Boyce Thompson Arboretum Best of 2012

Redhead Duck at Ayer Lake	Aberts Buckwheat	Aloe prinslooi	Quince
Plum Tree Flowering	Euphorbia rigida	Aloe microstigma	Aloe tauri
Lady Banks Rose	Milkweed Vine	Gila Rock Daisy	Bigelow Four OClock
Artemesia species	Wild Cucumber - Marah gilensis	Phacelia species in the Narrows	Penstemon eatonii
Quince	Fly on Blue Dicks	Western Wallflower on the High Trail	Nightshade species on the High Trail
Suspension Bridge	Purple Bladderpod - Lesquerella purpurea	Flowering shrub in the canyon	Prickly Phlox
Tuffy the shop, and nursery kitty	Beetles chewing Rumex hymenosepalus - Canaigre	Cormorant on Ayer Lake	Red-tailed Hawk
Owl Clover - Castilleja exserta	Aloe speciosa hybrid	Arizona Flag in Childrens Garden	Mariposa Lily
Koeberlinia spinosa - Crucifixion thorn	Lupine in Legume Garden	Children's Garden	Water Drops on Agave Skin
Desert Phlox - Phlox tenuifolia	Delphinium parishii on Engelmann Prickly Pear	Desert Phlox and Globe Mallow on the High Trail	Bush Penstemon - Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla on the High trail
Penstemon pseudospectabilis	Aloes in the Children's Garden	Calylophus hartwegii	In the Children's Garden
In the Children's Garden	Salvia clevelandii	Dianthus	Lobelia
Gazania	Orange Opuntia Flower	Yellow Opuntia Flower	Red Opuntia Flower
Beaver Tail - Opuntia basilaris	Santa Rita Prickly Pear	Oriental Poppy	Aloe porphyrostachys
Red Valerian in the Herb Garden	Scented Geranium	Olive Tree	National Geographic Camera Crew Above the High Trail Filming Vultures
Flies or Bees on Aster	Aloe striata x maculata	Date Palms across from Herb Garden	Great Horned Owl and Chick
Great Horned Owl Chick	Hummingbird Feeding on Agave Flower	Saguaros on top of Magma Ridge against Picketpost Mountain	Sage and Morning Light
The Comet Fire seen from Water Tank Hill	Fire Retardant from the 257 Fire seen from the Hill House	Very small Agave Chrysantha	Cactus Wren Nest in Yucca
White-Faced Ibis at Ayer Lake	White Winged Dove	Looks Like Australia - Blue Bush Trail	Eucalyptus bark
Eucalyptus bark	Ant Lion trap	Stattice	Tarantula Hawk in the Children's Garden
Smokey the BTA kitty	Early Morning	Picketpost House	Early Morning
Crape Myrtle	Picketpost Mountain	Sunrise over Queen Creek Canyon	Ferocactus
Liz	Summer Tanager and baby	Young Cooper's Hawk	Devil's Claw - Proboscidea parviflora
Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly	Picketpost Mountain	Autumn color	Crape Myrtle
Arizona Walnut	Main Parking Lot before construction	Autumn	Autumn
Autumn	Aloe littoralis	Queen Creen at the High Trail crossing	Aloe rubroviolacea
Queen Creek	Equipment parked at end of day on Friday	Autumn leaves on aloe