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| The happiest hiker in the Chihuahuan Desert |
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| This mountain biker was pretty happy, though |
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| When he said "Good morning" to us I could see he was enjoying himself |
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| Haze in front of the Organ Mountains |
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| One of my favorite desert birds: the Cactus Wren |
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| There were several of them, squawking at each other like Heckle and Jeckle |
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| They love playing hide-and-seek in the swords of the Torrey Yucca |
4 comments:
Cactus wrens are very noisy and interesting birds.
They have to be among the noisiest birds in the animal kingdom, Dr. K.
:)
It's great that the Cactus Wrens allow you to get so close.
It was 95 degrees here in the northern Piedmont yesterday (Tuesday), the hottest day of the year so far. Then a cold front moved through at rush hour accompanied by tremendous thunderstorms. Though we got rain, lightning and thunder at our place, the worst of the storms hit west and south of Philadelphia where the National Weather Service issued two tornado warnings. At least a half-million customers around here lost power (not us!).
In fact, our organization had scheduled a Firefly Walk at 8:30, and it turned out to be a beautiful evening in the wake of the storm, with an incredible lemon-colored sky and lightning flashes off in the distance. The firefly walkers saw the furtive piebald deer that has been around my preserve for two years plus a fox, in addition to a great lightning bug show, so they were really happy.
I DID check my life list after you posted about the Black-headed Grosbeak (BHG). Kali and I have seen BHGs twice: once at Zion National Park and once at Elk, California (I don't even remember where Elk, California is, but that's what's in my field records).
Thanks for a really entertaining comment, Scott. :) That sounds like quite an event-packed day you had. 95F with high humidity is absolutely brutal back there. I like the image you painted with the phrase "lemon-colored sky." The Black-headed Grosbeak is a beautiful bird with a wonderful song.
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