Monday, July 18, 2011

What's all the Haboob?



Evening monsoon dust storm moving along the north valley

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Monsoons at Lake Pleasant

Lightning storm in the south
Click on video to watch the lightning activity of the monsoons

Merriam's kangaroo-rat
Red-spotted toad

Colorado river toad
Speckled rattlesnake

Sunday, July 10, 2011

A hot night

Monsoon storm heading in from the east
Spot-lighting for critters
Desert banded gecko

Friday, July 8, 2011

Evening in the yard

Introduced Mediterranean house gecko


Palo Verde beetle

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

The monsoons have arrived


The monsoon storms building up in the evening
A bullsnake roaming the roads post-storm
Spotted leaf-nosed snake crossing the road
Male Couch's spadefoot toad
Female Couch's spadefoot toad
Couch's spadefoot in ephemeral pool
An introduced Rio Grande leopard frog along the Gila River
Great Plains toads

Listen to the breeding calls of the Great plains Toads
A calling male Great plains toad