Stopped at El Vado State Park near Chama, New Mexico to let some spring weather systems pass. Had snow, hail, and rain. The snow melted as soon as it hit the ground. On the distant mountains, it just lasted a few hours. I have been in drought areas so long, I enjoyed the rain. Left my trailer cleaner than it’s been for a while.
Bluebird with a worm.
Have started seeing osprey nests. The osprey below looks to be a young one.
I am in north central New Mexico at El Vado Lake State Park. During the week there were just 4 or 5 fellow campers, but over the weekend more arrived. The park is at 6,900 feet elevation next to a reservoir (“lake”). Have been pleased to have had a good internet connection while here. There are just villages nearby, no large towns, but they did a good job of stringing telephone lines out here.
Above is a yellow-bellied sapsucker. At times there were 3 or 4 of them in this one tree. Often they were checking in previously drilled holes, not drilling new ones. They have a unique song that helped me identify them.
The most abundant bird here, by far, are the bluebirds. They are mainly western bluebirds, but there seem to be some mountain bluebirds as well. Think the bottom picture is a juvenile bluebird.
Above, a flycatcher of some kind.
Below, some Canada geese, and their reflections, fly across the lake.
