Part 2 of the ASDM
visit. When we completed the main portion of the museum,
we headed over to the aquatic exhibit and then the humming
birds.
The photos below are what we saw.
The exhibit had a thick
glass window that
allow viewing under water. These are fish native to
the rivers in the region. This is somewhat of an
oxymoron in that deserts do not normally have rivers.
Southern Arizona has several rivers including the Salt, Gila and
Colorado rivers.
One of the ewes in the
Bighorn exhibit.
This ewe was sleeping on the
rocky mesa.
Next to the ewe was a big ram with a nice rack.
More beasts not in an exhibit.
A petroglyph inscribed rock that was moved to the
museum.
The Joshua Tree is not native
to this portion of the desert and was transplanted to the museum.
In the bird enclosure we spotted this blue
bird. Amazingly, he
held still long enough for me to get a photo.
These doves were fluffed-up and dozing while
watching the
tourists walk by.
This dove looks as if it
got into a fight judging from his missing top knot.
The cliffs of the Tucson
Mountains are quite rugged.
More beasts on the loose.
A rare christate sahauro cactus.
The hummingbirds were in an enclosure and
they have become
quite accustomed to human visitors. That said, he watched us
carefully.
There were tons of
visitors who were sticking there faces close to the birds, but
they seemed un-phased.
A large cluster of Organ
Pipe cactus.
The aquatic exhibit
allowed viewing some of the native species of fishes.
These were some kind of
worm or snake that retracted back into the sand when the fish
swam past. They dart out and eat any small fish that swim past their
holes.
These worm-snakes would have
been better served with a video.
A colorful purple fish.
A colorful display of fish, coral and rocks.
Another rare christate sahauro.
We visited Mom's place at the base of
the Santa Catalina Mountains and got a nice view of Pusch
Ridge.
The berries on the hedge provide a nice diet
for the local birds.
Sammy, the anti-social cat.
Mom looks pretty happy, the bald guy less so.
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