This cutie has been showing up around 8 a.m. every morning (between grapefruit and small cereal-bowl sized). I'm estimating 5-6 years old. Still waiting on rain that I hope will get the rest of the desert #tortoise crew out and about.

There's been a party going on... on my back porch. Four rock #squirrel babies are providing endless entertainment for my Squeezy Boy.

Last week's #Caturday was, "My rescue kitten, Squeezy, loves BAGS." This week, we feature him in crinkle tunnels! He loves them just as much. Look at his back legs! 😹

More yellow-billed #cuckoo surveys last week. Survey partner's shoe BRUSHED a western #diamondback (see shoe print, same direction she is facing). Didn't even move🙏. Me: far enough behind to tell him he was hair's length from stepping on #snake. 😳 Other less-scary things:

There is still time. Will you help me - no matter what state - save all of THIS from foreign copper mining? Pls RT. By Aug. 27, send a quick email to BLM's AZ state & local office (tips and suggestions here: tinyurl.com/3ene6wa6).

Over the past 10 years, American #kestrel sightings on our property have plummeted. But, look... first time ever getting one on #cameratrap (and a week ago, we got our first on video, which - someday - I hope to post).

.Bureau of Land Management - National totally ignoring documented endangered species & Tribal concerns? Yep. Fantastic TV coverage of the plight of the area near my home. Thanks to ABC15 Arizona for shedding a light. Female speaker is one of our board members. Pls RT. abc15.com/weather/impact…

In each #cameratrap shot, there is more than one critter. Can you see who else is in the frame (hint: seasonal monsoonal visitor)?

What's been happening around my neck of the desert? Black-headd #grosbeak, desert #tortoise (yes - green on the lips means he's found some vittles), VERY late-blooming #saguaro with the moon behind a flower.

It's #Caturday! My boy, Squeezy, is getting so big (at 6 months), he's busting out of his cat hammock!

Drought could be the reason for this boy's ribs showing, or it could be that serious leg injury on (his) left leg, above the shin). #MuleDeer

Well, this isn't what I expected to see on the #cameratrap! I wonder if the #coyote found the local mountain lion's kill and ran off with part of it?

It's the rare conjoined Coues #deer! 😂

Mama rock #squirrel of the year, or playing it too risky? The burrow is directly left of video frame. See how hard she tries to get them to move away - and who is by the post? Two of 4 fled. Maybe the other 2 were already awake and out of the den.

This was the one solid rain we got during monsoon and illustrates a fun progression showing the wash before rain; as the water picks up; turns into a river; and then results in a re-contoured landscape (with a cute black-throated #sparrow). #cameratrap

A little 1/4" of rain earlier in the week brought the MacDaddy of #toads out in daylight. I love Sonoran Desert Toads.

This is how you get no work done: a Squeezy boy on your desk. It's #Caturday!

Who lives in the footprint of proposed #mining in AZ's Galiuro Mountains, another rare Sky Island? Just a few on #cameratrap: white-nosed #coati; young mountain lion (#cougar); black #bears; #ringtails. See my pinned tweet on how you might help (again) to save their home.