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Sierra Madre Express - Visit Famous Copper Canyon in Mexico (Photos)
Some of the most spectacular scenery in North America is waiting for you on the Sierra Madre Express, a train chronicled in National Geographic's book titled " World's Great Train Journeys." This trip...
View ArticleSoutheast Arizona Guided Birding and Eco-Tour Announced by Naturalist...
Top nature and birding company Naturalist Journeys announces a May birding and nature eco-tour timed for the peak of songbird migration through Arizona. Portal, Arizona (PRWEB) January 31, 2013...
View ArticleBest urban destinations with nature opportunities
Tweet 0 Email Report Photo 1 of 15 Albuquerque, New Mexico, aces the #1 spot on the 20 Top Urban Destinations for Nature Lovers list. Washington, DC, holds the #3 spot on the Top 20 Urban Destinations...
View ArticleTravel for the birds? You bet
People love to go to botanical gardens this time of year – and not just to see spring blooms. Birds are returning (take a look out your window), and gardens are a big draw for making nests and getting...
View ArticleThe Broad-tailed Hummingbird of the Santa Ritas
The Broad-tailed Hummingbird is yet another species of hummer you will be able to see if you visit Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. However, not only a visitor to Madera...
View ArticleThe Black-chinned Hummingbird (Video)
Another species of hummingbird found in Madera Canyon of the Santa Rita Mountains to the south of Tucson, is the colorful Black-chinned Hummingbird. Like many hummingbird species, the body is...
View ArticleDiggin' In: Hummingbirds are a delight for the eyes
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- A cool, wet spring in many parts of the country delayed the arrival of hummingbirds, but you can be sure they are now somewhere in your garden, especially if you have a smorgasbord...
View ArticleBrilliant blooms at the Desert Museum
For the past decade, I’ve headed to Arizona in midwinter to visit family and catch a respite from cold weather. Each year, as I leave its warm, dry air to return to my snowy home, I’m told, “You really...
View ArticleTracking the Arizona wildflowers: Where to see wildflowers in Arizona
The Desert Botanical Garden’s Wildflower Info Site returns to provide up-to-date reports on desert wildflower blooms in central and southern Arizona. The site, a collaborative effort by 21 parks and...
View ArticleTake advantage of desert's delights
Based on several definitions of the word (including receiving less than 10 inches of rain per year), most of Northern California qualified as a desert in 2013. But great deserts are more than rain...
View ArticleTraveler’s choice list of America’s top zoos (Photos)
Travelers, and not just families, love to visit zoos. America has spectacular zoos that attract locals visitors and nature aficionado travelers -- all nature and animal lovers, regardless of ages....
View ArticleList of five, incredible wonders in Iceland (Photos)
Iceland concentrates extraordinary, natural wonders into an island country, shaped by fire and ice and seated atop the meeting point of the North American and Eurasian continental plates. In a country,...
View ArticleDesert epiphany: Springtime blooms in the Arizona desert
TUCSON, Ariz. - For the past decade, I've headed to Arizona in midwinter to visit family and catch a respite from cold weather. Each year, as I leave its warm, dry air to return to my snowy home, I'm...
View ArticleTucson and environs boast plenty of pleasures, from the great outdoors to...
By Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Postdailynews.com Posted: 03/02/2013 12:38:17 PM PST March 3, 2013 2:56 PM GMTUpdated: 03/03/2013 06:56:32 AM PST Tucson, Ariz., is an easy town to take for granted if...
View ArticleWyndham Canoa Ranch Invites Birders to Nest a.t Luxury Resort
Tucson golf resort welcomes bird watchers for one of the biggest months of the year. Green Valley, AZ (PRWEB) August 13, 2013 Every bird needs a nest, and the Wyndham Canoa Ranch Resort seeks to...
View ArticleGet Ready for Spring Hummingbirds
The return of hummingbirds is a great sign of spring, but when should backyard birders get ready for these flying jewels to return to their gardens? When Hummingbirds Arrive A few hummingbird species...
View ArticlePublish a creative fusion of your travel, writing, and photography
Writing, photography, and travel are adventures in communication. Would you find it inspirational to have the chance to share your travel experiences through writing and photography? Combining writing...
View ArticleFlorence and Joseph McGinn - National Travel Examiner - International Travel
Publish a creative fusion of your travel, writing, and photography TravelFebruary 14, 2013 Writing, photography, and travel are adventures in communication. Would you find it inspirational to have the...
