Dobson Central Photography

I thought this might be a nice break from the “May Flower” theme going on in the news this month. On my recent trip to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum last Sunday, I spotted this lizard outside near the parking lot. It wasn’t part of any exhibit mind you, just one of the many typical things you see in the desert. Sadly, this was my “keeper” shot for the entire day, as I should have brought a tripod with me for the “May Flower” project that I’ve been working on. Click for a larger version.

These lizards are generally active from April through October. They take shelter during excessive heat and cold periods. They’re good climbers, often seen on rocks, trees and walls, as well as on the ground. They take shelter under rocks, logs and other surface they can go under. Males stand tall and extend the throat to expose the blue coloring in order to announce/claim their territory, as seen in this shot.

I was looking for different angles of these some what tall desert marigolds. Upon processing the photos at the end of the shoot, it appeared to me as if they were extremely tall from this particular angle, hence the title.

On a recent trip out to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, the cacti all seemed to be in full bloom. Since my flower gallery has had a limited amount of photos in there for quite some time, I thought it best to expand my collection. There are all kinds of cacti in Arizona and the one thing I know about all of them is that they hurt when you get one stuck in you. Identifying their names, besides “OW”, isn’t my specialty. Flowers/plants in general, aren’t really my thing, so hopefully I’ve identified this cacti correctly. If not, please let me know. Click the photo to see a little larger version.