Saelon Renkes
@saelonk.bsky.social
Photographer with a passion for the natural world.
Natives blooming in my Arizona butterfly garden this week:
October 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Natives blooming in my Arizona butterfly garden this week:
Landscapes in the Dragoon Mountains (Arizona).
September 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Landscapes in the Dragoon Mountains (Arizona).
Wildflowers in the Dragoon Mountains
September 6, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Wildflowers in the Dragoon Mountains
Critters from Aravaipa Canyon in mid-August
August 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Critters from Aravaipa Canyon in mid-August
Flowers from Aravaipa Canyon in mid-August.
August 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Flowers from Aravaipa Canyon in mid-August.
Great Blue Heron, sunset at Historic Canoa Ranch Park.
August 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Great Blue Heron, sunset at Historic Canoa Ranch Park.
Lots of nectar-feeding bats (lesser long nosed bats, or Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) at our hummingbird feeders at night.
#Leptonycteris #bats #nectivorous #wildlife #nocturnal
#Leptonycteris #bats #nectivorous #wildlife #nocturnal
August 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lots of nectar-feeding bats (lesser long nosed bats, or Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) at our hummingbird feeders at night.
#Leptonycteris #bats #nectivorous #wildlife #nocturnal
#Leptonycteris #bats #nectivorous #wildlife #nocturnal
Monsoon season skies in southern Arizona.
July 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Monsoon season skies in southern Arizona.
Summer birds at Historic Canoa Ranch.
July 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Summer birds at Historic Canoa Ranch.
Male desert spiny lizard in full regalia, putting on a great show!
July 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Male desert spiny lizard in full regalia, putting on a great show!
Rescue of a great horned owl chick that fell out of the nest. I’m so glad we got it back in the nest when we did, as two coyotes were headed that way just as we were leaving the area.
April 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Rescue of a great horned owl chick that fell out of the nest. I’m so glad we got it back in the nest when we did, as two coyotes were headed that way just as we were leaving the area.
A sweet little mining bee that befriended me last week. I interacted with it, enjoyed its presence, offered it a sweet drink and let it go on its way.
April 4, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A sweet little mining bee that befriended me last week. I interacted with it, enjoyed its presence, offered it a sweet drink and let it go on its way.
The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, and some amazing critters.
February 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, and some amazing critters.
Fossils in the bedrock at Sycamore Canyon in southern Arizona!
January 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Fossils in the bedrock at Sycamore Canyon in southern Arizona!
Sycamore Canyon, AZ. Creek bottom distorted by ice.
January 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sycamore Canyon, AZ. Creek bottom distorted by ice.
Madera Canyon, AZ, with hepatic tanager, shoot-out with hiking buddy Dave Predeek and a view of Mt. Wrightson.
January 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Madera Canyon, AZ, with hepatic tanager, shoot-out with hiking buddy Dave Predeek and a view of Mt. Wrightson.
El Rio Preserve in Marana, AZ. Great egret, belted kingfisher, black phoebe and green heron.
January 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
El Rio Preserve in Marana, AZ. Great egret, belted kingfisher, black phoebe and green heron.
An evening walk at Elephant Head.
January 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
An evening walk at Elephant Head.