Rock formations in Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Male lesser goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria), Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Female acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

A Mexican jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi), in a tree in the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, Arizona, United States of America, North America

A Mexican jay (Aphelocoma wollweberi), in a tree in the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Sunset twilight colours and the waxing gibbous Moon over the Chiricahua Mountains in southeast Arizona, south of Willcox. Taken December 15, 2013 on Highway 186. Taken with the 24mm lens and Canon 5D MkII. Some dark crepuscular rays are visible converging to the anti-solar point.

Sunset clouds and colours on December 3, 2013 from Massai Point, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona. This is a 7-frame HDR High Dynamic Range stack to compress the high contrast from the bright sky and dark foreground into one image. Combined with Photomatix Pro. Taken with the Canon 5D MkIi and Canon 24mm lens at f/8. From images _MG_6996_6997_6998_6999_7000_7001_7002 taken at 2/3rd stop increments.

Naiche, hereditary chief, serving the army, Chiricahua Apaches, an Apache tribal group in the southwestern United States, after a painting by F.A.Rinehart, 1899, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period

Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), immature in flight feeding on columbine, Paradise, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, USA

Mother and daughter resting and eating while hiking in Heart of Rocks, Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox, Arizona, USA

Female Javalina, or Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu), with young foraging for acorns at Cave Creek Ranch in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal; Arizona, United States of America

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) at Cave Creek Ranch in the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal; Arizona, United States of America

Male Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) perched on a dead branch in the foothills of the Chiricahua Mountains near Portal; Arizona, United States of America