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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Weekend Heat

A small herd of Mule Deer in the Tortugas foothills
It was brutally hot when Becca and I hiked around Tortugas Mountain this morning.  About a mile in to the hike we were surprised to see a small herd of Mule Deer.  We have had such a prolonged drought in the desert it's really hard to understand how large mammals can survive in this arid land.  That's why we have a permanently-running waterhole at the Chihuahuan Observation Center.
A large doe


Mule Deer camouflage


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A thorny matter

The distant Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas

Need some shade

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

That's a great photo of that doe.

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