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| Yuccas, ocotillo and the mountains |
We saw no nature enthusiasts of the human or canine kind, but desert denizens were out and about despite the heat. The most notable was a bee I tried to photograph repeatedly and only got "fair" images of: a Red-legged Oil-digger (Centris Rhodopus). Apparently they're a neotropical bee that has only appeared north of Mexico somewhat recently.
After our outing we drove over to our local Circle K to fuel up the CR-V, and then we took a ride around several of the usual neighborhoods.
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| Wils |
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| Yellowing ocotillos |
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| This & next 2: same barrel cactus |
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| Looking south in the middle branch arroyo |
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| Willow taking a break |
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| Huge ocotillo in the middle branch arroyo |
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| Whitethorn Acacia flowers |
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| Dr. K and Willow in the right branch arroyo |
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| This & next: Red-legged Oil-digger bee (Centris Rhodopus) |
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| Same bee as above |
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| Ocotillo with yellowing leaves |
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| Last 2: same barrel cactus |
1 comment:
Gorgeous images of the Barrel cacti flowers. My favorite is the second photo that you posted.
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