There are 3 genera of pocket gophers in North America and close to 20 species. In southern Arizona, Botta’s Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) is found in the low desert and up to the tip top of our sky islands. What a range and what a marvelous creature. 
It feels like there have a been a couple false starts to fall, at least temperature wise, but maybe the cool days of autumn...
Aerial gunning of coyotes gets Petey thinking. Oh dear. It is mind boggling that there is still an agency in the USDA called Wild...
If it wasn’t for the Gadsden Purchase, coral bean or Erythrina flabelliformis wouldn’t be found in southeastern Arizona or southwestern New Mexico and so...
