I left Granite Gap this morning. I’m currently at the Bosque Birder’s RV Park, near San Antonio, New Mexico. I took a short drive through the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. I was quite surprised that nearly all of the ponds are dry. There is a lot of water running through the ditches in the refuge, but I guess the management plan is for dry ponds for now. There is water in the Boardwalk Marsh and that’s about it.
A few days ago, I checked on the Great Horned Owl nest. The lone young owl was out of the nest, but it hasn’t moved very far. A Greater Earless Lizard. This one is starting to develop some color, but it is not even close to the ones I saw at Big Bend National Park a few years back. Photos of those can be seen at the LINK. I got some more shots of the Lesser Nighthawk, this time I got closer and in a nicer setting. A couple of days after finding my first Round-tailed Horned Lizard, I found another. This one is so different in coloration and pattern, that one would almost think it was a different species, but it is not. The size and placement of the four cranial horns and the short, round tail with black bars is diagnostic. A different angle. There are some Desert Marigolds, Baileya multiradiata, in flower now. These are quite large and showy flowers.
2 replies on “Heading North”
I really like the lizards!! All your pictures are great.
2 replies on “Heading North”
I really like the lizards!! All your pictures are great.
Some great shots! LOVE the horned Lizard!