Cute fluffed-out lark sparrows cuddle for warmth on a cold winter day in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

Wild peregrine falcon - the world's fastest bird - in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

Lovely young peacocks in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. These are a friend's pets - not wildlife. 2 females (1 white) and a male.

A wild family of great horned owls nested in a suburban backyard in spring, and were still hanging around as late as July in the hot Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

This scary big black bug is a Palo Verde Root Borer - 4 inches long with giant mandibles that can chew through PVC pipe! Common to the Arizona Sonoran Desert where Palo Verde trees are prolific.

Have you ever tried to catch a Sonoran Desert Coachwhip (sometimes known as a red racer)? Well for the "hands-off" herper it can be quite an experience. (OK laugh it up fuzzballs. I didn't know what it was and wanted a...

Unidentified juvenile hawk and kestrel sharing the same tree. Then Tara has her say about it...

A gorgeous male yellow-shafted gilded flicker (woodpecker) feeding at my bird feeder, then he flies away!

Unlike the Bark Scorpion, the Giant Hairy is mellow and its sting is mild. Filmed in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and set to original music by the videographer.

Multitude of fresh wild animal tracks in the Vekol Wash in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona after a monsoon rainstorm, including a scuffle between a javelina and a larger predator.

Gorgeous blue-gray dragonfly (gray sand dragon?) at a secluded oasis in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

A western diamondback rattlesnake gives sound advice to a hiker in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

For the love of rattlesnakes -- one of the most beautiful you'll ever see -- wild and free in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as it should be.

Burrowing Owl chicks standing outside their burrow in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Lots of close ups, vocalizations, and cute action shots!

A wild bird (loggerhead shrike) in a tree with a juvenile ferruginous hawk flying overhead in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

Shooting crotalus cerastes (sidewinder rattlesnake) in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. Includes a surprise encounter with a pack of stray dogs.

This horror story is for real. See for yourself! Filmed in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona.

A wild juvenile coyote gets thirsty enough to jump on top of a fountain! Filmed in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona on May 15, 2009.

A gorgeous sunset in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona (July 12, 2009). Peaceful and relaxing...

Gorgeous burrowing owl posing on a perch above a cornfield amidst singing red-winged blackbirds during a Sonoran Desert sunset.