Melissa Crytzer Fry
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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.
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Fighting to save H20 & wildlife in AZ’s Sky Islands (my home). On June 30, BLM approved 67 exploratory drill sites for Canadian Faraday Copper.

Please help! By Aug. 18, 2025, email state and Safford BLM offices. Find easy copy/paste suggestions here: tinyurl.com/3ene6wa6.

What's at stake:
@mdbell79.bsky.social Made it over here last year and figured you might already be here. Happy 2026.
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Caught on #cameratrap at the watering hole recently!

Sorry to break it to you, but #3 is not a #Jackalope!
January 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
It's #Caturday.

Proof that toilet paper rolls make great toys for boys like Squeezy (and his Dad).
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
As we head into 2026, a reminder: You CAN do the hard things, friends.

(Just like Mr. #Woodrat, who tried to accomplish the impossible).

Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Hooded #skunk tails rock (as long as you're not directly behind one).

Caught on #cameratrap in the Galiuro Mountains.
December 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I call this crested #saguaro "the catcher's mitt," because when I discovered it in 2010, it looked like a small mitt. I wasn't sure it would crest, but I confirmed my suspicions were right, yesterday!

It's been YEARS since I checked and I was delighted to see how it's evolved.
December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The beauty that is southern #Arizona...

Got the camera out during our Christmas #camping visit To Colossal Cave Park near Tucson/Vail.
December 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Belated holiday greetings, friends. We took Squeezy camping for Christmas and mostly had the park to ourselves! #caturday

He did so great. 10 mos. old.
December 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How many Harris's antelope #squirrels do you see?
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
On Wed., I went to the east side of #AravaipaCanyon to learn about desert #water conservation techniques (Zuni bowl pictured).

Added bonus: nine #bighorn #sheep (last pic). I only had my iPhone, but look at this gorgeous area, which also will be impacted if #mining occurs.
December 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Squeezy has developed a new method of drinking. It's called the paw-dip-and-sip. He's quite talented. #Caturday

[Pretend you don't see what a wreck my office is!]
December 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our state mammal, the #ringtail caught on #cameratrap.

Sadly, we just discovered this camera was stolen by some @$& 🤬 ... It was one of my best cams for capturing short video clips.
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I will NEVER tire of sunsets in the #SonoranDesert.
December 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Look! A beautiful pecker-head flying by. 😆

I couldn't resist... If any of you have ever HEARD a Gila #woodpecker, you can attest to how screechy (and sometimes ear-piercingly annoying) they can be.

This one's a beauty, though. I do love them. #cameratrap
December 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Just some lil reds who are no longer little, nor red, having a drink from mama #javelina outside my window. #TeamJavelina
December 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
More pics from the Pennsylvania Pond cam (home of Denni Moore the beaver, who was absent when my sis checked this round).

But, we have some ice- and water-walkers (plus a swimmer)! #opossum #Fox #deer #Raccoon
December 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Sunset on public land in the Galiuro Mountains last night during the #Geminid meteor showers (no meteors pictured - just a gorgeous sky).

Photo 3: illustrates light pollution and habitat destruction from the current exploratory #mining in the area
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Y'all.. I HAD to know Squeezy's DNA. I had Bengals B4 & thought I was seeing them or Savannah, then with ear tufts, thought Maine coon. While he's mostly American Domestic, the Highlander & Oriental Longhair are what I see in him, physically. Lovebug temperament 💯! #Caturday
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Mammals of Mammoth around the pond, caught on #cameratrap.

Name those #Arizona critters!
December 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
That glorious, glorious tail. Hooded #skunk of #Arizona caught on #cameratrap.

🔊up as he eats mealworms leftover from the birds.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Don't blink! I will always be amazed at the speed #raptors can achieve.

Caught on #cameratrap: Cooper's #hawk after mourning #doves. Wait for final loop.
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
You guys! Ever since we put up this #saguaro skeleton platform with the quail block (bird seed), I have been wanting THIS to happen.

Volume up... and wait for it!

PS My thoughts: "young."
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What an incredible time completing #beaver surveys along the Lower San Pedro River with Watershed Management Group this weekend.

THIS - perennial flow and gorgeous #riparian desert habitat - is what is what we WILL lose if copper #mining comes to the San Pedro Valley.
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Gorgeous #coyote on #trailcam. Good to see them looking so healthy.
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by Melissa Crytzer Fry
I had the pleasure of meeting fellow bobcat camera trap enthusiast @crytzerfry.bsky.social in person today and hear about her beloved Galiuro Mountains. I think her bobcat vibes summoned this visitor to our water station today.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM