Bird of the Week – The Turkey Vulture
by Bob Walker Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) are summertime visitors we regularly see soaring in the skies above Los Alamos […]
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There’s always something happening outdoors on the Pajarito Plateau!
Bird of the Week – Downy Woodpecker
by Bob Walker The Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) is one of the most common and abundant of the North American
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
Summer is in full swing, and nature has many ways of telling us. The floppy-petalled, cut-leaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is
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Bird of the Week – The Zone-tailed Hawk
Photo caption: This Zone-tailed Hawk is a Turkey Vulture look-alike, from a distance. by Bob Walker From mid-March through mid-October
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
This week one of those little yellow flowers is blooming in the canyons and meadows near townsite. It is New
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
This week’s flower is covering a tree—chokecherry (Prunus virginiana). As you can see from the photos, the plant’s strategy to get
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
This one a beauty. As you explore the trails, look for this plant blooming widely in shady places around town.
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
Spring is upon us with nearly 30 plants blooming! One however, is more fun than the others. Some may know
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Bird of the Week – The Cassin’s Finch
(Photo above: Male Cassin’s Finch) by Bob Walker The Cassin’s Finch (Haemorhous cassinii) makes this week’s bird story not because
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