I went to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. It is half museum, half zoo, and everything is native to the area. It is super :) If you hate animals (you insufferable butthole!), then feel free to skip this page.
Hello mister rattler, you are adorable and so fussy :3
Another rattler, I love this little guy's eyebrows!
I believe this one is a ropesnake? It was really curious and kept wiggling at me, which is why the photo is a little blurry.
The baddest mutha'
fat lizard butt
This guy was a little character :3
Hello Ms. Black Widow, you are very large! Her butt was about 3/4" in diameter.
ehehe hello mister wolf spider :3
Some sort of gigantor Euphorbia.
They had a little cave, I'm not sure if it was an honest to goodness cave or synthetic (probably the latter). The artists who work for them are AMAZING at what they do.
In the cave. "I had Fun. JaCob" :3
In the cave. "fRom PARKeR yAAh!" There were a lot more of these but I didn't want to use up all my camera's juice.
They had a big room full of gems and minerals. It was super duper. This display was behind glass.
The other side of the display.
Little cave of minerals. I forget what this one is :(
Malachite. The colours are really washed out, it was super pretty.
A rather suggestive-looking mineral cave. Forgot the name of this one too, but it was a really strong red.
"Can YOU spot the (replica) dinosaur bones in THIS wall??"
Sonorasaurus front leg. It was about fifteen feet tall.
Sonorasaurus front toesies. This was about three feet high.
A Thick-Billed Parrot. They are working on a recovery/repopulation program for these guys. They are endangered and native.
An American Kestrel. It was watching me take a snack break INTENTLY, it was adorable.
Sleepy hot mountain lions.
This Western Scrub Jay was a little character. All alone in his pen, though :(
Colorado Pikeminnow.
More Colorado Pikeminnow!
sheepes
The coolest sculpture.
Closeups of the sculpture. I failed to get the artist's name, and I'm now kicking myself for it.
A Cardinal in its summer coat. it kept squeaking at me :3
Male Gambel's Quail and Cardinal.
Hello mister squeaky Cardinal :)
Cardinals yaaaay! I am glad he did not decide to poop in my eye!
Mister quail.
Other mister Quail.
A nesting Turtle Dove. :3
A poppa Quail sitting on the eggs :3
A little Inca Dove. These guys were super, I was sitting on the sidewalk and they would just strut on by, less than a foot away from me. And they're TINY and adorable and oh my gosh I love how they walk, sort of like budgies. :3
A Passionfruit flower with a little bee hiding under the stamen.
Queen Victoria's Agave. I'm not sure if this actually adheres to the Fibonacci sequence or if it is just close, but it is super either way.
Cute little cacti.
Giganto cactus.
Sonoran Rock Fig.
Roots of the Sonoran Rock Fig.
What are YOU lookin' at?
Whatup.
MISTER TOAD
sleepy mister toad :3
super sleepy mister toad :3
toad butts
chillin'
Gates Pass, looking down on Old Tucson. The following pics are also of Gates Pass.
