The air is cool and crisp and filled with bird songs. The ever present Boat-tailed Grackles raucously singing in the trees. Gila Woodpeckers and Cactus wrens nearly as noisy nesting in the Saguaros. Gambel's Quail darting out from the ground cover to startle Kirk. White-winged and Mourning doves with their mournful calls fluttering about or strutting along the walkway with little fear of us. I added two knew birds to my list yesterday - Crissal Thrasher & Gilded Flicker.
The Saguaro is blooming
Cactus wren on Saquaro
Cactus wren nest
Cactus wren announcing his presence.
The quintessential sound of the desert
Smallseed Sandmat with Desert Globe Mallow in back
Smallseed Sandmat
Fleabane
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
Mourning Dove on nest in Saguaro
Saguaro Skeleton
The wood is hard as rock
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