Wednesday, August 21, 2013

August Morning

Last Tuesday I went for a walk to enjoy the clouds and whatever else I might notice along the way.

sunrise





I was delighted to see the usual plants and animals.

barrel cactus with flower buds


saguaro cactus arm bud


Empress Leilia butterfly


Harris' antelope ground squirrel


desert cottontail 


roadrunner

And I was able to watch two roadrunners, assumed to be parent and "big baby" for a little while. That was a first for me to see one roadrunner feeding another. The younger one was quite persistent!



roadrunner feeding a butterfly to chick



Roadrunner and youngster video (42 seconds)
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18 comments:

  1. RamakrishnanAugust 21, 2013 at 9:59 AM

    Wow. Awesome colours and amazing critters from the desert.

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  2. RohrerbotAugust 21, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    That Roadrunner video is great!!! Nice finds. But oh this weather....:)

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  3. cieldequimperAugust 21, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Cute little video. I don't think I had ever seen a roadrunner before. Love the cottontail too, I would have called it a hare! Now why has that little fella got such a strange antelope name?

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  4. angryparsnipAugust 21, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Great Roadrunner photos and video.
    I usually have at lest one running around my home. Last year I had two but I didn't see any babies.

    cheers, parsnip

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  5. GigaAugust 21, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    Śliczne widoki i jakże inne od tych w moim kraju. Spotkane zwierzaki są cudowne,a filmik bardzo mi się podobał. Pozdrawiam.
    Beautiful views and very different from those in my country. Met are wonderful pets, and video and I loved it. Yours.

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  6. BarbAugust 21, 2013 at 1:53 PM

    What a pleasure to see your early-morning photos! I felt as though I was walking with you. I liked the video of that demanding roadrunner fledgling.

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  7. DarlaAugust 21, 2013 at 3:07 PM

    Great shot of the arm bud...and wicked cute video! put a big smile on my face. :-)

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  8. Carole August 21, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    Your walk is similar to mine in sightings but you've done a better job of photographing them. Love the roadrunner video!

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  9. betchaiAugust 21, 2013 at 8:44 PM

    the world is always very beautiful with your photos

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  10. PJ van ZylAugust 21, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    lovely set i esp like the second photo

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  11. ΕΥΡΥΤΑΝΑΣ ΙΧΝΗΛΑΤΗΣAugust 22, 2013 at 5:53 AM

    Μαγικές εικόνες!

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  12. rainfield61August 22, 2013 at 7:01 AM

    There are so much to do while walking.

    That I enjoy very much too.

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  13. Kiran PalwashaAugust 23, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    wow so nice. I like your photographs. You lives so near to nature.
    best regards.

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  14. Magic MomentsAugust 23, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    Beautiful colors and lovely animals you found in the desert..Have a nive weekend.

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  15. JanieAugust 23, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    Great video footage of the roadrunners. You saw a lot of nature in one walk. Thanks for sharing the sights.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 24, 2013 at 4:20 AM

    Beautiful skies... and the roadrunners are so cute...

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  17. Betty ManousosAugust 25, 2013 at 3:13 AM

    loved seeing those amazing critters in the desert.
    love your photos!!
    xx

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  18. CelesteAugust 27, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Brilliant footage! What a wonderful moment and how lovely that you were there to see it.

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