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Lower Antelope Canyon AZ
Upper Antelope Canyon, AZ
Arches National Park, UT
Bodie Ghost Town, CA
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Canyonlands National Park, UT
Capitol Reef National Park, UT
Devils Tower National Monument, WY
Glacier National Park, MT
Goblin Valley State Park, UT
Hanging Lake, CO
Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT
Mono Lake, CA
Mt Rainier National Park, WA
Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
The Grand Tetons National Park, WY
Valley of Fire State Park, NV
Yosemite National Park, CA
Zion National Park, UT
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
Caverns of Sonora, TX
Luray Caverns, VA
Jewel & Wind Cave, SD
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
All photographs Copyright © 2019, Jon R. Vermilye
While camped at Gilbert Ray Campground in the Tucson Mountain Park on a cross country trip, I visited the Desert Museum. A number of people have recommended both, and I completely agree with them. Lots to see & lots of docents explaining the exhibits. I spent over 3 hours touring the inside & outside exhibits.
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I made another visit to the Desert Museum during my trip home from spending the winter in Arizona. This time I managed to watch the 10:00AM Raptor program. A large crowd, but they have a number of "handlers" that get the birds to land near all the parts of the crowd. It is pretty impressive to see the birds fly 6" over the heads of the crowd. The had 3 species - a Great Horned Owl, a Crested Caracara, and a bunch of Harris's Hawks. Lots of photos, although I had the camera set on program, and it selected a shutter speed too slow for good in flight images.
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| The View | The View | Javelina | The Crowd |
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| Birds of Prey Docent | Great Horned Owl | Great Horned Owl | Great Horned Owl |
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| Great Horned Owl | Great Horned Owl | Great Horned Owl | Crested Caracara |
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| Crested Caracara | Crested Caracara | Crested Caracara | Harris's Hawk |
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| Harris's Hawk | Harris's Hawk | Harris's Hawk | White Winged Dove |
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| Gambel's Quail | Hummingbird | Hummingbird | Hummingbird |
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| Hummingbird | Hummingbird | Hummingbird | Hummingbird |
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| Hummingbird | Hummingbird | Hummingbird | Gila Monster |
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| Rattlesnake | Rattlesnake | eel |
I also revisited the hummingbird and reptile areas.
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Last Update:
May 24, 2022
