I love Spring!

It's pretty much my favorite time of year in the desert! 75 to 80 during the day, 50's at night. Flowers and Birds. It's just nice. I'm hoping to get some pictures of the big lizards that I've been seeing but they are too skittish. Yesterday I watched roadrunner chase one around a bush. I didn't realize how fast those things are! Enjoy these pictures!

Quail!

Quail are pretty common around here. In fact, I've been trying to get the boys to shoot them so we can have a quail dinner. They are pretty silly. They love sneaking in the chicken coop and eating the chickens food. They always have a look-out on top of the coop in case the chickens return while they are thieving!
This one was strutting his stuff outside the boys bedroom early this morning and I couldn't help but run out and take a few pictures.

Hopefully, I'll be able to get some pictures of my favorite roadrunnner soon!

Bird!

A few years ago, I thought I saw a Scott's Oriole at the bird feeder. I tried to take a picture but it was through the screen and in the shade, so I couldn't get him. Today I was standing in the living room talking to Dan and down flies a bright yellow and black bird and lands on a Joshua Tree bloom. It was him! My husband has known I was odd for many years but this just confirmed it. I ran to get my camera and sneak outside to capture him. Here he is...