphur butterfly on cottonwood leaf




gray hairstreak






desert cottontail


black-tailed jackrabbit


Sonoran Tiger Whiptail



Have a great day!
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22 comments:

  1. rainfield61October 18, 2012 at 7:35 AM

    Have a great day!!

    With these wild lives.

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  2. Tina´s PicStoryOctober 18, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    what a wonderful walk! :)

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  3. MagpieOctober 18, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    Always beautiful! I love the clouds reflected in the water.

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  4. ThérèseOctober 18, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Beautiful pics.
    The bracket fungi match perfectly the autumn mood but are not good to trees.

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  5. UnknownOctober 18, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    Great captures of autumn scenes Dianne.
    Costas

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  6. angryparsnipOctober 18, 2012 at 9:41 AM

    I was wondering when you would post some Fall photos !
    The reflection one is lovely.
    In Arizona this is the best time of the year, heat of summer is finally over and the perfect days of Fall till the much needed Winter storms come.

    cheers, parsnip

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  7. Debbie LoOctober 18, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Really beautiful photos! I love the hawk, and the deer, and the rabbits, and the lizard, and...and...well, you get the "picture." LOL

    The desert looks gorgeous in the fall! Having never lived out west, I'd never have known that if I hadn't seen these pictures. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  8. RamakrishnanOctober 18, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    Hi Diane
    What a lovely series of pictures of desert flora and fauna. Yes everything looks green and fall colours are yet to emerge ? Or is it that Arizona has minimal fall due to extreme desert climate.
    Have a great day. Ram

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  9. LoreeOctober 18, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    Oh the ears on that jack rabbit just made me smile so much. There's nothing cuter than a rabbit :)

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  10. betchaiOctober 18, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    you always have a set of beautiful images showing the richness of life in your place, Diane.

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  11. RohrerbotOctober 18, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    You really nailed these shots. Absolutely gorgeous. We live in a such a beautiful part of the world. Love your pictures. They inspire me at this time of night to think about some more walking tomorrow:) Love the rabbits.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 18, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    Lovely photos, as usual. I am especially partial to the dramatic sky and magnificent lighting in the first one.

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  13. Martha ZOctober 19, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    You find an amazing variety of life there in your Sonoran Desert. Beautiful blue skies as well.

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  14. Kathie BrownOctober 19, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Beautiful shots! Love the lion's face!

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  15. eileeninmdOctober 20, 2012 at 2:57 AM

    Wow, gorgeous collection of photos.

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  16. Betty ManousosOctober 20, 2012 at 5:18 AM

    beautiful diane!

    such beautiful early autumn shots, i really love that one with the white-tailed deer...there's something about the light and composition. gorgeous!

    thanks for sharing these gems with us.
    happy weekend!

    xx

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  17. Teté M. JorgeOctober 20, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Loved the shots!!!

    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Warm hug from Brasil.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    Really like that dark sky with sunlight in the foreground. Beautiful Cooper's hawk, and look at those fluffy ears on the deer! They look soft as velvet. How interesting the tree bark looks like a lion's face. Had I not enlarged the photos, I would have totally missed the yellow moth on the yellow leaf. Beautiful sky reflection in the pond. ALL lovely images!

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  19. ZielonaMilaOctober 21, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    Beautiful photographs, nature is painting remarkable pictures. I am greeting

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  20. CelesteOctober 21, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    Beautiful photos as always. I haven't seen the deer in my yard yet, I'm sure they will be here soon.

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  21. DarlaOctober 22, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    What a remarkable lion face! And that last photo ... as if all the energy is drawn right there into the center ...

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  22. JulieOctober 30, 2012 at 10:13 PM

    Great shots of the bracket fungus!!!

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