A young burrowing owl has found a haven — conviently provided in a piece of storm pipe at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582458/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThis Hopi Rattlesnake, whose habitat is normally deserts and grasslands, lives at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582254/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseGreat fun is had by all — except perhaps the hungry turkeys — in the “turkey stampede” in Phoenix at… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582388/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Agave branch of the Phoenix Public Library in Phoenix, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582395/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCacti at the Desert Botanical Garden a 147-acre botanical preserve in Phoenix, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582435/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCacti at the Desert Botanical Garden a 147-acre botanical preserve in Phoenix, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582442/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Phoenix Arizona Temple in Glendale, Arizona. Opened in 2014, it was the 144th temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582389/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseFlag bearer in Phoenix at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition, open only to Native Americans with proof of tribal… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582354/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseView of the mountains east of Phoenix from McDowell Mountain Regional Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582413/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Superstition Mountains, a condensed chain of peaks near Tortilla Flat, Ariizona, east of Phoenix, are a designated… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582383/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseArtist Doug Hyde's 1999 "Intertribal Greeting" broze sculpture at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, a private, not-for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582426/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseReplica of a c.1300 adobe compound of the Hohokam people mounted at the city-run Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582436/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseWhat many Arizonans lack in natural grass in that desert state, they make up with creative landscaping, including… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582391/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe wide doorway of the living room in an elegant, modernist house in the prosperous community of Paradise Valley, Arizona… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582277/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCarnival rides in Phoenix at the annual Arizona State Fair, which has been held since 1884, eighteen years before statehood… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582416/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCalf-roping event at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition in Phoenix, open only to Native Americans with proof of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582370/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePlantings at the Desert Botanical Garden, a 140-acre botanical garden in Phoenix, Arizona, that features many examples of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582440/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePlantings at the Desert Botanical Garden, a 140-acre botanical garden in Phoenix, Arizona, that features many examples of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582438/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCarnival rides and games, including a Ferris wheel, in Phoenix at the annual Arizona State Fair, which has been held since… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582419/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaddle-bronc contest at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition in Phoenix, open only to Native Americans with proof of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582355/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaddle-bronc contest in Phoenix at the All-Indian Rodeo, a featured competition, open only to Native Americans with proof of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582326/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA great horned owl has asserted permanent visiting rights to a tree above the ranch headquarters at the Big Creek cattle… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582740/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA peach-faced lovebird enjoys a free meal in the courtyard of a home in Paradise Valley, neighboring Phoenix in Maricopa… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582376/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePeach-faced lovebirds enjoy a free meal in the courtyard of a home in Paradise Valley, neighboring Phoenix in Maricopa… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582374/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseTerrain in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum -- a botanical garden, natural-history museum, and zoo in a single facility --… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582273/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePaisano Pete in Fort Stockton, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582705/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA petroglyph mounted outside Taliesin West, renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582451/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePeacocks at the Montgomery Zoo, it was established in 1920 as part of Oak Park. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421766/free-photo-image-peacock-carol-highsmith-animal-zooFree Image from public domain licenseElk, sometimes by the dozens at once, comfortably mingle with visitors along the roadways of Grand Canyon National Park in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582423/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseOne of several four-legged residents of the Forever Home Donkey Rescue & Sanctuary, a private facility in the Cochise County… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582307/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseContestants in the Bentley’s Scottsdale Polo Championship at the WestWorld, a multi-use events facility in Scottsdale… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582445/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseJar with Two Plumed or Horned Serpents with Birds and P-shaped Motifs by Casas Grandes https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8940893/photo-image-birds-pattern-artFree Image from public domain licenseA flock of white pelicans cruise through the blue sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Original from NASA. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439920/free-photo-image-bird-animal-panamaFree Image from public domain licenseA flock of white pelicans cruise through the blue sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Original from NASA . Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439910/free-photo-image-pelican-panama-bird-flyingFree Image from public domain licenseSaguaro cacti — native to Arizona and a bit of California and northern Mexico — display their upturned… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582297/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaguaro cacti — native to Arizona and a bit of California and northern Mexico — display their upturned… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582295/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA distant butte near Truxton, along old U.S. Highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582268/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAt least thirteen named canyons and numerous buttes and mountains surround the Arizona city of Sedona, and many of those… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582363/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe famous red-sandstone formations that surround Sedona, Arizona, a popular tourist destination whose main attraction are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582382/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA handsome specimen of the saguaro cactus, famous for its uplifted “arms,” in desert country near Morristown… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582392/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Arizona state flag flies along old U.S. highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582293/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSome of the stunning red rocks for which Sedona, in nothern Arizona, is famous. