Davis Mountains Mammals and Weather
Then some Trans Pecos mammals and weather.
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Davis Mountains
Was in Davis Mountains week of the 4th. Here’s a couple of nice ones.
Trans Pecos Birds
A few trans-Pecos birds.
ID Davis Mountains
Here’s a bird for ID. Davis Mountains. August 2023.
Shorebirds Sandia Wetlands
Stopped at Sandia Wetlands near Balmorhea for another shorebird fix. 6 species of shorebirds. Phalaropes are just so photogenic!!
Insects Sandia Wetlands
Just back from a few days at Fort Davis. Stopped in at Sandia Wetlands (a nice stop just off I10) and Lake Balmorhea and had 9 species of shorebird. Killdeer, BN Stilt, Avocet, Wilson’s Phal, Spotted Sand, Western Sand (flyby), Upland Sand (several flyovers), Greater yellowlegs and my fav: fly right over the head 12…
Mercury!!
Forgot to post this one: I’ve tried to see the planet Mercury off and on for about the last 50 years. Being the closest planet to the sun, it is usually in sun or city glare. In March out in the clear skies of the Davis Mountains I finally succeeded!!! Here’s a greatly zoomed in…