
White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.
I love little brown birds.

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.
I love little brown birds.

I came here to soak after a chilly day of bird watching at Bosque Del Apache.
At Riverbend Hot Springs on the Rio Grande, in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
On the day of my visit: air temperature 45°F/7°C, water temperature 106°F/41°C. It was delightful.

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Tubs &Showers.
Butterfield Stage Motel, in Deming, New Mexico. Sadly, this marvelous sign is only partially operational. The neon tubes that animate the horses’ hooves and the coach’s wheels no longer work.

Female Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) at my patio feeder in Glendale, Arizona.
Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis), at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.
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Bosque del Apache, New Mexico.

Profiles: Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.

Profiles: Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.
Vociferous indeed.

Profiles: Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico.