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Sunday, October 16, 2022

Cranes Again

Peculiar combination of clouds
Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I had a nice hike on our normal route this morning; a 60F start didn't feel chilly at all due to high humidity.  We're supposed to get thunderstorms this afternoon.

After the trek we took a ride around several different neighborhoods just to check out the surroundings and to see how many homes are up for sale; not that we're in the market for a new one.

One notable feature of today's outing was the second sighting in three days of a formation of Sandhill Cranes flying southwest.  I figure they're either looking for the Rio Grande in the Mesilla Valley or stopping over at the bosque there, though I see no evidence in my research that the latter bosque hosts any cranes.

Robledos

This & next:  Doña Ana Mountains


Tortugas and the Organs

This & next 2:  views from LDR-A arroyo



Heading toward the Organs on the east/west cross trail

This & next 3:  Sandhill Cranes




The rest:  Willow and Frio



 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

I love that last shot of the Sandhill Cranes.

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