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Monsoon Pudding Days
Phemeranthus aurantiacus, the former Talinum aurantiacum, is now in Talinaceae, the flameflower family, “a family of two genera and 28 species.” There’s more; the...
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A Chicken in Your Back Yard
I revealed most of my personal chicken history in this show. It is an ongoing saga, though I am much more in control of...
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Desert Celebrations and Byrd Baylor
I read from the book I’m in Charge of Celebrations, but I could have read from many others. If you live in Tucson or...
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A Pigeon and a Pine
The scientific name of the band-tailed pigeon is no longer Columba fasciata, but is Patagioenas fasciata. That’s too bad because I was hoping to...
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Western Soapberry Tree
Western soapberry is Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii and is in the family Sapindaceae. In the soapberry family there are around twelve species. I say...
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Excursion to 8,000 ft and Wild Irises
We are so lucky to live in southern Arizona where you can experience so many different wild habitats by driving from the desert and...