Observations by nataliep

This cactus was observed in an isolated area where there was a lot of small rocks

This mourning dove was observed foraging for seeds in an area that had a great deal of small and medium sized rocks, and a few creosote bushes.

This mourning dove was observed drinking water along with some white winged doves. The environment is arid.

This male gambles quail was previously accompanied by a female. There is also a white crowned sparrow and a white-winged dove visible in the picture.

Two White-winged doves were trying to chase each other off of the tree. The white wing coverts were visible on both of them.

This texas antelope squirrel was extremely small in size, and was foraging for seeds.

This Texas Antelope Squirrel was observed underneath a shrub. The white stripes on its side were clearly visible.

This was the second Cane Cholla observed with a birds nest built in the middle of it.

This Says Phoebe was observed in a juniper tree. The rufus underside was clearly visible.

This Says Phoebe was observed perched on a shrub in an area that looked to have had a recent fire. The white wing bars were clearly visible.

Most of the bark was peeled off to reveal the pale smooth wood underneath, however the bark that was still on the tree had the characteristic grey bark with scaled texture.

This was a small bee with a large black head and large white eyes. The body was yellow.

This plant grew low to the grown with long broad leaves that had a large vein running through the middle. There was an inflorescence with a relatively thick stem coming from the center of the plant.

This plant had small oval leaves with clearly visible veins. The leaves were relatively thin and light green on new stem shoots that were red in color.

This cacti had a birds nest in it, and was surrounded by white thorn acacia.

This cactus was observed a short way off the hiking trail growing among a large group of unidentified purple flowers.

These evening primrose flowers were growing low to the ground by a small hiking trail.

This Creosote bush was the only creosote bush observed in the area. It was growing among several unidentified purple flowers.

These blackfoot daisy's were growing in a small cluster beside the hiking trail.

This Green-Tailed Towhee was observed foraging on the ground for food. It would grab the food and then quickly return under the bush in order to eat it.

The white crowned sparrow would return continuously to the water after foraging on the ground for a short time.

This wren was observed from a large distance away perched on an ocotillo. It appears to be a light brown to gray color, with pale horizontal stripes on its undertail coverts.

This hummingbird was observed preening itself. It's body was green and the feathers beneath the bill were black.

This cactus wren was observed constructing a nest. It had the characteristic black spots on its body.