We heard some coyotes in Organ Pipe, but didn't see anything. Most of the animal life we saw was rather small, beginning with this Walking Stick, which is quite hard to discern from a twig.
We saw several western fence lizards, fairly small, perhaps eight inches nose to tail. Still have not seen a Gila Monster in the wild!
This common garter snake approached Joanie when she sat down along the trail to remove a stone from her boot. She was glad it wasn't poisonous. We've not seen an active rattlesnake since November in Joshua Tree, and we're hoping they will continue to slumber for another month or two.
A curve billed thrasher on our campsite grill ...
A red tailed hawk prepares to take off from it's perch atop a Saguaro Cactus...
One of those non-native species, we came across these in the campground. I figure these flamingos may have spent some time in Colorado, since they seem to have developed a taste for Coors beer ...
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