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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 11h

Roadrunner on the hunt; Desert Unicorn-plant; base of a hill blanketed in yellow flowers.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Amaranth; somewhat of a yellow superbloom.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Black-tailed Jackrabbit (aka Desert Hare).

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Year-to-date rain chart shows why it's so green in the desert around Las Cruces, New Mexico (nearly five inches above normal).

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1) and 2) White-crowned Sparrow; artsy Loggerhead Shrike; bushwhacking toward Tortugas Mountain and the Organ Mountains.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Waning Gibbous moon, 84% illuminated; backlit barrel cactus; the greenest I've seen the northern Chihuahuan Desert in late September.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Chinchweed bouquet; Blackfoot Daisies and Desert Marigolds.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Flower garden in a desert arroyo; Sacred Datura; where the remnants of Hurricane Polo are coming from; barrel cactus with new fruit.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Southwest of Tortugas Mountain, Organ Mountains at right; southern New Mexico.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Distant Curve-billed Thrasher on ocotillo branch.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Recent rains have made for happy flora. Desert Marigold; ocotillos.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Heavy rain inundated parts of the Chihuahuan Desert in southern New Mexico yesterday. Abundant moisture in the atmosphere created fog this morning.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rain out for today's hike. From the archives: Swainson's Hawk.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sacred Datura; exploring arroyos before the rain; Soaptree Yucca and hedgehog cactus; Willow relaxing in a sandy wash.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hint of rainbow (center); large clump of Desert Marigolds; ocotillos still green after recent rains; artsy image of Picacho Peak (elevation 4,959 feet).

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hairy False Goldenaster; Bicolor Fanmustard (Nerisyrenia camporum).

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Distant hiker, Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lots of rain in the northern Chihuahuan Desert the past two nights. Power outages, too.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Twin-leaf Senna in front of Chinchweed; six-inch barrel cactus youth; Devil's Head cactus; exploring arroyos after last night's deluge.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Cloudy Organ Mountains; Willow refuses to go any further; snake shed; holdover.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Desert Marigold; desert sky; White-winged Dove on ocotillo branch.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Soaptree Yuccas in the Chihuahuan Desert; bushwhacking view of Tortugas Mountain and the Organ Mountains; barrel cactus with mutation at top; Western Kingbird.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Early start on a morning hike in the northern Chihuahuan Desert, southern New Mexico.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tortugas Mountain (left) and the Organ Mountains, southern New Mexico.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We met this roadrunner on our morning hike; it wasn't worried about us in the least.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Exploring an arroyo still wet from last night's rain.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Mr. House Finch; White-winged Dove.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Never shake hands with a cholla (choy-ya).

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Youth (house finch); clouds over Tortugas Mountain.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Barrel cactus with buds and flowers.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

American Kestrel (from the archives).

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Black-throated Sparrow; Organ Mountains, southern New Mexico.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Zebra-tailed Lizard and two White-winged Doves on a Soaptree Yucca stalk.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Artsy meadowhawk dragonfly; bush pilot; double barrel cactus; closeup of barrel cactus flowers and buds.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Allthorn (Koeberlinia spinosa) berries, about the size of small ball bearings; White-thorn Acacia flowers; triple barrel cactus.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Half dozen of the other (house finches); wide arroyo; Zebra-tailed Lizard; dove on ocotillo branch.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Male long-horned bee on Stinging Serpent flower.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Barrel cactus with flowers and buds; male long-horned bee approaching Stinging Serpent flower; triple barrel cactus; inside a dry arroyo.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Adonis Blazingstar (Mentzelia multiflora); desert marigold; fishhook barrel cactus; looking north toward Tortugas Mountain.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Where does the desert end and the Texas Horned Lizard begin?; artsy Blackfoot Daisies; barrel cactus with flowers and buds; a vista that gives an impression of how hot the desert has been of late.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I think he sees us; the stuff dreams are made of; Sacramento Mountains vista (New Mexico); morning clouds.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Pumphouse; inside pumphouse; 1500-gallon water tank; Willow in pumphouse shadow.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

View of Karr Canyon in the Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico; Slimleaf Plains-Mustard (what people in Kansas use instead of Grey Poupon); Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus coccineus rosei) at 7,000 feet.

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Robert Rowley @robrow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Willow in the high country; Davis Mountain Mock Vervain; Berlandier's Yellow Flax; juniper and pines.

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