When we visited Death Valley two years ago, we learned about how burros played a part in the history of the park. However, we never did see any burros. We recently returned from a fabulous road trip that took us through Beatty, Nevada, on our way to the Washington state national parks. Our route north…
Category: Animals
Silent Sunday
“The world has different owners at sunrise… Even your own garden does not belong to you. Rabbits and blackbirds have the lawns; a tortoise-shell cat who never appears in daytime patrols the brick walls, and a golden-tailed pheasant glints his way through the iris spears.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh “Once there was a little bunny…
Nature fix at the Desert Museum
Last Saturday was absolutely perfect for a few hours of wandering around our Desert Museum. I even had the opportunity to see the last raptor show of the season. Apparently, the birds don’t want to perform in 100+ degrees. 🤔🤷♀️ The weather and sun warmed my body and my spirits, and my camera captured a…
Little Bobwhite
I believe this to be a Northern Bobwhite quail, thanks to my iNaturalist expert who identified it for me. The Desert Museum has an aviary of rescued birds and he noted that my photo looked like a captive Northern “Masked” Bobwhite from the aviary. Indeed he was from the aviary! Beautiful little creature, isn’t he? ❤️ Any…
Out in the sunshine
With a day off work and a warm sunny forecast, we headed out for a morning of exploring at the Desert Museum. We soon discovered we were not the only ones. When we arrived, around 10:00 am, the parking lot was getting full, and staff was directing traffic. I think this was the fullest we had ever seen…
peace of life today 