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Sunday, April 16, 2023

50 Degree Start

Swainson's Hawk atop a yucca
The air was a tad brisk when Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I hit the trail this morning, but there was hardly a breeze and the sun shone brightly.  It didn't take long to warm up.

The only critters we saw today were a guy running along the long dirt road and a lone Swainson's Hawk sitting atop the tall yucca on the ridge west of the Organ Mountains.

We drove to our local Circle K on the way home in order to fuel up the CR-V; that was our "ride" for this Sunday morning.

This & next:  yucca in bloom


This & next:  same Claret Cup Cactus


This & next:  Willow and Frio


This & next:  Soaptree Yucca putting up a new flower stalk


This & next:  same Claret Cup Cactus


This & next:  Feather Dalea


Last 2:  Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa


 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

I love the second photo of the Feather Dalea.

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