Pithouse Dwelling Cover - National Parks Gallery
This ramada isn't shading picnickers. It's covering and protecting the pithouse excavated in the 1950s, and chosen to be on display for visitors, but also left open to the elements.
Pithouse Floor - National Parks Gallery
This Pithouse at Montezuma Well is only one of many that were excavated in the 1950s. This one was chosen for public display, and thus surrounded with a modern masonry wall and covered with a metal roof. Even... More
Tuzigoot National Monument - Desert Christmas Cactus
This picture of the Desert Christmas Cactus, Opuntia leptocaulis, was taken in September, but the red fruits stay on the stems for much of the winter.
Tuzigoot National Monument - Common Chicory- free images of flowers
Although this Common Chicory, Cichorium intybus, is surrounded by grasses you can still see the characteristic squre-tipped petals each with five teeth.
Lesser Goldfinch, National Parks Birds Images
Lesser Goldfinches are present year round, but gather in large, noisy flocks in the winter.
Tuzigoot National Monument - Trailing Four O'Clock
Trailing Four O'Clock, Allionia incarnata, can grow up to 10 ft. long. It blooms from March to October covering the hillside along the Tavasci Marsh Overlook Trail in small purple flowers.
Rock Wren, National Parks Birds Images
Male Rock Wrens have been known to have a repertoire of up to 100 different songs!
Tuzigoot National Monument - Crowded Rayweed- free images of flowers
Crowded Rayweed, Parthenium confertum, has typical desert adaptations such as hairy stems and leaves. Growing to 2ft it blooms from May to October and the sap contains rubber.
Great Horned Owl - National Parks Gallery
Great Horned Owls are the most commonly seen and heard owls at Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well. Their diet consists primarily of small rodents which they locate by using their dish-shaped facial feathers to... More
Tuzigoot National Monument - Sunflower with Bee
Sunflowers grow wild along the marsh trail at Tuzigoot. This bee was one of many having a field day in the big bank of sunflowers on the southern edge of Tavasci Marsh.
Gambel's Quail, National Parks Birds Images
The colorful male Gambel's Quail uses his bright plumage and head tuft to attract the attention of females. His loud, nasally "ka-KAA-ka" can be heard in the parks year round.
National parks: Phainopepla - public domain image
Phainopeplas, a type of silky flycatcher, can be spotted in the picnic areas at both Montezuma Well and Montezuma Castle during the summer months. They can be easily identified by their striking white wing-stri... More
Tuzigoot National Monument - National parks: Sunflowers - public domai...
Sunflowers add a lot of color in the late summer months. They also provide pollen to many bees and cover to other insects like dragonflies.
Gambel's Quail, National Parks Birds Images
Gambel's Quail are commonly seen and heard at both Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well. In the spring, family groups can be spotted scurrying together across the roadways, with the chicks spread out between bot... More
Baby Common Blackhawk - National Parks Gallery
This baby Common Blackhawk, still in its nest, was eagerly awaiting the return of its mother and some food.
White Throated Swift - National Parks Gallery
This White-throated Swift was found on the trail just after trying to fledge out of its nest which was located above. The bird, which was unharmed by its failed first attempt at flight, was placed on a sycamore... More
American Wigeons at Montezuma Well
Throughout the winter months, Montezuma Well offers a refuge to dozens of waterfowl.
Loggerhead Shrike, National Parks Birds Images
Loggerhead Shrikes can occasionally be seen hunting throughout the parks. Their habit of impaling their prey (grasshoppers, lizards, and even small mammals) on the spines of mesquite trees has earned them the n... More
Rock Wren, National Parks Birds Images
Rock Wrens are year-round residents of Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well. Their plaintive "pi-TEW" calls can be heard easily from the rim of the Well, and they can often be seen hopping around the rocks near ... More
Tuzigoot National Monument - Puncture Vine- free images of flowers
Puncture Vine, Tribulus terrestris, is also known as Goat's head due to the fruits which are two-spined and resemble a goat's head with horns. Originally from the Mediterranean, then have now been naturalized i... More
Black-throated Sparrow - National Parks Gallery
Black-throated Sparrows are a common site in the spring and summer along the trails at Montezuma Well. Their numbers are declining across the western United States due to loss of habitat to human development.
Tuzigoot National Monument - National parks: Thistle - public domain i...
This bright purple thistle was found flowering near Tavasci Marsh. The constant water found in the marsh allows for plant life not found on the hill.
Tourist Attraction - Montezuma Castle 2
The contrast of the two color of mortar colors is evident in this photograph. The red/darker morter on the bottom two thirds was applied by the NPS in the late 90's. The white/lighter morter on the top third wa... More
Smoke House at Montezuma Well - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
The Back Family who ran a ranch at Montezuma Well smoked the pork they raised. This Smokehouse still reminds us of the many stories found at the Well.
Montezuma Well - First Overlook
This view from the first overlook at Montezuma Well shows the steep sides around the limestone sinkhole. The water springs are at the cetner bottom, and feed water that has been traveling underground for 10,000 years!
Plant Life at Montezuma Well - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Plants find amazing ways of surviving in the desert. At Montezuma Well the extra water makes life a bit easier, but this prickly pear still shows the amazing ability plants to find enough soil and water almost anywhere!
Large Pueblo Room at Montezuma Well
This masonry room is found on the southeastern side of Montezuma Well.
Pithouse Hearth, Montezuma Castle national monument
This hearth is found at the Pit House of Montezuma Well. Fires were located near doorways in this type of dwelling.
Cliff Dwelling, Montezuma Castle national monument
This cliff dwelling is seen from the first overlook at Montezuma Well. The door looks over the water, while the window seems to look along the cliff.
Back Cabin, Montezuma Castle national monument
The Back Family owned the Montezuma Well property in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They ran a ranch, and also started tourism of the Well.
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Betatakin cliff dwellings, Navajo National Monument, 2016.
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Nalakihu pueblo, Wupatki National Monument, 2016.
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