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  • An Arizona woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae) climbs a juniper tree in the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona. While it contains "Arizona" in its name, its range is mainly limited to Mexico's Sierra Madre and barely extends into the state. The small woodpecker forages by climbing trees, spiraling around the trunk from bottom to top.
    Woodpecker-Arizona_Coronado-AZ_8440.jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • An Arizona woodpecker (Dryobates arizonae) climbs a juniper tree in the Coronado National Forest in southern Arizona. While it contains "Arizona" in its name, its range is mainly limited to Mexico's Sierra Madre and barely extends into the state. The small woodpecker forages by climbing trees, spiraling around the trunk from bottom to top.
    Woodpecker-Arizona_Coronado-AZ_8445.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5673.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in along the edge of the Salt River as the sun sets in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_4638.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5520.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5375.jpg
  • A Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) rests on a branch in Ash Canyon in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona.
    Pyrrhuloxia_Ash-Canyon_Arizona_1271.jpg
  • A Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) rests on a branch in Ash Canyon in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona.
    Pyrrhuloxia_Ash-Canyon_Arizona_1550.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5612.jpg
  • A Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) rests on a branch in Ash Canyon in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona.
    Pyrrhuloxia_Ash-Canyon_Arizona_0892.jpg
  • A Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) rests on a branch in Ash Canyon in the Coronado National Forest, Arizona.
    Pyrrhuloxia_Ash-Canyon_Arizona_1217.jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) gather on a gravel bar in the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5683.jpg
  • Two mustangs (Equus caballus) cross the Salt River as the sun rises in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Salt-River_Arizona_5228pano.jpg
  • Faded petroglyphs depicting wildlife are visible on a basalt rock wall in Hieroglyphic Canyon, located in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. The petroglyphs were carved by the Hohokam people who lived in central and southern Arizona as early as 500 A.D.
    Petroglyphs_Superstition-Wilderness_...jpg
  • The moon gets ready to set near the base of a large saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro_Moon_Superstition-Wilderness...jpg
  • Stars fill the sky above the Superstition Mountains, which are surrounded by saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. The saguaro is a large cactus noted for its "arms" that is native to the Sonoran Desert.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Saguaros_Nig...jpg
  • A large rock frames Weavers Needle, a distinctive 4,555-foot (1,388-meter) spire in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. Weavers Needle is made up of heavily-eroded fused volcanic ash, called tuff, and is a prominent and distictive peak that's visible for miles. It played a significant role in the stories of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, with its shadow supposedly pointing toward to golden treasure.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Weavers-Need...jpg
  • Spring wildflowers, mainly desert sand verbena (Abronia villosa), grow in the sandy soil at the base of mesquite snags in the Tonto National Forest near the Coon Bluff Recreation Area in Arizona.
    AZ-Tonto-NF_Coon-Bluff_Wildflowers_4...jpg
  • A passage bends through a very narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6255.jpg
  • A rock squirrel (Spermophilus variegatus) climbs on mesquite on a cliff overlooking Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde, Arizona. The rock squirrel belongs to the ground squirrel family, although it is known to climb trees and boulders.
    Squirrel-Rock_Mesquite_Montezuma-Wel...jpg
  • Mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_4507.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_347...jpg
  • Rain water collects in several potholes in the hard, sandstone desert landscape at Tuweep in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Tuckup Point is visible in the background. This image was captured at night; the landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuweep_Tuckup_Potholes_Night_4757.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_709...jpg
  • Cathedral Rock, a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte, is reflected on Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Oak-Creek_Sedona_6...jpg
  • A cross-section of petrified wood displays a wide spectrum of colors in the Rainbow Forest of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The petrified wood in the park is made up of almost solid quartz and the colors are the result of impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon and manganese. It formed more than 200 million years ago when logs washed into an ancient river system. The logs were quickly buried by sediment, which slowed decay. Over time, minerals, including silica, were absorbed into the porous wood, replacing the original organic material over hundreds of thousands of years.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Petrified-Wood_D...jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Textured-Walls_6218c.jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • Two types of cacti — saguaro and prickly pear — grow among mesquite in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    AZ_Cacti-And-Mesquite_Superior_6459.jpg
  • Courthouse Butte becomes intense red at sunset as it stands tall over a small meadow in the Coconino National Forest near Oak Creek, Arizona. Courthouse Butte stands 5,454 feet (1,662 meters) tall and is part of the Red Rock Country area of Sedona.
    AZ_Courthouse-Butte_Sunset_Oak-Creek...jpg
  • Three saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti are rendered in silhouette at twilight in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaros can live to be 150 years old, though they do not develop their first arms until they are 75-100.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaros_Three_Twilight_2...jpg
  • A greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) races into a wash in the Sonoran Desert near Chandler, Arizona. Roadrunners, which are found throughout Mexico, Central America and the Southwestern United States, can run at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h).
