Tour
Arizona: Photo Tour
Outside protected areasby Tropical Birding
Eleven-day bird photo tour from Tucson through the southeast Arizona sky islands: Mount Lemmon, Madera Canyon (Santa Rita Lodge feeders), Patagonia's Paton Center, the Huachuca canyons and Portal. Uses feeder stations and a private pond with custom perches for set-up photography; six photographers with one leader.
Details
- Animals are fed
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- Route
- Starts and ends in Tucson, Arizona
- Visits
- Mount Lemmon, Madera Canyon, Patagonia, Sierra Vista and Portal
- Length
- 11 days
- Group size
- Up to 6 people
- Language
- English
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, open
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
May
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Phoenix time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:29– | 17:06– | 10h 17m10 h 17 min | 37° |
| Feb | 07:10– | 17:37– | 11h 4m11 h 4 min | 45° |
| Mar | 06:38– | 18:00– | 11h 58m11 h 58 min | 56° |
| Apr | 05:59– | 18:21– | 12h 59m12 h 59 min | 68° |
| MayIn season | 05:30– | 18:40– | 13h 49m13 h 49 min | 77° |
| Jun | 05:21– | 18:56– | 14h 15m14 h 15 min | 81° |
| Jul | 05:33– | 18:56– | 14h 3m14 h 3 min | 79° |
| Aug | 05:52– | 18:35– | 13h 20m13 h 20 min | 72° |
| Sep | 06:12– | 17:57– | 12h 22m12 h 22 min | 61° |
| Oct | 06:32– | 17:18– | 11h 23m11 h 23 min | 49° |
| Nov | 06:57– | 16:48– | 10h 30m10 h 30 min | 39° |
| Dec | 07:22– | 16:43– | 10h 3m10 h 3 min | 35° |