I recently took a 2.2 mile walk around New Mexico’s newest wildlife refuge, and I was impressed by its beauty and its potential.
Swarms of Painted Ladies
On my 5.5 mile walk this morning, I spotted a summer tanager, a yellow-rumped warbler, and about 2,000 painted lady butterflies.
Sighting of the Month and ABQ a Bird Sanctuary City
It is the largest swallow in North America and is not supposed to live in the South Valley of Albuquerque, so it is not listed in A Field Guide to the Plants and Animals of the Middle Rio Grande Bosque (UNM Press, 2008).
Hummingbirds in New Mexico
In more than forty years of bird watching in Albuquerque, I’ve only seen the Rufous one time, and it was busy chasing other hummingbirds away from trumpetvine flowers.
The Book That Lives Up to Its Title
In brief spurts, the tuna can reach 144 miles an hour in a medium that’s roughly 800 times denser than air.