Chiricahua National Monument is a unit of the National Park System located in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. The monument was established on April 18, 1924, to protect its extensive hoodoos and balancing rocks. Located in the southeast portion of AZ it is about 40 south of Willcox, AZ
Mexican Jays are a year-round resident in Chiricahua National Monument. Mexican jays are very social and communicative, and often seem unafraid of people.
Spotted Towhees also frequent the area and are identified by their black and orange color. They occur in fringe wetland forests and riparian forests near the border of upland forests.
Acorn Woodpeckers have a clownish face, and if you see one, look for others in the area. Acorn woodpeckers are seen throughout the monument, but are most commonly along the Silver Spur Meadow Trail and Lower Rhyolite Trail.
The Coues' White-tailed deer or Arizona White-tailed deer, is a small, but very common deer in the Chiricahua Mountains. Coues' deer are well adapted to living in the desert. Their smaller size requires fewer resources, and the does (females) wait until summer to give birth, when the grass is nice and green, and forage is plentiful.
My First hike
Vertical pano
On my way
Pano
From top of the mountain
Watching
On another hike
