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| Greater Roadrunner looking for breakfast |
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| Becca on the zig-zaggy trail |
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| Lingering humidity forms clouds at the base of the Organs |
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| Across a deep arroyo |
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| Doughnut nest? |
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| Nipple Beehive Cactus (can you believe it?) |
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| ID provided by Wynn Anderson (UTEP Centennial Garden) |
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| Coryphantha macromeris |
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| Becca waits while I catch up |
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| Still waiting |
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| Getting impatient |
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| Cactus Wren |
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| Wren silhouetted against the sky |
3 comments:
Let us know if you ID the cactus, Packrat. Given all of your peregrinations, I can't believe you haven't covered every square foot around the mountain by now, so you should have stubbed your big toe on this beautiful cactus before.
I heard on NPR on Friday afternoon (I believe) that portions of New Mexico have been blessed by the monsoon and are no longer experiencing a severe drought. In fact, I believe the report said that some parts of the state are not in drought at all, and that the folks around Albuquerque are reveling in the lush green Rio Grande riparian vegetation.
I don't remember ever seeing that kind of cactus, either. All of this rain has been great, but it sure has been humid
Scott: Yes, parts of the state are out of the drought, and we've had a significant dent put in it here. As Dr. K pointed out, it's been incredibly humid of late, and right now (5:09 pm) thunder is rumbling overhead and the dark sky is signalling the potential for more precip.
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