Snake and Flowers

Strange cloud over the mountains

Our regular hike was made a bit interesting this morning by the discovery of a young Western Diamondback rattlesnake at one of our stopping spots in the LDR-A arroyo; it looked like the same individual we spotted two days in a row previously, this time maybe 100 yards west of where we first saw it.  This is clearly within the range of said snake, so we were pretty sure it was the same one.  We saw the Basset People and their hounds while we were out there; in fact, the hounds did a lot of barking at us until we got out of their sight.

Same rattler 100 yards west of where he was before?

Wils

Mockingbird

Cactus bee on Cane Cholla flower

Bicolored Fanmustard

Prickly Pear flower with dove egg?

Same flower as above

Cane Cholla flower trio