Spring Unwound

The March lamb is here, the fruit trees are flowering, the bees are buzzing, and the butterflies are finding mates and feeding on apricot nectar.

Birds are heading north, spring is coming

Read the post by Judy : Great Backyard Bird Count at Tingley Bosque Ponds « It’s a bird thing…. and see some nice photos of our local lovelies floating in the water.

Wildlife Track and Sign identification course with Casey McFarland

Starts tomorrow, Saturday May 14th, and it looks like a bright and sunny one. We’ll spend the day tomorrow along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, where dozens of different kinds of wildlife can be “seen” by the tracks and signs they leave in the impressionable sand and mud of the riverside.

human trails coyote trails deer

The day turned from cold, high clouds to full sun as the 3 of us hiked in through the cholla cactus field criss-crossed by packrat trails. Looking for fresh trails to follow took some time, the bobcat tracks were old, badger tracks faded in and out of the partially frozen sand, and even the ubiquitous [...]

Spring

One of the many springs along the edge of the Forest.  (Winter ’07)

Las Huertas Creek

Subdivision of land for single family residences alternate with open space (for now) along Las Huertas creek.  This photo shows the connection to the Forest land in the background.

Sandia Mountain

North side of Sandia Mt. where Las Hertas creek and several important springs aid the habitat and movement of wildlife.