Owl at Petticoat JunctionA spotted owl perches on a petticoat stem of a washingtonia palm frond, a Sonoran Desert native.

The name chelly is a Spanish borrowing of the Navajo word Tséyiʼ

Mingus Mountain is the crown of the Black Hills in north-central Arizona

Atop the Airport Vortex in Sedona glorious light mingles with traces of a summer storms departure and  bathes all elements in seconds of pure radiance

Here's a great offer for a signed and numbered commemorative edition of one of America's most significant natural events of the 21st century

Meteorological conditions range from bone-chilling fog on the north coast to bone-dry aridity in the southeast deserts

and iconic national landmarks

Azalea blooms in a preserved forest

Step Raptis

Indian Lake

They are also known to spit at those that make them feel threatened

Lifting Eurasian buzzard in rural grasslands of western Croatia

A sand hillock tucked between the monuments has its own dominance