2024-03-14 Big Bend National Park

Rock Wren

Salpinctes obsoletus

Vistas

Mule Ears

More Vistas

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

This plant (not a cactus!) grows leaves after a rainstorm, then sheds them when it is dry. The stems have chlorophyll and support photosynthesis.

Santa Elena Canyon (Outside the canyon)

Greater Roadunner

Geococcyx californianus

Santa Elena Canyon (Inside the canyon)