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| Portrait of Rick, Connie, the dogs, my kids and Megan |
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| Connie's front yard - habitat for Lesser Goldfinch and Bewicks Wren - to name two |
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| The Pool - not so handy when it's snowing! |
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| Lesser Goldfinch |
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| Wlking the mountain road of Madeira Canyon |
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| Coatamundi at Santa Rita Lodge |
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| Cute Coati |
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| Rock Squirrel |
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| Arizona Grey Squirrel |
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| Aizona Grey Squirrel |
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| Acorn Woodpecker |
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| Mexican Jay |
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| Hepatic Tanager |
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| Hepatic Tanager |
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| Magnificent Hummingbird |
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| Magnificent front view |
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| Connie and I on the trails |
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| trails on Madeira Canyon |
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| Millie the apprentice birder |
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| view to the valley |
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| Dusky Flycatcher |
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| Dusky Flycatcher |
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| Gila Woodpecker |
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| male Anna's Hummingbird |
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| Green-tailed Towhee with WC Sparrow in foreground |
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| Green-tailed Towhee |
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| Tumacacori is the site of a Franciscan mission that was built in the late 18th century. It takes its name from an earlier mission site founded by Father Eusebio Kino in 1691, which is on the east side of the Santa Cruz River south of the national park. This Kino-period mission was founded at an extant native O'odham or Sobaipuri settlement and represents the first mission in southern Arizona, but not the first mission in Arizona. The remains of the native settlement are still extant and have been investigated and reported on by archaeologist Deni Seymour. The later Franciscan mission, which is now a ruin preserved as Tumacácori National Historical Park, was never rebuilt after being abandoned after repeated Apache raids in the 19th century that killed farmers and ranchers in the area and put a stop to the growth of the area's economy. Nearby Tubac was besieged in 1861. |
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| Near Santa Rita Lodge |
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| Fresh fallen snow in southern Arizona |
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| Megsy in the forest |
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| Lifer - Arizona Woodpecker |
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| Arizona Woodpecker on a well worked pole |
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| breast pattern detail - Arizona woodpecker again |
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| female Arizona woodpecker |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch |
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| Chipping Sparrow |
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| Bridled Titmouse |
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| Lifer - Rufous-crowned Sparrow |
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| Lifer - Yellow-eyed Junco |
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| Dark eyed Junco |
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| Dark eyed Junco |
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| Connie and Rick dog walking after waking up to a small dump of snow |
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