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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Another Thursday Trek

The Wilster
Pleasant hike this morning; 60F at start.  Saw no other humans or canines out and about in the desert while we were there.

We did see several dragonflies, and a very beautiful House Finch landed on a nearby ocotillo branch and stayed just long enough for a two-image photo-op.

We saw Freddie the jackrabbit on the steep hill east of the upper flatland road when we were climbing at the end of our trek.  We've seen him there several days recently; he doesn't seem to scared of us.

Dried Soaptree Yucca stalk

Hill/mountain

Willow at the edge of the middle branch arroyo

Ocotillo in the middle branch

Variegated Meadowhawk dragonfly

This & next:  house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)


Willow otra vez

Long view of Tortugas Mountain from the right branch arroyo

Barrel cactus

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Nice images of the House Finch.

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