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Jerry Pillarelli | profile | all galleries >> Travel and Nature; Sites by State >> US Travel; by Trip, by State >> Arizona >> Five Acres in the Sonoran Desert – Arizona >> Five Acres in the Sonoran Desert - Land – Arizona tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Five Acres in the Sonoran Desert - Land – Arizona

Images of Five Acres in the Sonoran Desert - Land – Arizona, taken 2015 through 2025.

This gallery, shot over the last ten years, represents the land and the wildlife found on the little slice of the Arizona Sonoran Desert that my family referred to as ‘The Five Acres’.
A blooming Century Plant next to a Saguaro Cactus
A blooming Century Plant next to a Saguaro Cactus 		Saguaro Cactus blooms, the Arizona state flower
Saguaro Cactus blooms, the Arizona state flower		 Gila Woodpecker outside of its nest in a Saguaro Cactus
Gila Woodpecker outside of its nest in a Saguaro Cactus		 A Desert Spiny Lizard sunning itself on a pile of old branches
A Desert Spiny Lizard sunning itself on a pile of old branches		 The sun setting on the spines of a Saguaro Cactus
The sun setting on the spines of a Saguaro Cactus
Female Anna’s hummingbird feeds its baby chick in the nest
Female Anna’s hummingbird feeds its baby chick in the nest		 Desert Cottontail rabbit
Desert Cottontail rabbit		 A White-winged Dove on top of a blooming Saguaro Cactus
A White-winged Dove on top of a blooming Saguaro Cactus		 A House Sparrow on a branch
A House Sparrow on a branch		 A Horned Lizard, also known as a Horny Toad
A Horned Lizard, also known as a Horny Toad
Saguaro Cactus blooms
Saguaro Cactus blooms		 A Gila Woodpecker brings a seed back to its nest in a Saguaro Cactus
A Gila Woodpecker brings a seed back to its nest in a Saguaro Cactus		 The sun shines through the petals of a Prickly Pear Cactus bloom
The sun shines through the petals of a Prickly Pear Cactus bloom		 A female American Kestrel on an old nest on the side of a Saguaro
A female American Kestrel on an old nest on the side of a Saguaro		 Female American Kestrel extends out of a nest in a Saguaro
Female American Kestrel extends out of a nest in a Saguaro
Head and neck of a Roadrunner, the Arizona state bird, bleaching in the sun
Head and neck of a Roadrunner, the Arizona state bird, bleaching in the sun		 A Saguaro Cactus towers overhead
A Saguaro Cactus towers overhead		 A Mourning Dove in a Saguaro Cactus nest with two chicks
A Mourning Dove in a Saguaro Cactus nest with two chicks		 A Saguaro Cactus reaches toward the sky
A Saguaro Cactus reaches toward the sky		 A Western Whiptail Lizard
A Western Whiptail Lizard
A White-winged Dove next to an open Saguaro Cactus fruit
A White-winged Dove next to an open Saguaro Cactus fruit		 Saguaro Cactus fruit on the ground showing its juicy red pulp
Saguaro Cactus fruit on the ground showing its juicy red pulp		 A Gambel’s Quail
A Gambel’s Quail		 A House Sparrow on top of a Saguaro Cactus
A House Sparrow on top of a Saguaro Cactus		 A Saguaro Cactus with buds, flowers and fruit topping the stem and arms
A Saguaro Cactus with buds, flowers and fruit topping the stem and arms
Gambel’s Quails and chicks in the shade of a Century Plant
Gambel’s Quails and chicks in the shade of a Century Plant		 A Gambel’s Quail chick in the desert brush
A Gambel’s Quail chick in the desert brush		 A Mourning Dove on the ground
A Mourning Dove on the ground		 A Desert Cicada clinging to the branch of a tree
A Desert Cicada clinging to the branch of a tree		 Desert Cicada on the underside of a branch
Desert Cicada on the underside of a branch
Large Golden Eagle in a Palo Verde tree
Large Golden Eagle in a Palo Verde tree		 A Gila Woodpecker with a beak of food perched on the fruit of a Saguaro Cactus
A Gila Woodpecker with a beak of food perched on the fruit of a Saguaro Cactus		 Saguaro Cactus blooms and a bee
Saguaro Cactus blooms and a bee		 A Verdin on a branch
A Verdin on a branch		 A male House Finch on a Saguaro Cactus arm
A male House Finch on a Saguaro Cactus arm
A Horned Lizard, camouflaged against the ground
A Horned Lizard, camouflaged against the ground		 A Horned Lizard, on a dried Century Plant remains
A Horned Lizard, on a dried Century Plant remains 		A Mourning Dove on the ground
A Mourning Dove on the ground		 A Tarantula Hawk (wasp) walking along the ground
A Tarantula Hawk (wasp) walking along the ground		 Homing or Racing Pigeon (with green band)
Homing or Racing Pigeon (with green band)
A Mining or Digger Bee hovers above its nest
A Mining or Digger Bee hovers above its nest		 Prickly Pear Cactus blooms and flowers
Prickly Pear Cactus blooms and flowers		 Arizona Pencil Cholla Cactus flower
Arizona Pencil Cholla Cactus flower		 A Palo Verde flower path to an ant colony mound
A Palo Verde flower path to an ant colony mound		 Palo Verde flowers cover an ant colony mound
Palo Verde flowers cover an ant colony mound
A Hooded Oriole feeds on the fruit of a Saguaro Cactus
A Hooded Oriole feeds on the fruit of a Saguaro Cactus		 Large snowflakes fall in the desert in the February 2019 snowstorm
Large snowflakes fall in the desert in the February 2019 snowstorm		 Snow begins to coat the landscape in the February 2019 snowstorm
Snow begins to coat the landscape in the February 2019 snowstorm		 Palo Verde tree branches stacked with snow in the February 2019 snowstorm
Palo Verde tree branches stacked with snow in the February 2019 snowstorm		 A Verdin feeds on the fruit of a Saguaro Cactus
A Verdin feeds on the fruit of a Saguaro Cactus

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