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03-2015 Desert Wildlife

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Picture Notes: I usually stop by Hemingway Park in Boulder City at least once a year either returning from a hike or with company to visit the wild Desert Bighorn Sheep.   
For pictures and description of my last visit ... Desert Bighorn Sheep at Hemingway Park 

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Picture Notes: Here is a rare sighting of a coyote that was captured while taking a jeep ride along the Bitter Spring Backcountry Byway Road in the Muddy Mountain Wilderness Study Area.    
For pictures and description of my last visit ...  Bitter Spring Backcountry Byway 

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Picture Notes: Though I don't often get to experience sightings of the endangered Desert Tortoise, this year I spotted several on a hiking trip to the Lucy Grey gold mine near Nipton, California.    
For pictures and description of my last visit ...  Lucy Gray Mine 

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Picture Notes: This Desert Iguana was captured while hiking the Mouse's Tank trail in the Valley of Fire State Park after a day of hiking the Fire Wave trail.     
For more pictures and description of this guy visit ... Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)

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Picture Notes: This picture of a Cactus Wren was shot while taking a morning hike of the First Creek Falls and Canyon trail in Cottonwood Valley inside the RRCNCA.      
For pictures and description of this hike ... First Creek Trailhead - RRCNCA

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Picture Notes: I found this wild horse near Bitter Spring at the end of the Spring Backcountry Byway Road in the Muddy Mountain Wilderness Study Area. It appeared that he had a broken leg.    
For pictures and description of this trip ...   Bitter Spring Backcountry Byway 

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Picture Notes: The picture of the Mallard was observed at one of the three large ponds found at the Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs. I try to visit here at least once each year.    
For pictures and description of this visit ...  Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs



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Picture Notes: My most common sightings are of the various types of desert lizards. This one was spotted on a hike around Grapevine Canyon near Laughlin, Nevada.     
For pictures and description of this visit ... Grapevine Canyon Inside the Bridge Canyon Wilderness Area

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Picture Notes: I found this beetle while hiking along the Kaolin Wash near the end of the Fire Wave hike at the Valley of Fire State Park near Overton, Nevada.      
For pictures and description of this hike ...  Fire Wave & Kaolin Wash - 04/23/2015 Trip Notes 

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Picture Notes: I spotted this road runner while taking morning hike on the trails inside Sunset Park, the largest park located in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.      
For pictures and description of this hike ... Sunset Park - Las Vegas 

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Picture Notes: I spotted bird at the picnic area in Calico Basin near the town of Calico in RRCNCA.      
For pictures and description of this hike ... Calico Basin and Red Spring 

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Picture Notes: This American avocet was inside the Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, Nevada.      
For pictures and description of this hike ... Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve 


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Picture Notes: Here is a picture of a wild burro that I captured while hiking on one of my many visits to the Spring Mountain Ranch located in Cottonwood Valley, inside the RRCNCA.       
For pictures and description of this hike ... Spring Mountain Ranch 

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Picture Notes: I spotted this chipmunk while taking a morning hike on the trails inside Sunset Park, the largest park located in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada.      
For pictures and description of this hike ... Sunset Park - Las Vegas 

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Picture Notes: I found several of these bighorn sheep while hiking near Kaolin Wash near the end of the Fire Wave hike at the Valley of Fire State Park near Overton, Nevada.      
For pictures and description of this hike ... Fire Wave & Kaolin Wash - 04/23/2015 Trip Notes 

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