Bit of a weekend washout in Erie, PA (weather-wise and otherwise), so it’s a return to Arizona with part 1 of an August visit to Tucson’s premier botanical garden/park, Tohono Chul. Always worth a visit for lots of wildlife and not-so-wild life.
Unless otherwise noted, hummingbirds are mature Purple Shooting Star (a.k.a. Costa’s hummingbird) (as above) or immature Purple Shooting Star, as here:
BirdingPI.com doesn’t regularly feature captive (i.e., zoo) animals, but it was great to see one of Tohono Chul’s Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) out-and-about (as opposed to hiding in its cave) = so darned cute!
Coming up soon, more Arizona hummingbirds, and more Erie fall bird! #more_bird
This team member never sees the tortoise. Good shots of it!
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Loved the HB! Always fun to see.