Who's eating the Prickly Pear Cactus? Ouch! |
Stoic dog pose |
The Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas |
In the rolling foothills of Tortugas (Tortoise) Mountain |
Who's eating the Prickly Pear Cactus? Ouch! |
Stoic dog pose |
The Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas |
In the rolling foothills of Tortugas (Tortoise) Mountain |
1st 4: across the desert to the Organ Mountains Less cold this morning due to slightly higher temperature and no wind. Sun was only half a...
3 comments:
Amazingly, there are a number of animals who can eat the prickly pear pads.
The goats we have acquired to help us control invasive non-native plants will eat the thorn-studded canes of multiflora rose, too, Packrat. Obviously, they're not as intimidating as the spines on the prickly pears, but I can't imagine how they're able to accommodate even the rose thorns.
I guess we're talking REALLY hard palate, Scott.
Post a Comment