https://pricklypressed.com/2025/03/30/here-comes-the-mojave-sun/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_5665.jpgA California redbud blooms as American coots feed on the grass at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs last March.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_0036.pngDwindling water levels are shown at Hoover Dam in a photo from the Southern Nevada Water Authority's website.2025-03-31T02:10:46+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2025/03/24/all-this-time-i-thought-i-lived-near-torrey-pines/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_6653.jpgimg_6653https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/img_6661.jpg2025-03-27T20:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/about/2023-12-10T19:50:18+00:00weekly0.6https://pricklypressed.com/2023/04/30/snow-and-a-rapid-stream-made-this-mountain-hike-an-enjoyable-challenge/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4190.jpgHikers gingerly traverse the last 1200 feet or so of the Fletcher Canyon Trail, where there was snow and a rapidly-running stream.2023-05-01T20:32:13+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2023/04/29/homes-are-horribly-out-of-place-in-the-scenic-spot-in-henderson/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dsc04073.jpghttps://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_4053.jpgScenic views can be enjoyed at the Wells Trailhead of the Clark County Wetlands Park, provided no homes are being built into the mountainside, as is the case along this portion of Galleria Drive in Henderson.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dsc04065-1.jpgA cluster of homes and transmission lines are visible along the Wells Trailhead of the Clark County Wetlands Park near the Three Kids Weir.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dsc04077-1.jpgdsc04077Homes and transmission lines disrupt the otherwise pleasant views at the Wells Trailhead of the Clark County Wetlands Park. This cluster of homes is visible as one approaches the Three Kids Weir area of the trail.2023-04-29T19:00:13+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2023/01/16/a-day-where-you-really-had-to-look-and-see-what-their-was/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02295-1.jpgA dark-eyed junco at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02563.jpghttps://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02531.jpgScrub section at Floyd Lamb Park where a skittish desert cottontail bolted as I approached.2023-03-19T01:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2023/03/13/notes-on-hares-and-coyotes-you-wont-find-in-most-field-guides/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/dsc03362.jpgA black-tailed jackrabbit stops as I try to observe it at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs on 2/24/23. 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The tree was mostly bare today, 1/16/23.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02587-1.jpgThis older and larger honey mesquite tree at my local park still had yet to shed most of its leaves as of 1/16/23.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02140-1.jpgA honey mesquite tree at my local park had shed most of its leaves as of 1/3/23.2023-01-17T02:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2023/01/08/berries-of-choice-for-mockingbirds-and-phainopeplas-in-winter/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc02246.jpg2023-01-08T02:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2023/01/02/mesquites-hold-out-until-winter-then-quickly-drop-leaves/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc00679.jpgdsc00679https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00661-1.jpg2023-01-03T19:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2023/01/01/peacocks-make-an-appearance-during-my-holiday-nature-walk/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc01862.jpgA male peacock lounges at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs on Christmas Eve.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/dsc01854.jpgA male peacock takes a walk at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs.2023-01-01T23:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/12/14/when-you-hope-a-certain-someone-doesnt-see-you/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/b69db5ae-1e0f-4911-8447-a71618469aa5.jpg2023-01-01T22:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/12/20/possible-beetle-eggs-and-a-duck-rumpus/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/17324ef8-c675-4cd6-9ca9-86cea97e4293.jpg2023-01-01T22:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/12/07/the-scene-where-the-story-has-a-made-a-wonderful-turn/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dsc01033.jpgDucks float in the golden sunlight at Floyd Lamp Park at Tule Springs, 12/4/22.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dsc01036.jpgChanging leaves were a highlight at Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, 12/4/22.2023-01-01T22:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/12/01/ordinary-birds-that-can-class-up-the-place-when-they-visit/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dsc00158.jpgMourning dove.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-dsc00809.jpgcropped-dsc00809.jpg2022-12-01T15:46:27+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/11/28/the-always-dashing-american-robin/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00924.jpgSpotted at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, 11/26/22.2022-12-01T04:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/11/29/my-need-to-name-things-that-i-come-across-in-the-desert/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00260.jpgChanging leaves on a Fremont cottonwood tree at Clark County Wetlands Park.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00920.jpg2022-11-29T16:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/11/25/the-vibe-at-the-pond/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00339.jpgFemale mallard preening.https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00320.jpg<em>Canada goose.</em>https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00332.jpg<em>Male mallard.</em>2022-11-25T17:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/2022/11/24/im-not-the-only-one-who-stops-to-admire/https://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00832.jpghttps://pricklypressed.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dsc00823.jpg2022-11-25T17:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/testimonial/a-big-fan-of-yours/2017-10-21T20:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/testimonial/a-big-fan-of-yours-2/2017-10-21T20:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://pricklypressed.com/contact/2017-10-21T20:35:48+00:00weekly0.6https://pricklypressed.com/page/2017-10-21T20:35:48+00:00weekly0.6https://pricklypressed.com/home/2017-10-21T20:35:48+00:00weekly0.6https://pricklypressed.com/blog/2017-10-21T20:35:48+00:00weekly0.6https://pricklypressed.comdaily1.02025-03-31T02:10:46+00:00