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582360/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSome of the stunning red rocks for which Sedona, in nothern Arizona, is famous. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582343/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe famous red-sandstone formations that surround Sedona, Arizona, a popular tourist destination whose main attraction are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582368/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaguaro cacti outside Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582304/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScene on the remote Navajo Nation’s lands in far-northeastern Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582328/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseHorses running near a settlement called The Gap, on the remote Navajo Nation’s lands in far-northeastern Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582330/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSaguaro cacti at sunset outside Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582358/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe famous red-sandstone formations that surround Sedona, Arizona, a popular tourist destination whose main attraction are… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582347/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseArtwork on water towers along a remote Arizona road leading to Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, a red-sand desert region… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582239/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseIron horses metal art and cacti near Sedona, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582274/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA portion of the in the “Granite Dells” — exposed bedrock of estimated-1.4-billion-year-old igneous-rock… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582236/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe “sheriff” of Old Tombstone, now an Old West tourist attraction in southeastern Arizona. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582345/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseWildflowers in the harsh Arizona desert, near Yuma. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582296/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBougainvillea explode with color outside this Tucson, Arizona, cottage, which, like many modest homes in town, turn mundane… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582428/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDownpour during a thunderstorm on the plains, near Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582314/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThis is not a fire in the distance, near the settlement of Ganado on Navajo Nation land in far northeast Arizona. It’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582341/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCotton ball-like clouds drift over the remote terrain near the northern Arizona town of Page. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582321/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSubtle light and shadows fall on an old-style switchboard (salvaged from another classic hotel in town) in Tucson… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582412/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCourtyard and fountain at the Arizona Inn, a venerable hostelry in Tucson, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582252/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCreative "diver" neon sign at the old Starlight Motel in Mesa, a small Arizona city that became one of sprawling Phoenix's… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582406/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCotton field near Safford in eastern Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582279/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSpectacular rainbow outside the settlement of Humbolt-Dewey, near Prescott in Central Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582352/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBrightly landscaped home in Tempe, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582434/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSunset near the settlement of Antares in northwestern Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582247/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCamelback Mountain, an iconic natural attraction of the Phoenix, Arizona, “Valley of the Sun,” as seen from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582237/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseVivid reflections from a spectacular sunset highlight a passing freight train near Peach Springs, Arizona. Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582447/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRainbow across a dirt road near the settlement of Antares in northwestern Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582452/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseFlying hummingbird, wild animal isolated image https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9051530/flying-hummingbird-wild-animal-isolated-imageView licenseHummingbird, wild animal isolated image https://www.rawpixel.com/image/9051539/hummingbird-wild-animal-isolated-imageView licenseThe Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, near Tonopah, Arizona, 50 miles west of Phoenix, serve as a backup cooling source… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582371/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSpray ponds at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, near Tonopah, Arizona, 50 miles west of Phoenix, serve as a backup… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582400/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAgate Bridge — the most famous of the individual petrified tree specimens in the Petrified Forest, now part of a U.S.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582420/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseTower of the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona, Arizona, a small city and popular tourist attraction thanks to its red… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582381/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseAn up-close look at a giraffe at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422043/free-photo-image-giraffe-zoos-animalFree Image from public domain licenseAn up-close look at a giraffe at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422033/free-photo-image-animal-giraffe-cloudFree Image from public domain licenseCheetah at Myrtle Beach Zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422099/free-photo-image-cat-cheetah-animalsFree Image from public domain licenseCorvette Car outside the Route 66 Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582306/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseWhen a development was built five miles north of Wickenburg — a small Arizona city northwest of Phoenix that was once… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582394/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license“Epic Rides” is one of several vivid murals created by artist Joe Pagac in Tucson, Arionza, a city of great… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582387/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseTwo downtown buildings, including the old Avenue Hotel, right — now (2019) a bed-and-breakfast inn that celebrated its… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582353/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA mule-drawn stagecoach, its driver, and a handler near the famous O.K. Corral in Old Tombstone, now a tourist attraction in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582320/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseCliffsides in the “Granite Dells” — exposed bedrock and tinted layers of estimated-1.4-billion-year-old… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582298/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseWhen this photograph was taken in 2018, the subject of border walls between the United States and Mexico was a controversial… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582258/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license