    Roadrunner_Greater_Motion_Chandler_7...jpg
  • The bright yellow pods of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) trees stand out against the green leaves in the early spring in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, located in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    Mesquite_Velvet_Patterns_Boyce-Thomp...jpg
  • Hundreds of saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) fill the valley at the base of the Red Hills, which were cast into shadow by passing clouds, in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaros_Red-Hills_0779.jpg
  • A desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) rests rocks near the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The desert cottontail is also known as Audubon's cottontail.
    Cottontail-Desert_Tonto-NF_4788.jpg
  • A mustang (Equus caballus) gets up after giving itself a dirt bath in the Tonto National Forest near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustang_Dirt-Bath_Coon-Bluff_4138.jpg
  • A mustang (Equus caballus) walks under a canopy of mesquite trees in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustang_Forest_Coon-Bluff_4040.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_347...jpg
  • As night falls, an elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) hunts from a perch in the woods of Miller Canyon at the base of the Huachuca Mountains in southern Arizona. The elf owl is the smallest owl in the Sonoran Desert, about the size of a sparrow and weighing just 1.4 ounces. The owl can see well in low light, but can catch prey in complete darkness by pinpointing it with its ears. The elf owl feeds primarily on invertebrates, such as moths, crickets, scorpions, centipedes and beetles.
    Owl-Elf_Night_Miller-Canyon_7081.jpg
  • A heart shape appears among the curves of the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone slot canyon, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Heart_7109.jpg
  • A narrow path winds through the tall undulating walls of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land in northern Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon, a small sandstone canyon that is carved by violent flash floods. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6243.jpg
  • Sediment layers are visible in the badland hills of bluish bentonite clay in an area known as the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Blue-Mesa_6618.jpg
  • Erosion debris from petrified logs and the bentonite clay hills collects at the base of the badlands of the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Blue-Mesa_Erosio...jpg
  • The badlands of the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, are turned red by the setting sun. Badlands are a type of dry terrain where clay or soft sedimentary rock have been heavily eroded by rain and wind and where vegetation is scarce.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Badlands_Sunset_...jpg
  • Clouds pass over a mountain called LeChee Rock in the Navajo Nation near Page, Arizona. From a particular angle, the mountain resembles a man on his back sleeping, prompting some to call the mountain The Sleeping Indian. This was originally a color image that has been converted to black and white.
    AZ_LeChee-Rock_Sunset_BW_6320.jpg
  • A common raven (Corvus corax) flies over Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. A wall of the Grand Canyon is visible in the background and is partially reflected on the raven's shiny feathers.
    Grand-Canyon_Raven_Desert-View_6300.jpg
  • A common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) rests between two rocks in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    Lizard_Side-Blotched_Boyce-Thompson_...jpg
  • A male ornate tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) suns itself on a rock in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument, Arizona.
    Lizard_Ornate-Tree_Montezuma-Well_55...jpg
  • Colorful layers of siltstone, mudstone and shale are visible in the badlands near the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. The layers contain iron and manganese, which provide the pigments for the brilliant and varied colors.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Badlands_Painted...jpg
  • Water collects in a small pool in a ravine in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. The water source in the Sonoran Desert was important to the Native American Hohokam people, who settled in the area as early as 500 A.D. The Hohokams left behind some petroglyphs, which are visible on the rocks in the upper left corner of the image.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Hieroglyphic...jpg
  • Cathedral Rock, a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte, is reflected in a small pool near Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Sedona_Reflection_...jpg
  • Sand falls from a ledge in Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a narrow sandstone canyon, known as a slot canyon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Sand-Falls_7097.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_622...jpg
  • Three arms begin to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arms-Starting_080...jpg
  • A northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) rests on a prickly pear cactus in Chandler, Arizona. Northern mockingbirds are known for their intelligence, including their ability to recognize individual people. The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas — and formerly of South Carolina.
    Mockingbird_Northern_Cactus_2260.jpg
  • The full moon rises over the Grand Canyon and Colorado River in this view from the Tuweep Overlook (also spelled Toroweap) in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.  The Tuweep Overlook, located on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, provides one of the most dramatic canyon views. Here, the canyon is 3,000 feet deep and one mile wide — one of the few places on the Grand Canyon rim where you can see both the Colorado River and the other side of the canyon.
    GrandCanyon_Tuweep_Full-Moon_4695.jpg
  • A side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) rests in a crack in a sandstone cliff in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument near Tuweep, Arizona.
