Southwestern Myotis (Myotis auriculus) in flight about to take a drink, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Southwestern Myotis (Myotis auriculus) in flight after taking a drink, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) in a tree, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), male, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Three young cliff chipmunk (Eutamias dorsalis), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) gobbler, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia), female, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Male Scott’s oriole (Icterus parisorum), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena), male in winter plumage, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) female, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

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

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Male magnificent hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) in flight, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Yuma antelope squirrel (Harris's antelope squirrel) (Ammospermophilus harrisii), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

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

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) feather iridescence, Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Female ladder-backed woodpecker (Picoides scalaris), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Female acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Male acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Male Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Mexican jay (Aphelocoma ultramarina), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Yellow-eyed junco (Junco phaeonotus), Chiricahuas, Coronado National Forest, 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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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