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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Happy Hawk Day

1st 2:  ocotillos and sky
Dr. K went grocery shopping this morning so it was Willow and me on the regular hike.  Hot and a bit humid out there, but there was a slight breeze.

We followed the usual route, stopping in the shade several times.  Best part of the outing was seeing a Swainson's Hawk in an ocotillo, but I couldn't get a decent shot of the raptor due to bright sunshine behind it.

Seems both Willow and I were happy when the trek came to an end and we were able to hop back into the CR-V and fire up the air conditioning.


Ocotillos and Tortugas Mountain

 

Swainsy the backlit Swainson's Hawk

This & next:  barrel cactus flower buds


Swainsy

Barrel Cactus buds

Wils

This & next:  Prickly Pear pears on the same Prickly Pear


Climbing the steep hill west of Right Branch Arroyo

Distant view of Tortugas and the Organs

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

I like the images of the Prickly Pear fruit.

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