Arizona Wild Bird Photos

IN NO WHERE DESERT ARIZONA

Up-date as of 03/14/05

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Well, the last time I attempted to drive out here approximately January 5, 2005 the roads had turned into rivers.

In case you don't remember here is a refresher

1/5/05

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Let's have a look at the roads now after many weeks of
RAIN.

Where's the desert?

Believe it or not there is a desert on the other side of the weeds.
I just had to pull over and show how high the weeds were.

Actually the weeds are a little higher than my van.
Also the road has been graded so it makes them about the same height as the van.

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Just in case you may have thought I found one spot where they were high, here's another shot of the road in.

For a while I thought some one had been out here sowing Kudzu-vine seeds.

If you have been to the east coast you will know that is.

I don't know what these weeds are called but I do know they are dense & you have to cut your way through them.

Also, you can see the road graders have really been working on the road.

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This is just unbelievable.
There shouldn't be any thing green along this road and hasn't been for as long as I have been driving out here.

Around that curve up ahead it even gets greener.

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Look up ahead and to the left, the desert is a bed of green foliage.

Well, so much for the road and the weeds.

By the way, if the word weeds offends you, sorry but that's what they are to me.

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Hey; if this gets any worse I may not be able to find "No Where Desert Arizona"

I think I may have to get out of the van and go on foot for a spell.

Guess I had better take a photo of where I left the van so I can find my way back! :-)( right??

I just know my "No Where" feeding station is around here some where; I hope???

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Actually I am not lost, I believe I could find this place at night with my eyes closed.
I just wanted to show you what the rain has done to the desert in a few months.

Here is what it looked like in Nov.-Dec. of 04

And this is what the desert looked like then.

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Here's another shocker. Remember all of those nice rocks I spent so much time putting out?

Just in case you don't here it is or was.

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But now, what a JOLT.

I ain't pullin no weeds. Then kin jus stay till the sun cooks'em.

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Even my old blind is over grown with weeds.

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OK, you've seen the BAD, the UGLY weeds, now let's look at the GOOD.

I have had a tough time keeping these out of my photos so, let's take a look.

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In order to show how big these are I set the camera on the ground. They aren't over 6 inches big.

I believe these are called "Owl Clover"

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Oh, there are many birds out here but I can only hear them, not see them.

I'll let you figure out why.

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One last item before I leave. I have a new resident at my "No Where Desert Arizona" place.

When the time is right I will attempt to photograph it. Right now I don't want to disturb or in any way stress it.

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Maybe in a week or 2 I'll come back out here,
sure hope some one cuts some of these weeds while I'm gone. :-))

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Back to whats on the site or the No Where Index page.

04/29/05 let's take another look at the Hawks nest.