A Windy Day

Weather:

Mostly sunny
High -  80
Low - 50

It was very windy today, with lots of blowing dust.  Yuck!  And tomorrow promises to be a lot cooler.

Yesterday we went out for a hike at Saguaro National Park.  I know some of you have seen photos before, but I couldn't resist taking a few more.  The sun was in and out, but it was quite a nice day.

Here are a few cactus shots. This is a nice Prickly Pear.

 

 This is a Teddy Bear Cholla.  Not particularly cuddly.

This is a Palo Verde.  It has beautiful green bark.

 

A couple of days ago we went back to Sweetwater Wetland to see the Yellow-headed Blackbirds.  Just as the sun was going down they started to come in.  Unfortunately, they immediately dived into the reeds, so I don't have any photos of them.  But this is what it looks like out there. 

We also went to a city park in search of ducks.  We found Canvasbacks and Redheads.

There was also a young Black-crowned Night-heron.  He was begging for bread along with the ducks.  I was able to get very close to him.

The next few days will probably be stay inside days.  We have plenty to do inside, so we're actually hoping for rain!