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.