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Guide to 101 Birding Sites - Phoenix

By Charlie December 5, 2005 No comments yet

“Guide to 101 Birding Sites - Phoenix”
Michael J. Rupp (Rupp Aerial Photography inc, 2002)
 
I found this slim, glossy, wonderfully organised book on my last visit to Phoenix - a city that looks to have been dropped down in the middle of a desert, is surrounded by mountains, and is within a short drive of [...]

Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix

By Charlie November 24, 2005 2 comments

Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona.
21 November 2005

 
“Desert Botanical Gardens” - that’s a juxtapositioning of words that doesn’t quite sound right, does it?

Well, it may not sound right, but it exists and it’s a good place to look for birds if you’re in Phoenix and don’t have much spare time. Right next to Phoenix Zoo [...]