DPO Nature

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62 Pictures & 3 Videos

2. Venus above the Moon

3. Venus January 14, 2007

4. Choilla cactus in center, saguaros abound

5. Desert Peak Observatory in center, Picacho Peak to the right. Photo taken part way up the mountain.

6. Tortoise near our home with keys for scale.

6a. Tortoise Video (Suggest you turn up volume for Phantom Music) :-)

7. Free range cattle on Lacerta Lane April 18, 2007.

8. Cattle feeding about our home. February 7, 2008. :-)

9. They now are checking out the observatory.

10. Scorpions are in the desert! (Keys for scale)	Lizard Pictures 10-12 Below. On March 29, 2007 John went out the north door after it had been standing open to pick up Patti Fox for a visit. This lizard was on the inside of the door! On the same day a cousin was on the south step. :-)
11. Lizard 1	12. Lizard 1's cousin :-)

19. Tiny Spring flowers with quarter for scale.

21. The largest wash running through our property.

22. Top of Desert Peak. Palo Verde visible for miles in either direction, east or west.

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Lots of wildlife exists in the High Sonoran Desert. This guy was seen walking about between the observatory and the Tool Shed two nights in a row. Bug moved so fast that photographer had to keep tossing penny near where the bug was headed to capture both in the picture at the same time. We think this is a "Stink Bug" although there was no smell.

31. This Saguaro we have named "hooker." Our hawk likes to perch on the hook.

32. Spring life in the High Sonoran Desert.	33. Saguaro with spring blooms & the first 1/4 moon.

34. Taken as the moon was nearing the first quarter. Just to the upper right of the moon a high flying jet.	35. Desert hawk making the top branch a perch. Mate was nearby on the top of another saguaro.