Photos: Hummingbirds – Colorful Desert Wonders
By Tom Mangelsdorf Hummingbirds, in various varieties, can be found throughout the greater Pinnacle Peak area, and they are truly wondrous to watch and photograph. Whether you have a hummingbird feeder on your patio or flowering plants in you landscaping, you’re likely to attract hummingbirds. They are a very territorial bird that will chase away any intruders into their established space. Speed, agility and their ability to hover are...
Kay Suchomel Winner of Summer Fun Photo Contest in Local People Category
“A Man and His Horse” Walks Away as the Winner of the Local People Category for the 13th Annual Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest Kay Suchomel’s photograph of a man walking his horse to its stall was selected by judges as the winner of the best image of local people. In this year’s photography contest, judges selected winners in four categories: landscape, wildlife, local people, and travel. A grand prize winner was...
Tom Mangelsdorf Winner of Summer Fun Photo Contest in Wildlife Category
Judges select “Mourning Doves” as the winner of the Wildlife Category for the 13th Annual Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest. Tom Mangelsdorf’s “Mourning Doves” was selected by judges as the winner of the best image of local wildlife. In this year’s photography contest, judges selected winners in four cagegories: landscape, wildlife, local people, and travel. A grand prize winner was also...
Jim Sciacero Summer Fun Travel Photo Winner
Judges select “Miami Skyline” as the winner of the Travel Category for the 13th Annual Summer Fun Tony Nelssen Photography Contest. Jim Sciacero’s “Miami Skyline” was selected by judges as the winner of the best image of landscape, wildlife, people, or scenery taken on a trip outside of Arizona. In this year’s photography contest, judges selected winners in four cagegories: landscape,...
Gambel Quail Chicks – The Next Generation
Article and Photographs by Tom Mangelsdorf For those of you who live in the Greater Pinnacle Peak area of Scottsdale, Arizona, seeing a Gambel’s Quail is not a particularly unusual sighting. If you see one, you’re also likely to see another one close by. They tend to travel around the desert in male/female pairs. If you’re really fortunate, you may sometimes see the male and female...
Photos: Wild Peach-Faced Love Birds
Article and Photographs Courtesy of Tom Mangelsdorf A couple of years ago I was surprised to see two brightly colored birds feeding on a sock full of thistle seeds I have hanging in the yard. I took a few pictures at the time and then they disappeared. Well, they’re back two years later. I discovered these are wild Peach-Faced Lovebirds, and they’re native to southwest Africa. Apparently years ago, a local aviary released a...
Seeing & Doing: Iberia Snapshots, 3 Parts Start Here
Part 1. Photographs by Judy and Les Conklin In this part, we travel in Portugal. In Part 2 and Part 3, we travel in Spain and show selected photographs taken in Merida, Carmona, Seville, Ronda, Ubeda, Toleda, Madrid, and Segovia. It’s a small world. “Les, I could swear that at 3:40 this afternoon (Monday, May 2nd) I walked right past you on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon. Is that possible? I called out “Les!”...
Seeing & Doing: Iberian Snapshots, Part 3
Photographs by Judy and Les Conklin Part 1 published photographs taken in Portugal. Part 2 showed photographs taken in southern and central Spain. The part publishes more photos taken during our all-to-brief trip through southern and central Spain. Part 3. Part 1 displays photographs from...
You Got to Stop and Smell the Roses
I walk just about every day of the year, and it’s usually a long walk. It’s a great way to exercise, and it gives me the opportunity to “Stop and Smell the Roses” as Mac Davis sang in his 1974 hit song. We don’t have too many native roses in the greater Pinnacle Peak area, but the desert does come alive every spring with beautiful blossoms that are just as magnificent as any rose. The following photographs are of blooms and other...
Cactus Wren – Arizona’s State Bird
By Tom Mangelsdorf Cactus Wrens are fairly common throughout the southwest and especially in Northeast Scottsdale. They were officially recognized as Arizona’s state bird in 1931. These birds, about the size of a common Robin, build their nests in several varieties of cactus such as the staghorn cholla. The male and female Cactus Wrens mate for life. The male will often build several nests during the spring and the female may lay...
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