Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
"Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Arizona Gray Squirrel (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Red-naped Sapsucker (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-nosed Coati (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/4) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note: Appears to be a Lazuli Bunting male undergoing Preformative Molt.",
"Least Sandpiper (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Killdeer (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Black-bellied Plover (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Black-bellied Plover (back), Least Sandpiper (foreground) (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Black-necked Stilt (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Black-necked Stilt (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Black-necked Stilt (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Blue-winged Teal (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Blue-winged Teal (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Blue-winged Teal (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Cinnamon Teal (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Cinnamon Teal (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Rock Wren (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Wildlife Refuge, CA",
"Site #44 (© Nick Viani 2/4) Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson AZ",
"Saguaro Cactus (© Nick Viani 2/1) Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson AZ",
"Saguaro Cactus (© Nick Viani 2/1) Gilbert Ray Campground, Tucson AZ",
"Arizona Sycamore adjacent to Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Trail Sign (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Fremont Cottonwood (© Nick Viani Feb.3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Birding the Railroad Trail (© Nick Viani Feb. 3) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Birding the Mesquite Bosque along the Railroad Trail (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Gila Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Javelina - AKA Collared Peccary (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Trail marker (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Coues deer, (pronounced "Cows") a smaller subspecies of Whitetail Deer (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Coues Deer (pronounced "Cows") - a subspecies of the White Tail Deer (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lark Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Palm & Creosote (© Nick Viani 1/31) Salton Sea State Recreational Area, CA",
"Fremont Cottonwood (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Mixed forest - Fremont Cottonwoods, Velvet Ash, Blue/Mexican Elderberry, Mesquite (© Nick Viani 2/7) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Railroad trail passes through the Mesquite Bosque (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Fremont Cottonwoods (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Javelina - AKA Collared Peccary in Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani 2/9) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-nosed Coati's tail (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"House Finch (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Gray Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/11) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Hutton's Vireo (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ",
"Lincoln Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ",
"Hepatic Tanager (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ",
"Arizona Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/8) Madera Canyon, AZ",
"Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-winged Dove (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Choya detail (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Ladder-backed Woodpecker (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Black-throated Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/13) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Platts Trail, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"White-breasted Nuthatch (© Nick Viani 2/14) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Canyon Towhee (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona",
"Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona",
"Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona. Note: Appears to be a male Vermilion Flycatcher undergoing Preformative Molt.",
"Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona",
"Loggerhead Shrike (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona",
"Cassin's Kingbird (© Nick Viani 2/14) Bisbee, Arizona",
"House Finch (© Nick Viani 2/14) Bisbee, Arizona",
"White-winged Dove (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), San Pedro House",
"Brewer's Sparrow (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), San Pedro House",
"Pyrrhuloxia (© Nick Viani 2/15) San Pedro House, Sierra Vista, Arizona",
"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/16) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Mixed flock of Snow Geese & Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani 2/14) Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, McNeil, Arizona",
"Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Violet-crowned Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Northern Cardinal (© Nick Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Common Raven (© Nick Viani 2/17) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani 2/18) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Scenic bench from a distance (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Lawrence's Goldfinch (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon loop trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Arizona",
"Western Bluebird (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Recycled windmill blades (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia, Arizona",
"Javelina (© Nick Viani 2/22) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Sonoita Creek (© Nick Viani) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ",
"Fremont Cottonwoods (© Sooney Viani 2/19) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ",
"Say's Phoebe Hovering (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Anna'a Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note: this bird appears to have been wounded, perhaps by a coyote. Flight was unimpaired.",
"Barrel Cactus (© Nick Viani 2/25) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ",
"Barrel Cactus detail (© Nick Viani 2/25) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ",
"Bushwhacking through the Netleaf Hackberry (© Nick Viani 2/25) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ",
"Bridled Titmouse (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Sunset on the Patagonia Mountains from the Visitor's Center (© Nick Viani) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Arizona",
"Goodding Willow with The Nature Conservancy Visitor's Center in the background (© Sooney Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Velvet Mesquite (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Netleaf Hackberry (© Nick Viani 2/20) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona",
"Sunset on Hwy. 83 south of Sonoita (© Nick Viani 2/20)",
"Velvet Mesquite Grove (© Nick Viani 2/22) TNC, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Retaque Fence/corral made of Mesquite near the Santa Cruz Bridge (© Nick Viani 2/21) Tubac, AZ",
"Water feature for wildlife - winter (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Trailhead (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Bunch Grass, Oaks (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Bunch Grass (© Nick Viani 2/22) Smith Canyon Loop Trail, Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, Patagonia, AZ",
"Snowfall on Patagonia Mountains (© Nick Viani 2/24) View from TNC Visitor's Center, Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, AZ",
"Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani 2/26) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, AZ",
"Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona",
"Broad-billed Hummingbird (© Nick Viani 3/2) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, TNC, Patagonia, Arizona",