Alamo lake

Into nothingness

Winter water birds

 Common Loon

Clark's grebe

Almost wild

spotted skunk

An odd defense mechanism

Thank you Trevor Ritland for sharing this photo of a horned lizard bleeding from the eyes

A growing boy

a big meal hodgepodge

summer tanager

Cardinal nest

baby barn swallows

Mohave fringe-toed lizard

Great views

creepy

shorebirds

Baird's sandpiper

A desert waterfall

two spadefoots and more

 Couch's spadefoot

 Mexican spadefoot

Colorado river toad

Great plains toad

A few mammals from the southeast part of the state

A rare visitor

Berylline hummingbird

Is your mommy dead?

Black-headed grosbeak

Rock rattlesnake

snow as seen from above

Ancient dinosaur tracks from eons ago

 various tracks

 skulls

 eggs

 ancient coral pieces

 skeleton

Layer of volcanic ash