Great Blue Heron nests at Cave Springs campground:
red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus):
Canada violet (Viola canadensis, Family Violaceae):
golden corydalis (Corydalis aurea, Family Fumariaceae):
tent caterpillar:
unknown flower (probably exotic...was growing in apple orchard at West Fork):
Shot of the mouth of West Fork:
And here are various plant and bird shots taken near the golf course in Holbrook over the last few weeks:
Long-billed Curlews, a rare migrant shorebird in the region, foraging in agricultural field:
An even rarer migrant in the state, a Whimbrel in the same agricultural fields that the curlews were in a few weeks earlier (note shorter curved bill, dark stripe through eye):
Violet-green Swallow:
narrowleaf yucca (Yucca angustifolia, Family Agavaceae or F. Liliaceae) with flower stalk:
desert blazing-star (Mentzelia pumila, Family Loasaceae):
gaura species (Gaura sp., Family Onagraceae):
bladderpod species (Lesquerella sp., possibly L. fendleri, Family Brassicaceae):
milkvetch species (Astragalus sp., Family Fabaceae):
Even though Russian-olives (Elaeagnus angustifolia, Family Elaeagnaceae) are exotic-invasives in the state that outcompete native riparian species, they do have nice-smelling flowers (similar to the smell of mescal beans) and the berries provide food to birds:
scalloped phacelia (Phacelia crenulata, Family Hydrophyllaceae):
Eurasian Collared-Dove nest with eggs in tamarisk:
Mourning Dove nest with eggs in tamarisk:
Bendire's Thrasher, our first time finding this species at this site. Their song is long and warbling like that of a mockingbird, but has repeated phrases including one that sounds like "jimmy cracked corn, jimmy cracked corn":
On the same day my mom and I found the Bendire's Thrasher and Long-billed Curlews, we also were surprised to see several American Pipits perched in the trees at the abandoned plantation (usually we see them walking around in agricultural fields):
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