Continuing our exploration of the surrounding countryside, we drove 30 miles east of Bisbee to Ramsey Canyon which is famous for wildlife viewing, and hummingbirds in particular. In fact, fourteen species of hummers can be found here. Unfortunately, record-breaking low temperatures in this area last winter caused many of the over-wintering hummingbirds to die, so the population is temporarily down and we didn't spot any. We did see some other birds (oh help us Dave), a white-tailed deer, a squirrel and three lizards.
Starting at an elevation of 5,500 ft, we hiked up Ramsey Peak to an overlook at 6,200 ft (the peak is actually 8,725 ft but that was enough - the air is thin) which provided us with a good view of Sierra Vista below. 
Is that a fern in Arizona??:
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