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Jon Dunn, Gavin Bieber, and Rich Hoyer
![Arizona's "second spring" comes during the summer monsoon when spectacular thunderheads...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4754%2F39109849625_4760c89192_o.jpg?)
Arizona’s "second spring" comes during the summer monsoon when spectacular thunderheads…
![...become afternoon and evening thunder showers...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4606%2F28228756239_af1ae11f5d_o.jpg?)
…become afternoon and evening thunder showers…
![...which bring this normally dry part of the world to vibrant life.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4668%2F39109849495_672baf65e8_o.jpg?)
…which bring this normally dry part of the world to vibrant life.
![We'll travel from mountains at nearly 10,000 feet...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4652%2F39109849475_fe3fd73f1a_b.jpg?)
We’ll travel from mountains at nearly 10,000 feet…
![...through canyons with huge limestone cliffs...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4613%2F28228755849_e2cc3546ab_o.jpg?)
…through canyons with huge limestone cliffs…
![...and the lower Sonoran desert with its iconic Saguaro cacti...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4707%2F39109849405_08e501cc3c_o.jpg?)
…and the lower Sonoran desert with its iconic Saguaro cacti…
![...to shallow canyons that reach to the Mexican border...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4659%2F28228755729_1ab8a56445_o.jpg?)
…to shallow canyons that reach to the Mexican border…
![...and even the yucca grasslands of the Chihuahuan desert.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4626%2F39109849245_da73668584_o.jpg?)
…and even the yucca grasslands of the Chihuahuan desert.
![We stay in comfortable places, at least one verging on the elegant...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4651%2F28228755459_c2b13b2a07_o.jpg?)
We stay in comfortable places, at least one verging on the elegant…
![...and travel in sturdy vans that are perfect for our route.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4654%2F39109849105_f5f6ce013c_b.jpg?)
…and travel in sturdy vans that are perfect for our route.
![We eat picnics when we can...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4698%2F28228755219_7ecd5b0b3b_o.jpg?)
We eat picnics when we can…
![...and look at everything that crosses our path, like this Two-tailed Swallowtail...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4672%2F39109848625_f511ab418d_o.jpg?)
…and look at everything that crosses our path, like this Two-tailed Swallowtail…
![...and this handsome Black-tailed Rattlesnake.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4661%2F28228754509_9145ed5c59_o.jpg?)
…and this handsome Black-tailed Rattlesnake.
![But of course birds are our primary focus, and we expect to see most of the species for which the area is famous. Elegant Trogon of course...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4611%2F28228754379_4522c7f746_o.jpg?)
But of course birds are our primary focus, and we expect to see most of the species for which the area is famous. Elegant Trogon of course…
![...the handsome and noisy Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4661%2F39109848465_f6c9fd69dd_o.jpg?)
…the handsome and noisy Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher…
![...Five-striped Sparrow found in the U.S. in only in a few southeast Arizona canyons...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4713%2F28228754249_6af5391f53_o.jpg?)
…Five-striped Sparrow found in the U.S. in only in a few southeast Arizona canyons…
![...the even more range-restricted Mexican Chickadee found only in two small mountain groups...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4611%2F39109848375_0bd882e5de_o.jpg?)
…the even more range-restricted Mexican Chickadee found only in two small mountain groups…
![...and with luck the shy Montezuma Quail, to mention just a few.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4705%2F28228754079_94db602958_o.jpg?)
…and with luck the shy Montezuma Quail, to mention just a few.
![Hummingbirds are major feature of the tour; we may see upwards of 15 species in the field and in feeder-filled back yards where...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4666%2F39109848295_fa3e16f9a6_o.jpg?)
Hummingbirds are major feature of the tour; we may see upwards of 15 species in the field and in feeder-filled back yards where…
![...we might find the uncommon Lucifer Hummingbird (front)...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4609%2F28228753849_22482a82b8_o.jpg?)
…we might find the uncommon Lucifer Hummingbird (front)…
![...and White-eared Hummingbird, among many others.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4708%2F40007575671_5559531fe9_o.jpg?)
…and White-eared Hummingbird, among many others.
![We'll "nightbird" during the day, here a Spotted Owl...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4755%2F28228753749_e09c210d82_o.jpg?)
We’ll "nightbird" during the day, here a Spotted Owl…
![...and at night when we might come across a Common Poorwill...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4770%2F39109848155_37c9c01e37_o.jpg?)
…and at night when we might come across a Common Poorwill…
![...and we may have to endure a series of spectacular monsoon sunsets.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F4660%2F28228753439_1ea3c3d886_o.jpg?)
…and we may have to endure a series of spectacular monsoon sunsets.