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All red flowers are Claret Cup Cactus
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Due to the presence of a Swainson's Hawk on a distant yucca I decided that the three amigos would try to get as close as we could to the raptor before it took off. We did quite well.
Although I was hesitant about bushwhacking through grassy areas to get near the hawk we did it anyway. We were rewarded--at least I was--with an opportunity to get some pretty good photos of the Swainson's. It took flight not long after we approached.
Willow, Frio and I explored an area of the desert we'd not been in before, and it was a really beautiful section of northern Chihuahuan Desert. We were out there a lot longer than we have been in recent days, but at least the temperature was bearable and there wasn't much wind.
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This & next: will it still be there when we get closer?
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Buds on Prickly Pear
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This & next 2: we were able to get fairly close
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Swainson's Hawk
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This & next 3: panoramic views
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Huge Torrey Yucca
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This & next 2: more panoramas
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Close to Tellbrook Arroyo
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Organ Mountains
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1 comment:
My favorite photo is the first one (the Claret Cup flowers). I'm glad you were able to photograph the Swainson's Hawk. I especially like the second image of the hawk.
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