The Coachwhip snake is found all over southern Arizona in one color phase or another. I do remember finding a black phase Coachwhip years...
I suspect I talk about point-leaf manzantia ( Arctostaphylos pungens) every February, as it is the time of year when I’m feeling florally deprived...
A few days of traipsing and hunting deer in the hills and all Petey can talk about is hearing his heart beat. Oh dear. ...