View ArticleThe feisty Rufous Hummingbird
The Rufous Hummingbird is a visitor to the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, and one you might spot either hiking in or visiting Madera Canyon. They are migratory, only visiting the Santa Ritas on...
View ArticleTravelNerd lists America’s best, 20 urban destinations with nature...
View slideshow: Best urban destinations with nature opportunities Key factors In compiling its top cities with natural adventures list, TravelNerd targeted the identification of cities with access to...
View ArticleHarvest the wild barrel cactus (Photos)
Cactus are iconic, Southwestern images that bring immediate thoughts of thorns and spines. However, winter in the Sonoran desert of Arizona bears the lovely richness of ripe fruit on barrel cactus....
View ArticleGo photograph at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (Photos)
Sometimes, a location seems to have it all. Tucson with its hundreds of beautiful, sunny days, multiple mountain ranges, unique flora and fauna, and bookended by two divisions of Saguaro National Park...
View ArticleHummingbirds begin nesting in southeastern Arizona (Photos)
Nature in southeastern Arizona is astounding. With the turn of the year, Arizona residents and visitors know to look for tiny nests, barely larger than the delicate size of a small, porcelain teacup,...
View Article>Loews Ventana Canyon Opens Butterfly Garden and Desert Tortoise Exhibit
Resort is the first in Arizona to have certified butterfly and tortoise features. Tucson, Arizona (PRWEB) September 23, 2013 Guests visiting Loews Ventana Canyon can now encounter the unique nature and...
View ArticleLoews Ventana Canyon Opens Butterfly Garden and Desert Tortoise Exhibit
Resort is the first in Arizona to have certified butterfly and tortoise features. Tucson, Arizona (PRWEB) September 23, 2013 Guests visiting Loews Ventana Canyon can now encounter the unique nature and...
View ArticleLoews Ventana Canyon opens butterfly garden and desert tortoise exhibit...
(Source: Loews Corporation) Resort is the first in Arizona to have certified butterfly and tortoise features TUCSON, Ariz. (September 23, 2013) - Guests visiting Loews Ventana Canyon can now encounter...
View ArticleThe not-so-plain Plain-capped Starthroat
The Plain-capped Starthroat is one of the few hummingbirds without “hummingbird” in its common name. A resident of Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, it is easy to spot despite...
View ArticleThe Blue-throated Hummingbird (Video)
The Blue-throated Hummingbird is a visitor to Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains. It is a larger hummer of the species, with green and bronze on the upper part and a purplish-blue throat. The...
View ArticleThe Costa's Hummingbird is a rare site in Madera Canyon, but worth looking for
The Costa’s Hummingbird is one of the many species of hummers that visit Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita Mountains. While most species of hummingbirds prefer where there is water, they are especially...
View ArticleThe Calliope Hummingbird and where to hike to see one
The Calliope Hummingbird is another of the many species of hummers you may see while visiting the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson. This is one of the tiniest of hummers found in this area, but...
View ArticleHummingbirds generate a buzz
If bird-watching is an addiction, hummingbirds might be the gateway to getting hooked. These feisty, feathered rockets are plentiful, easy to attract and fascinating to watch. A hummingbird feeder...
View ArticleSonora Desert Museum is an authentic experience
“This was as the desert should be, this was the desert of the picture books, with the land unrolled to the farthest distant horizon hills, with saguaro standing sentinel in their strange chessboard...
View ArticleBird L.A. Day to showcase Los Angeles County's avian abundance
Amid the weedy vacant lots, tired storefronts and roughened asphalt of Compton, crows and pigeons thrive. But, if residents think these often derided city birds are the beginning and end of urban avian...
View ArticleWild magic on Hawk Mountain cast by fall raptor migration (Photos)
Do you love the sight of a soaring eagle, the swoop of an osprey? Would the sight of a swirling kettle of red-tailed hawks make your spirit soar? Then, plan to enjoy autumn’s astounding spectacle of...
View ArticleYosemite Nature and Birding Tour Announced by Naturalist Journeys
On any given day tens of thousands of tourists flock to Yosemite to admire superlative views of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Naturalist Journeys, a top birding and wildlife tour company,...
View Article>Yosemite Nature and Birding Tour Announced by Naturalist Journeys
On any given day tens of thousands of tourists flock to Yosemite to admire superlative views of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Naturalist Journeys, a top birding and wildlife tour company,...
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