My month of travel continued by flying from Denver to Las Vegas for another work event. I arrived and headed out to a park near the airport for an hour before heading to our newest office. This was a weird experience for sure. Sunset Park is a city park with ball fields and swingsets and a concrete pond smack in the middle. The pond attracts a variety of birds since it is an oasis of water in the middle of the desert. Some birds were expected including this Verdin.
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Verdin |
And this Wilson's Warbler. I saw a bunch of these on the trip.
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Wilson's Warbler |
I also expect to see alot of hummingbirds when I'm out west. The problem is that I have a hard time making an ID when they are molting like this one. Don't worry. I sent the photo to Harvey. He'll identify it for sure.
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Unidentified Hummingbird |
What I don't expect to see in the desert are Ross' Geese. There were 2 at the park. Wandering around the picnic pavilions with the other domestic geese and ducks. Weird. Ross' geese are pretty adorable no matter where you see them.
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Ross' Goose |
Here was another weird sighting. I was walking along the path and started seeing dirt flying. And then this little critter popped out. Its a Pocket Gopher. Here he is pushing the dirt out of his hole.
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Pocket Gopher |
Then, I headed to work and dinner with my coworkers and out to Freemont Street which is the absolute weirdest thing I've ever seen. The photos and videos that I took are not fit for this blog. Let's just say that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" and leave it at that.
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