
Desert Ducks in the Dirt




Dawn
The above video is of Laurie, the cat herder, doing her daily routine of feeding the cow cats their grass (there is music with the video).

Laurie, the cat herder, with two of our cow cats.






Mallard Ducks being silly gooses.
Our baby, volunteer, cottonwood.


Walter looked grumpy, and Willa was half asleep in the morning sun.



Nora Owl look positively happy this morning. She was half-asleep with one eye closed. She must have had a good TGIF owl night out with Osric last night. I think she wore out Osric. He was nowhere to be seen.

Dandelion blossoms

It was cloudy and raining most of the afternoon into the evening.

Tulip shines in white
Like a virgin in the night
She blooms and she waits

Apple orchard in bloom

Puddle ducks in the ditch

Flying saucer or cloud?

Owlets looking at Laurie and me.

Morning scene after I started the irrigation water and had all the ditches cleaned out.

Happy Tulip got a good soaking from the irrigation water.

Fat and fluffy Dove

Behind all those clouds Jupiter and Venus were conjoining. It’s supposed to be clear on Friday morning for the second conjunction of Jupiter and Venus.

Since I couldn’t see the conjunction, I was hoping for a colorful sunrise, but no such luck.












While it might look like Daisy Duck was gabbing to Donald Duck, she was chasing insects.



A very large wasp ran up to me and then turned and retreated when I moved my foot.


Daisy and Donald kept flying by us and landing ahead of us.



Mama Owl, Tres Wowlets, and Daddy Owl.






Donald and Daisy otra vez.

Clouds over Resa’s, Tiffany’s, and Gigi’s trees in the late afternoon.

The conservancy is let more water into the Rio Grande from upstream. That has brought the water level up in the Clearwater ditch. the black speckles in the sky are crows flying on the crow highway that follows the Rio Grande.

The ducks are happy to be in the clearwater ditch again.

Burning through the sky.

Shelly Snapper

Doves on a gopher mound

Freddy Fly Catcher

Cinnamon Quacker

Harry Headbanger

Shirley Snapper, Shelly’s sister


The other side of Shelly Snapper, Shirley’s sister

Fish

Fish fart
Barney Bullfrog

Bob Bullfrog’s Back

Bethany Bullfrog, Barney’s sister

Peter Porcupine sleeping

Doris and Diesel Duck checking out the ducky looking grass.

Gabby Grebe in hiding

Mallards getting up to speed flying along the Rio Grande.



Reflections http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/ducks-reflecting
Posts from last week:
Under the Blacklight: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/under-the-blacklight
Tent Rocks: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/tent-rocks
Cat Report: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/cat-report
Dog by Dog Dogs: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/dog-by-no-dogs
Stairway to? http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/stairway-to
Calendar Ready: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/calendar-ready
The Last of the Roses: http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/11/the-last-of-the-roses