What an incredible visit to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument today. A bald eagle flew right over our heads, and afterwards we spotted two more. It could have been the same one, I suppose, but thinking we saw three eagles feels a whole lot better. We also saw several kinds of ducks, numerous [...]
Rio Grande
Not winter, obviously! Photo from May, 2009.
A few miles from the scene above we bagged a dentist at the bottom of a canyon. He’s been there for almost forty years, across the road from a mountain with a cross on top. We had to divorce our old dentist after fourteen years. It was surprisingly difficult for me, although my wife was [...]
Path through salt cedars and willows
Down by the river and there’s just me making my way while the way makes me »Buy This Photo!«
The river was running so fast and clear
Here’s another photo from yesterday’s wonderful trip along the Rio Grande near Pilar. We often find migrating Canada geese down in the canyon. Never very many at one time, though. I especially like these because of the clear water they’re resting in. Farther north from here but still within the new Rio Grande del Norte [...]
Had no idea there were so many colors from the back
Behold the male mallard exploding into flight! Beautiful day on the Rio Grande north of Pilar today, with tons o’ ducks (mergansers, goldeneyes, mallards). We also saw Canada geese and a heron. The river is where the action is, all right. And to think that just 800 feet higher and out of the gorge, you’re [...]
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