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Snag with Vulture and Raven
I think I could do a long series on snags – they are my favorite tree. Mostly because the birds like them so much. Wild Rivers, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico, USA.
In Memoriam: Soles – Part Four
Today I want honor some of my favorites: a beautiful bobcat, an unlucky vulture that lingered too long over carrion in the road, a slightly dramatic ground squirrel, and a low-flying duck.
Vulture Tree
Heron Lake State Park, New Mexico, USA.
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Tagged bird, buzzard, lake heron, New Mexico, vulture, vulture tree
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Vulture
Caballo Lake State Park, New Mexico, USA.
Vultures Waiting
for a house to die?
Beautiful Redhead
Near Hitchcock, Oklahoma, USA.
The Vulture
Keeping an eye on you. Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.
I Can See You
You know, I can see you. Turkey vulture, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.
Can You Dig It?
I have felt like apologizing for all the bird photos, but then when this one just poses so nicely on a pole by the road – what can I do? Turkey vulture, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, USA.
Vulture Tree
A tree laden with turkey vultures near the Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico. I try to have my Friday Fences photos feature the fence, but this one is really about the buzzards.
Turkey Vultures
Turkey vultures are summer birds here – they recently left for parts south. . . . . Often when we hike in the early mornings, we see them in what is locally called a ‘vulture tree’ – often a dead … Continue reading
Kayaking The Rio Grande (Part 2)
(The first part was posted here) The sky was blue and clear when we started kayaking on the Rio Grande but soon the smoke from Arizona wildfires blew over the Caballo mountains. Smoke filled Palomas Gap and within an hour … Continue reading
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Tagged Elephant Butte dam, kayak, New Mexico, photography, Rio Grande, rural, salt cedar, smoke, T or C, tamarisk, Truth or Consequences, turtle, vermillion flycatcher, vulture
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Harbinger of Spring
In some northern places, the sighting of the first robin indicates Spring. Our harbinger here is the vulture and today I saw my first turkey vulture of the year. Of course, when the vultures return, it means it’s time for … Continue reading
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