    Lizard_SideBlotched_4594.jpg
  • The Kanab Plateau stands tall over the rocky landscape of the Tuweep/Toroweap area of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
    GrandCanyon-Tuweep_Kanab-Plateau_461...jpg
  • A Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) pauses on a branch in the Coronado National Monument in Arizona during its spring migration to breeding grounds in the northern reaches of North America.
    Warbler-Wilsons_Perched_Coronado-AZ_...jpg
  • A snowy egret (Egretta thula) flies low over the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona.
    Egret-Snowy_Salt-River_Reflection_48...jpg
  • Two snowy egrets (Egretta thula) fly low over the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona.
    Egrets-Snowy_Salt-River_Reflections_...jpg
  • Three mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_3655.jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_349...jpg
  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feeds in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_372...jpg
  • Mountains fill the view from Montezuma Pass in Coronado National Monument in Arizona. The foreground is dominated by the flank of Coronado Peak, a 6864-foot (2092-meter) peak in Coronado National Monument. In the background, the tallest mountain is Cerro San José, an 8,353-foot (2546-meter) mountain that is located across the border in Mexico.
    CoronadoNM_Montezuma-Pass_7346.jpg
  • Potholes in the red rock sandstone at Tuweep in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, are filled with water after a rainstorm passed at night. The nightime landscape was lit by the full moon.
    AZ_Tuweep_Potholes_Night_4748.jpg
  • Large rock spires point to the night sky above the Superstition Mountains in the Superstition Wilderness, Arizona.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Spires_Night...jpg
  • Sediment layers are visible in the badland hills of bluish bentonite clay in an area known as the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Blue-Mesa_Detail...jpg
  • Badlands formations known as the Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, are turned golden red near sunset. Tepees, also spelled tipi or teepee, is a tent that is traditionally made of animal skins over wooden poles. While humans have lived for 13,000 years in and around the modern day Petrified Forest National Park, the native dwellings were more commonly pithouses and pueblos.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Tepees_Sunset_64...jpg
  • A common raven (Corvus corax) flies over Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. A wall of the Grand Canyon is visible in the background and is partially reflected on the raven's shiny feathers.
    Grand-Canyon_Raven_Desert-View_6872.jpg
  • Bright streaks fall down the curved walls of Upper Antelope Canyon in the Navajo Nation, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Streaks_6235.jpg
  • An adult male summer tanager (Piranga rubra) rests on a branch in a lush area at the base of Montezuma Well, part of Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona. Summer tanagers mainly eat bees and wasps and are typically found high in the forest canopy. The male summer tanager is the only completely red bird in all of North America.
    Tanager_Summer_Montezuma-Well_5462.jpg
  • A close-up of a a cross-section of petrified wood reveals colors in abstract patterns in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. The petrified wood in the park is made up of almost solid quartz and the colors are the result of impurities in the quartz, such as iron, carbon and manganese. It formed more than 200 million years ago when logs washed into an ancient river system. The logs were quickly buried by sediment, which slowed decay. Over time, minerals, including silica, were absorbed into the porous wood, replacing the original organic material over hundreds of thousands of years.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Petrified-Wood_A...jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • Courthouse Butte stands tall over a small meadow in the Coconino National Forest near Oak Creek, Arizona. Courthouse Butte stands 5,454 feet (1,662 meters) tall and is part of the Red Rock Country area of Sedona. Lee Mountain, visible in the background, is even taller with a highest point of 6,592 feet (2009 meters).
    AZ_Courthouse-Butte_Lee-Mountain_270...jpg
  • The Colorado River makes a dramatic, almost circular bend at Horseshoe Bend, south of Page, Arizona, in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The towering red cliffs are about 1,000 feet (305 meters) above the river.
    AZ_Horsehoe-Bend_Stormy-Sunrise_0613.jpg
  • The five-story cliff dwelling known as Montezuma Castle is visible up a sheer limestone cliff in Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde, Arizona. Montezuma Castle and other cliff dwellings in the area were built and used by the Sinagua people between approximately 1100 and 1425 AD. Montezuma Castle, which contains 45-60 rooms, is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, likely due to its placement 90 feet (27 meters) up the cliff and the protection from the elements provided by the rock overhang.
    AZ_Montezuma-Castle_2489.jpg
  • The five-story cliff dwelling known as Montezuma Castle is visible up a sheer limestone cliff in Montezuma Castle National Monument near Camp Verde, Arizona. Montezuma Castle and other cliff dwellings in the area were built and used by the Sinagua people between approximately 1100 and 1425 AD. Montezuma Castle, which contains 45-60 rooms, is one of the best-preserved cliff dwellings in North America, likely due to its placement 90 feet (27 meters) up the cliff and the protection from the elements provided by the rock overhang.
