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The summer tanager is a summer visitor to southeastern Arizona It's famous among birders for being so close to many of Arizona's birding hot spots including Ramsey Canyon, Miller Canyon, Garden Canyon and Carr Canyon. Sierra Vista makes a great home base for those looking for Arizona's bird specialties such as the zone-tailed hawk, painted redstart , violet-crowned hummingbird, rose- throated becard, and that holy grail of birds - the elegant trogon. Southeastern Arizona is famous for its biodiversity which includes many species of butterflies, dragonflies, insects, reptiles and mammals and almost 1,000 species of plants. For a superb introduction to southeastern Arizona birds, birding and nature, you can't do much better than the Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival, running August 5-9, 2009, at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center in Sierra Vista. This 5-day birding and nature extravaganza features wide variety of activities for every level of interest from budding naturalists to expert birders. Workshops range from learning wildlife photography techniques and how to build a nestbox to identifying dragonflies and observing hummingbird banding. Lecture topics will include the study of jaguars in northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S., a presentation about a local burrowing owl relocation project and the reintroduction of beavers on the San Pedro River. The most popular event - the field trips - will take you to some of the best birding locales in southeastern Arizona including Cave Creek Canyon in the Chiricahua Mountains, Ramsey Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains, the San Pedro River and the Patagonia-Sonoita Preserve. This year's keynote speaker is noted author and birder Ken Kaufman, who has published his own series of field guides as well as other books. Whether you're new to birding or are a lifelong "lifelister," the Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival will open your eyes to the wonders of southeastern Arizona. For a complete calendar of events and prices:

Cardon cactus and boojums at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden But, if you're worried about just what you might encounter during a desert night, sign up for one of the Desert Botanical Garden's Flashlight Tours. All you need is a pair of comfy walking shoes and a flashlight to explore the safe and easy walking paths at the Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden. You'll see the magnificent, pearlescent flowers of the night-blooming cereus cactus and the soaring flight of nighthawks as they hunt for an insect meal on the wing. You may even hear the calls of toads and owls. The Desert Botanical Garden Flashlight Tours are a great family friendly activity and are quite popular, so be sure to make reservations in advance.