#SacramentoMountains today. Before the hike; Davis Mountain Mock Vervain; Allthorn blooming; hanging upside down (Painted Lady, I think) on an Allthorn flower.
Pikas may be small, but they sure are mighty! They are one of few mammal species in the Lower 48 that can survive their entire lives above tree line in high-alpine, rocky terrain.
Though they look like rodents, they're actually more closely related to rabbits and hares and only eat plants. In late summer, you might see them working diligently to gather mouthfuls of vegetation to sustain them through winter.
Listen for their distinct high-pitched calls - one of the most recognizable indicators of active pika habitat!
NPS Photo / Jacob W. Frank
HABANERO is a shy boy, not a spicy chili pepper! He would love to go home with one of his SPICE CREW cat friends. Not great with children. He is a stunning smokey color! (43/47)
Storm clouds brewing over southeast Albuquerque and the Albuquerque foothills. Always avoid arroyos, ditches, and water covered roads! @koat7news https://t.co/iFWf6CTmss #Monsoon#ABQ#NMWX
Night night, sweet dreamies. ๐
The moon never asks the day why it was difficult.
It simply arrives, softens the edges, and quietly reminds the world that even endings can be beautiful.
I hope tonight does the same for you
The first confirmed Puffin chick on Dorset's Purbeck coast for three decades has been successfully photographed, offering a glimmer of hope for the future of mainland southern England's last breeding colony: https://t.co/kWefIayTTo
The desert concrete jungle (Phoenix) broke another record, hitting 117.
I reside on outskirts - where I am now it is 111.
HOT damn! They keeping raising forecasted temp for Saturday - now saying it could reach 119.
@MrMatthewTodd
A camping visit to Arizona's northern country. So nice to be among the pines. So many #birds! And look at this funky 10-lined june #beetle's 'eyelash' antennae.