Southeast Arizona is one of those bird photography destinations that can be good at any time of year, monsoon season or "second spring", is no exception as this is usually when it is at its wettest and greenest. At this time of year a burst of new life occurs, and many bird species are best photographed at this time. This is especially true of the hummingbirds, one of the key groups visiting photographers wish to spend time with, and there is no better area for this on the continent. On this tour we will visit feeder set ups and search naturally flowering areas where Broad-tailed, Rivoli’s, Lucifer, White-eared, Berylline Hummingbirds are all possible, in addition to North America’s largest species, the bold Blue-throated Mountain-Gem. Among the hallowed mountain destinations that will feature are Carr Canyon in the Huachuca’s, the great Portal area in the Chiricahua’s, Madera Canyon in the Santa Rita’s, and the stunningly unique Mount Lemmon in the Catalina Mountains. The forests in these sky islands are home to vibrant species like Elegant Trogon, Red-faced Warbler, and Painted Redstart, Greater Pewee, Buff-breasted Flycatcher and while these are better photographed in the spring, we will certainly do our best with these birds in between shooting the real targets, the monsoon breeders. The desert areas below host Gambel’s Quail, Blue Grosbeak, Scott's Oriole, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Hepatic Tanagers, Greater Roadrunner, Gila Woodpeckers, Varied Bunting and the difficult to pronounce, Pyrrhuloxia. This part of Arizona provides plenty of stunning landscapes in which to photograph too, an often missed feature of this destination. This tour should appeal to those from the east, wanting to experience the vastly different western birds, but also those who have visited Arizona in a different season, or in a different year. There is so much to offer in Arizona it justifies multiple visits for no two single seasons are the same.