    AZ_Montezuma-Castle_Framed_2485.jpg
  • A cluster of pancake prickly pear cacti (Opuntia chlorotica) in the foreground grow with several other cacti at the base of tall saguaros (Carnegiea gigantea) at dusk in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona.
    Saguaro-NP_Cacti_Bloom_Sunset_2420.jpg
  • A cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) climbs on the buds of a saguaro in the Sonoran Desert near Chandler, Arizona. A single saguaro can produce 100 blooms in a single season, but the flowers are very short lived, lasting just over 24 hours.
    Wren_Cactus_Saguaro_Chandler_7361.jpg
  • A great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) sits at the entrance to its nest on a rocky ledge overlooking Montezuma Well in Arizona as its young owlet looks out. Montezuma Well is part of the Montezuma Castle National Monument, which protects ancient cliff dwellings built and used by the Sinagua people between 1100 and 1425 AD.
    Owl-Great-Horned_Nest_Montezuma-Well...jpg
  • An arm begins to sprout on a saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Arizona. Saguaro are native to the Sonoran Desert and are known for their "arms," which take ages to grow. The saguaro can take 10 years to reach its first inch of height and another 60 years to produce its first flowers. By 95-100 years, saguaros can be 15-16 feet tall and may finally produce their first arm, though some of the cacti never generate one.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Arm-Start_0788.jpg
  • Weavers Needle, a distinctive 4,555-foot (1,388-meter) spire in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona, is turned golden by the setting sun. Weavers Needle is made up of heavily-eroded fused volcanic ash, called tuff, and is a prominent and distictive peak that's visible for miles. It played a significant role in the stories of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, with its shadow supposedly pointing toward to golden treasure. Peralta Canyon, a popular hiking destination in the Tonto National Forest, is visible at the base of Weavers Needle.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Weavers-Need...jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines on the floor of a particularly narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo tribal land in Page, Arizona. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The slot canyon is formed primarily by erosion during flash floods; torrents of water race through the canyon and sculpt the sandstone.
    Antelope-Canyon_Beam_S2574-02.jpg
  • With just a narrow crack in the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, little sunlight reaches the floor by mid-afternoon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls that appear violet or purple in the very faint indirect afternoon light. The Navajo people call Antelope Canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The light in the canyon was so dim at the time that this image was captured that it required a more than one-minute exposure to reveal the detail of the canyon walls.
    Antelope-Canyon_Texture_S2571-05.jpg
  • The walls of a particularly narrow passage of Upper Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon-Beam_S2574-01.jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines like a spotlight on the floor of Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon that was carved by violent flash floods. Beams of light form only when the sun is nearly overhead, lighting up the blowing sand that fills the canyon, which is dozens of feet deep. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
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  • Lightning strikes over the Toroweap Valley during a fall thunderstorm in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Vulcan's Throne, a 73,000-year-old volcanic cinder cone, is visible as a dark mound on the horizon on the left side of the image.
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  • A pair of mustangs (Equus caballus) feed in the Tonto National Forest in the woods near the Salt River in Arizona. The free-roaming mustangs are commonly referred to as wild horses, but they are descendants of domesticated Spanish horses that were brought to the continent in the 16th century.
    Mustangs_Pair_Feeding_Coon-Bluff_350...jpg
  • The walls of a particularly narrow passage of Upper Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_Looki...jpg
  • Water flows into a small pool in a ravine in the Superstition Wilderness near Gold Canyon, Arizona. The water source in the Sonoran Desert was important to the Native American Hohokam people, who settled in the area as early as 500 A.D. The Hohokams left behind some petroglyphs, which are visible on the rocks in the top center of the image.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Hieroglyphic...jpg
  • A raven (Corvus corax) flies over the Colorado River at the entrance to the Grand Canyon at Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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  • The south rim of the Grand Canyon casts its shadow into the canyon in the late afternoon in this view from near Pipe Creek Vista, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
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  • Altocumulus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, streak over badlands near the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Badlands are a type of dry terrain where clay or soft sedimentary rock have been heavily eroded by rain and wind and where vegetation is scarce.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Badlands_Sunset_...jpg
  • A heart shape appears among the curves of the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone slot canyon, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Heart_7110.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_622...jpg
  • The setting sun shines through the arms of a saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cactus in Saguaro National Park, Arizona. Saguaros can live for 150 years and generally don't grow their first arms until they are 75-100 years old.
    Saguaro-NP_Saguaro_Sunset_2390.jpg
  • A pair of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) cuddle in Zanjero Park, Gilbert, Arizona. The population of burrowing owls has been declining. Zanjero Park features a man-made burrowing owl habitat with burrows manufactured from PVC pipe.
    Owls_Burrowing_Pair_Cuddle_4993.jpg
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