Spring Birds and Flowers Along the Rio Grande, #2 Posted On: May 8, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature, River trips Tagged In: apache plume, canada geese, canyon grape, chokecherry, claret cup hedgehog cactus, green hedgehog cactus, perky sue, taos junction bridge Spring Birds (Canada Geese) and Flowers Along the Rio Grande, #2, May 7, 2019 My favorite family of Canada geese, who hang out close to the roadside and are tolerant of the van, when I come to a stop beside them. They share this small piece of grassy river bank with another family of geese, who aren’t so tolerant and take to the water when I stop here. Canada goose family, Pilar Upstream of Pilar, in the Orilla Verde section of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Claret Cup cactus The Green hedgehog cactus comes out shortly before the Claret Cup hedgehog cactus. Green Hedgehog cactus Read More…
Spring Birds and Flowers Along the Rio Grande Posted On: May 6, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Nature Tagged In: canada geese, cholla cactus, cottonwood, green hedgehog cactus, indian paintbrush, Rio Grande, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, robin, western wallflower Spring Birds and Flowers Along the Rio Grande. In the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, the Indian paintbrush and other spring flowers, brand-new leaves on the cottonwoods, blooming cliff fendler bushes and the green hedgehog cacti are giving the birds a run for their money, as far as beauty goes. Indian paintbrush Indian paintbrush Read More…
Spring Arrives On The Rio Posted On: April 28, 2019 By: Steve Miller Filed Under: Kathy and Steve Miller Tagged In: canada geese, chokecherry, cottonwood, evening grosbeak, high water, Racecourse run, Rio Grande Spring Arrives On The Rio. New leaves and flowers on the trees, brand-new families of Canada geese, songbirds and the river rising mark the beginning of Spring. And this is a special Spring, because, following last year’s drought, we have had an abundance of snow and rain this winter. The mountains are still full of snow, and will feed a runoff that will bring the river out of its banks. While some are concerned with flooding, we river runners rub our hands in anticipation. For us, the river cannot get too high. We know from past years how big the waves can get, and we have the rafts to handle them. Join us for an exciting time! Canada geese pair, with six goslings, in downtown Pilar Brand-new leaves on a cottonwood, in the Rio Grande Gorge Read More…