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Most interesting

Thu 10/13/11 at 4:18 pm

Based on Flickr views and comments.

avoid the traffic

the bike path runs from the University to Alameda, crossing 4 major streets (careful!)

illuminated moth

Cloisonné bug

As MR dubbed it. A half a dozen of these appeared one day only on an early-blooming chamisa. It is diligently sucking the rain off the blossoms.

merlin (falcon)

A merlin was sighted frequently in our neighborhood between November and mid-February. This photo may have been the last time I saw one, a month ago. www.flickr.com/photos/mjhinton/tags/merlins/

finch

Poor little one banged against the front window pretty hard. Sat like this for 20 minutes.

hummingbird in desert willow flowers 2

See www.flickr.com/photos/mjhinton/tags/hummingbirds/ From my ornithologist friend: "we think its a Calliope Hummingbird, either a female or young."

Bewick's Wren

This wren has been in our yard for up to a couple of months, but I don't recall another before that in 20 years. Its tail is sometimes bent almost 90 degrees to the body.

Cosmos

This year, the cosmos have been nearly as breath-taking as the morning glories.

bosque sunset

true color -- no manipulation

curve-billed thrasher

A rare visit for us. More common in the foothills, we hear.

hollyhocks

scrub jay

I like the pink showing through its cheek.

roadrunner

www.flickr.com/photos/mjhinton/tags/roadrunners/

crow moon

Right place, right time, lucky timing. www.flickr.com/photos/mjhinton/tags/moon/

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coyote and mallards

On the west side of the Rio Grande. Seen from the east side, hiking the Aldo Leopold trail in Albuquerque, NM. Great trail from the Rio Grande Nature Center almost to Montaño Bridge. The first part of the trail is paved; most is sandy soil, running close to the river. The story with more photos: www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/photos/a-walk-in-albuquerques-bo... UPDATE 3/30/11: This photo was selected by The Alibi in the Land Ho (The Natural World) category of their 2011 Photo Contest. Thanks! alibi.com/feature/36167/Button-Pushers.html

elk • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10528393@N00/82370243/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

elk

Near the road east of Pie Town. www.edgewiseblog.com/mjh/photos/elk/

The resplendant quetzal in flight. (Copyright (c) 2010 by Mark Justice Hinton.) • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10528393@N00/4503715060/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>

Last but not least, the final upload from my trip to Guatemala. Photographed at Las Nubes. See the large version of this picture, a cropped version, and more: picasaweb.google.com/photosbymjh/TripToGuatemala2010#