Old Haunts

Ladderback Woodpecker

Becca and I did a hike in a section of the desert where we hadn't trekked for about a year.  It's cold enough now so we don't have to worry about bushwhacking into a rattler's territory, though we have encountered rattlesnakes as late as November.  The top three images here were taken of birds in our Desert Willow tree, a frequent magnet for Ladderback Woodpeckers, Verdins, sparrows and doves.  And rabbits--both cottontails and jacks--love to eat the flower blossoms that have fallen to the desert floor.  

Verdin

Verdin hanging nearly upside down

Heading west

Becca and Ocotillo wands

Tortugas and the Organs

Bug on Desert Marigold

Bug mugshot