San Xavier Mission near Tucson, AZ

I have been gone for awhile but will be posting each day now, and plan on updating this blog soon. I have visited the beautiful San Xavier mission several times, but always the sun was shining and there were no clouds. I always hoped for “bad” weather, which is often good for photographers, and yesterday was finally the day. While this is not Nature photography, if you ever get a chance to see this place, be sure to visit. Take your tripod, because it is beautiful inside too.

A winter visitor to AZ – Drake Ring-necked Duck

Snow Geese lift off at Cibola Wildlife Refuge in California

Joshua Tree State Parkway, AZ

A rare Blue Morph Snow Goose at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge on the AZ/CA border.

Females – Lesser Scaup and Ring-necked Duck

Lake Pleasant Regional Park, Arizona

Joshua Forest Scenic Road, Arizona

Channel Islands National Park

Burrowing Owls

Two Owls guard their burrow, down in the storm drain. Both their shadows show in the late afternoon sun.