Monthly Archives: March 2009

Migrating Monarchs

Well, those spectacular Monarch butterflies are in motion again, heading north on their spring migration from Mexico. Today I was lucky to observe several orange clouds bobbing over the vast dry desert between Arizona and California, fluttering wings filling the … Continue reading

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Death of Beloved American Jaguar Macho B

It was an honor to see Macho B in the flesh. To touch his warm amber fur, trace fingertips across black markings I’d seen only in photographs. To feel him breathing—chest lifting gently beneath my hand—and hear his steady heartbeat … Continue reading

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