And we shall name our trash can "Dorothy." 😂 Arizona #dustdevil
Melissa Crytzer Fry
@crytzerfry.bsky.social
Writer, citizen scientist, conservationist, naturalist. Sharing a love of nature & the Sonoran Desert thru photos, camera traps. Married to an awesome man. Board Chair, Lower San Pedro Watershed Alliance. Fighting to save the Galiuros from copper mining.
Any #biologists: help ID? This #bat was tiny ... maybe 2" big. Found it struggling in a recycling bag in the garage and rushed to get it outside. Was gone when I turned around, but fear it was a baby, which I don't think would have survived without mama. SE Arizona, Pinal County.
Hello, there, little stingy friend. #Scorpion outside my window. Hello there, little hairy friend. #tarantula
Better late than never, friends... The additional #ringtail shots on #cameratrap that I promised! @marinamueller935.bsky.social @thundergoose.bsky.social @coconinoite.bsky.social
🚨 Comments due Monday 7/27! Proposed Fed rule changes would allow massive gas pipeline expansions to bypass environmental review and public notice. We can’t let fossil fuel companies fast-track dirty energy. Talking points and how/where to post on my blog: birdsmatter.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/u...
More desert #tortoise love! Squeezy (on the screened back porch) continually alerts us to visitors. This one about the size of a very large grapefruit -- about 6 to 7 years old.
Going to try this again and see if the video will upload... Happy #Caturday from Squeezy. "I'm done being in the swampy courtyard, mom! Let me in!"
Desert #tortoise #biologists: pls provide a quick quote re: why it's imperative to protect Sonoran Desert tortoise habitat/why so important to ecosystem? Please re-post! I'm writing an article for local paper (due Sat. 25th, am) to help locals understand what we will lose due to mining/industry.
Watch this crazy interaction between a western diamondback #rattlesnake and a one-eyed Sonoran Desert #toad. Along the way, this (rattle-less!) snake learned that these toads are deadly if eaten. Best viewed full screen.
Desert #tortoises continue to emerge. This one = size of a large grapefruit & doing something I've never before witnessed: eating javelina poo, which looks like "Desert Granola"! Smart: all those seeds and nutrients in a single snack. 😂 Note how his head/front legs are muddy from his reemergence.
😱😱 Pretty sure this is NOT who we want in our backyards! Bigger shame that state university has accepted so much $ from a company on trial for horrific crimes against humanity... #mining in the #SanPedro Thanks to The Land Desk's reporting/bringing this to light. Read this entire thread & share...
Save The Galiuros@savethegaliuros.bsky.social · 3w agoFaraday Copper is part of the Lundin Group run by nephews of Ian Lundin, former Chairman of Lundin Petroleum. Ian is on trial for War Crimes charged with complicity and aiding and abetting war crimes in South Sudan. The Lundin family has given more than 2 million to @uarizona.bsky.social
"Don't mind me! Just dunking a #lizard!" #Roadrunners rock. This is a common behavior. Think this is a zebra-tailed lizard.
Got some of the best #ringtail shots we've ever gotten in this series (It was hard to pick a favorite ... about 5 other great ones. Let me know if you want to see them!) #cameratrap #SkyIslands #GaliuroMountains
"Made you flinch!" Proof that #rattlesnakes aren't aggressive. There have been LOTS of these #snake interactions with mule #deer and Sonoran Desert toads lately.
Forgot to post in the spring... But this is a #coatimundi bounding through the mountain foliage of the Galiuro Mountains in Arizona - a Sky Island.
Squeezy wishes you a #HappyFourthOfJuly during #Caturday! Can't tell if he loves or hates his new meerkat from IKEA? Its neck is the perfect size for "carrying around." He distracted me during legal meetings TWICE this week with his shenanigans (Yes, in this vid). 😂
With these distractions right outside my window, some days, it's hard to get work done.. Baby black-throated #sparrow, black-tailed #jackrabbit, western diamondback #rattlesnake.
