Cardinal Flower – A Toxic Beauty

There is always a first for everyone and this flower was a first for me. Discovered at Sitting Bull Falls in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico this bright red flower can stand out in any landscape. According to the literature, Lobelia cardinalis has been a heavily picked flower for years. The careless taking makes…

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Secret Lives of Roadrunners – Part 2

And so the secret lives of greater roadrunners (Geococcyx californianus) continues at Comanche Springs.  This camera trap was very active with roadrunners and cottontails triggers for the last month. I have no idea how in the world this image was captured or what was going on to capture it. The roadrunner is not in flight,…

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First Confirmed Coyote Pups

  Its official Comanche Springs now has its first confirmed coyote pups born this year. I was so delighted to see these captures on one of my camera traps. Earlier in the year some of the camera traps captured at least two pregnant coyotes wandering throughout the campus out of at least six confirmed coyotes…

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Secret Lives of Roadrunners at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus

Of all the animals the camera traps have captured during my wildlife research at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus – there is one animal that adores being a ham for the cameras. Don’t ask me how it knows these are cameras set up to take images when something moves in front of the camera, but they…

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