Pareidolia photos - Arizona

During our April/May birding trip to the Arizona Sky Islands we encountered some unusual creatures. Perhaps you can help us  identify them. 

Pareidolia:

To perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern. ~Merriam-Webster 


Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon in which the mind responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar pattern where none exists. ~Wikipedia

Elephant in Arizona

It is a form of apophenia which is a more general term for the human tendency to seek patterns in random information.

What do you see or perceive in the pareidolia photos below? Could there indeed be an elephant and a rhinoceros in Arizona? Do trees have genitalia? Do cacti have hearts? Did dolphins once swim in Arizona? Illusory or objective perception - it's your call! 

Tell us what you see. What you perceive in these photos could have profound significance, or could just be plain ole fun. 

As an example one might see a rhinoceros in this photo.
 Get the point? :)

                                                           Buck teeth.

Tiny feet

Tried to wrap around my leg

Trees' best friend. Wood dog.

I love birds that hold still for photos.

Arizona Platypus?













Eyelashes are adorable

Once you are hooked there is no escaping the jaws of lion wood.

Hold your tongue

Toothless

Awaken the sleeping boulder at your own risk. 

Politics in the news get me down.

Alligator Squid

White O C T O P U S

 Giant's Toes                           Tree Toes





Dolphin eye



Made friends with this Arizona brute. Large teeth, but all is good if you feed them some peanuts. Now best of buddies.