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Sunday, May 12, 2024

Hare and Flycatcher Day

1st 2:  Jackrabbit eating prickly pear pads
We did our normal hike with no added distance this morning; both Dr. K and I had tasks to attend to.

When we were driving to the trailhead we saw the Basset people and their hounds heading east on Tellbrook Road, but we never saw them again once we got on the trail.

The weather was slightly chilly due to a persistent wind, which has been blowing for several days; Dr. K and I are sick of it.


Wilster on break

Soaptree and ocotillo

Prickly Pear flower

This & next 4:  Ash-throated Flycatcher





Cholla cactus (foreground)

Willow on shade break

 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Lovely images of the Ash-throated Flycatcher. My favorite is the first one you posted.

Unwelcome Weather Change

1st 2:  yesterday afternoon view of Tortugas and the Organs Really icky out there this morning:  sunny, hot, very humid--the exact opposite ...