Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum from a distance.
One of the best places on earth is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, whose mission is “to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.” This 98-acre botanical garden, zoo and natural history museum (with gift shops and galleries, too!) was established in 1952.
In its current incarnation, the museum features a walk-in hummingbird exhibit where erudite docents share their knowledge of the flighty creatures. There are free-flight raptor presentations, exhibits with tarantulas and gila monsters and many other displays and demonstrations that will please both the amateur and professional naturalist. The museum also offers docent training and a new naturalist certificate program. Check it all out at: http://desertmuseum.org/visit/. Also check out my multimedia presentation about the museum at:30359304.
Gateway to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Watching the inhabitants of a beaver exhibit.
Watching the inhabitants of a beaver exhibit
George Keyes, docent, handles a harrier hawk with loving care.
Docent with kestrel, a small hawk.
- George Keyes, docent with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum handles a female harrier hawk.
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