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Long shadow on the Tortoise |
When we were descending a road west of Tortugas Mountain this morning, Becca went on full alert, sniffing the air, looking left and right. I soon caught sight of what she'd picked up, and right off the bat I thought "Javelina." But since I'd only ever seen one Javelina (Peccary) here in the Chihuahuan Desert I doubted myself, thinking it must have been a big Coyote instead. As soon as we crossed through a wide arroyo and started climbing up a hill on the far side I saw several Javelinas. One large individual--I think it was an adult male--stood and watched us for a while before scrambling off with the others. They moved so fast through the underbrush I couldn't get an accurate count, but I'd estimate there were ten to twelve of them, three or four of which were really young. I was shocked to see that big of a herd here, and a little cautious. Full grown male Javelinas can do serious physical damage to a dog, and I didn't want to take any chances with Becca, whose curiosity level was at its highest after picking up Peccary scent.
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Along the squiggly trail |
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Local color in the northern Chihuahuan Desert |
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The rugged desert |
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Ocotillo gone yellow |
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Ocotillo gone red
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Green Ocotillo |
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Look who's watching us |
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A large Javelina |
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Tortugas and the Organs |
5 comments:
Hahaha - love your rhyming. Fabulous photos as always. xx
Many thanks, ToniL. :)
It's so interesting that javelina were out in the desert this morning. I'm glad Becca didn't get close. What do you call a group of javelina--a herd?
So cool, Packrat! And, I like the images of the colorful ocotillos, too.
Thanks, Scott. :)
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