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| White Sands |
So I've included here images from outings on the Grand View trail (2 treks) and one hike on the Bridal Veil Falls Trail. The images of the spectacular Mourning Cloak butterfly (called Camberwell Beauty in the UK) on the butterfly bush (Buddleja alternifolia)--a native of China--is from our property. The butterfly spent hours on that bush getting its surfeit of pollen, no doubt.
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| Grand View Trail |
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| Tall Yellow Evening Primrose |
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| Common Whitetail Skimmer female? |
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| Cactus in rock |
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| Chihuahuan Flax |
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| New cones |
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| No ID on this little bird |
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| What's that expression? |
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| Sotol with new flower stalk |
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| High Rolls/Mountain Park area |
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| One of our neighbor's horses |
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| This and the next 4: Mourning Cloak butterfly on butterfly bush |
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| The Mourning Cloak is called the Camberwell Beauty in Britain |
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| View from the Bridal Veil Falls Trail |
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| Becca leading the way on the Bridal Veil Falls Trail |
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| Rayless Shaggy Fleabane? |
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| How to relax in the dirt |
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| Dr. K taking a break |
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| View from the Bridal Veil Falls Trail |
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| Becca and Dr. K on shade break |
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| Spotted Towhee |
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| Ash-throated Flycatcher |
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| High-desert dog |
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| Prickly Rose |
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| Crazy clouds this morning on the Grand View Trail |
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| Across the Tularosa Basin |
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| White Sands on the far horizon |
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| Another look into the Tularosa Basin |
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| Aurora Borealis-type clouds |
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| Leading the way up the Grand View |
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| Not tiny cobs of corn, but budding Sotol flowers |
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| Down canyon to White Sands |
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| Midway ramada |
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| This and the next: Indian Paintbrush |
1 comment:
Spectacular photos, Packrat, from three of the days we spent in the high country. That mourning cloak butterfly is so beautiful.
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