the wandering chick
...Pleasant Harbor RV Resort
Peoria, Arizona
main entry to Pleasant Harbor RV Resort

I've added this page for my family and friends who have asked where I am spending the winter. Except for a trip home to see my brother and dad, this is where I'll be.

And my sister will be proud of me because I go everywhere in sandals and pedicured toes instead of my usual socks and hiking boots...well, almost everywhere.

PHRV clubhouse
the recreational building
Lake Plesasant marina
registration office
Lake Pleasant marina
Lake Pleasant marina
my rv site
a neighborhood roadrunner

Above: My own little spot in the world.

Left: Yep, it's a roadrunner. He's been spotted the last several days here in the park.

a desert sunset
sunset at the park
just inside the rv park
the surrounding terrain
the surrounding terrain
the surrounding terrain
sunset in the park
sunset in the park

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This is a Verdin, a common bird for this area. He's a tiny thing, not much larger than a hummingbird. And evidently likes the sweetwater, too, as I find him mostly clinging to the feeder.
yellow-rumped warbler
This is a Yellow-rumped Warbler. As you can see from the photo below, he likes the hummingbird's sweetwater, but is just a little too short to reach it.
the yellow-rumped warbler
Anna's hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird is a regular around the feeder, suprising for being out here in the desert. Another photo of Anna's hummer is below, left.
anna's hummingbird
Pleasant Harbor 'skyline'
a winter rainbow
a winter rainbow
a winter rainbow
A sudden February thunderstorm brought this rainbow.
prickly pear in bloom

Above: Prickly pear cactus in bloom

Below: Ocotillo in bloom

prickly pear in bloom
ocotillo in bloom
snow-capped mtns
the main entrance
There are times when the snow reaches even to the mountains in the west valley. The above picture and the one to the right were taken at Lake Pleasant and the Lake Pleasant Regional Park in Maricopa County.
Lake Pleasant and distant snow
Pleasant Harbor Marina
The Lake Pleasant marina from Vista Point
gila woodpecker at hummer feeder
A hummingbird "waits in the wings" to get his rightful place at the feeder. A gila woodpecker obviously likes the sugarwater, too, and site #192 in the Rosette.
dusty sunrise
Pleasant Harbor got a few extra nice sunrises thanks to the dust storms that were passing through.
gila woodpecker
morning sunrise
blue heron
lake pleasant marina at low water level
A blue heron is spotted near the north ramp.
phrv sunset
Sunset on a clear day
A nice hike up the mountain....to see pix, click here.
sunset
gila woodpecker on hummer feeder
This is a Gila Woodpecker, and he must be a little young, not yet mastering the hummingbird feeder. After landing underneath, he manages to move his feet to the rim, then he does a little chin-up to get his body up to where he can drink. And then he takes a slow, l -o-n-g drink!
blooming saguaros
PHRV clubhouse
blooming saguaro
blooming saguaros and occotillo
ocotilla
Lake Pleasant marina
spring at PHRV