lonniehuffman's Journal, 03 April 2021

Signs of spring are still popping up everywhere here in the desert southwest.
On my walk today, not only did I find a bunch more wildflowers, I also saw a baby owl!

Photo Captions:

1) I got to see this baby owl! Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) are huge and even this baby was almost as big as an grown chicken. I only had a moment to snap a pic because the momma swooped over my head and hooted at me just as I started snapping. I took off! 🏃‍♂️

2) Desert Star (Monoptilon bellioides)

3) Desert Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma)

4) Eyed Gilia (Gilia ophthalmoides)

5) At this angle you can see that Eyed Gilia (Gilia ophthalmoides) flowers are at the end of long stalks.

6) I found a whole bunch of yellow cups (Chylismia brevipes) growing together.

7) Downy Dalia (Dalea mollissima)

Diet Calendar Entries for 03 April 2021:
1139 kcal Fat: 47.04g | Prot: 54.38g | Carb: 125.61g.   Breakfast: Blueberries, Great Value Almond Crunchy Honey Oats Cereal, Great Value 2% Reduced Fat Milk. Lunch: Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed, Red Hot Sauce, Chili (Low Sodium), Onions , Red or Cayenne Pepper . Snacks/Other: Blue Diamond Lightly Salted Almonds, 7UP Diet Cherry 7UP (Can), Pepsi Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi (Can), Peter Pan Creamy Peanut Butter. more...
1967 kcal Activities & Exercise: Google Fit - 24 hours. more...

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The baby Great Horned Owl looks like he's sayin' "You talkin' to me!" 🤣🦉 Awesome pics as usual Lonnie 👍👍 
03 Apr 21 by member: sk.17
The Baby Finster of the aviary world 😉 
03 Apr 21 by member: sk.17
Wow - Lonnie that is a rarity to see!!!! Do you know that everyone knows that owls hoot, but really it is only the Great Horned Owl that actually hoots? It is that they are everywhere so everyone is familiar with their calls. I LOVE your photos- thank you, thank you!!👏👏👏👌 
03 Apr 21 by member: Shrewdness
I have been meaning to ask if you have any experience with rattle snakes. They are coming out now. 
03 Apr 21 by member: Kenna Morton
Sk.17, I had forgotten about baby Finster! Hilarious!🤣 
03 Apr 21 by member: Shrewdness
Gorgeous- makes me want to visit the desert! 🌵 
03 Apr 21 by member: GibJig
Wow! Amazing! 💜 
03 Apr 21 by member: Diana 1234
Beautiful spring flowers! Of course my favorite is the baby owl. We were playing tennis one night and a great horned owl perched on the fence and would swoop down to catch the bugs flying near the light adjacent to our court. It did not appear to be the least concerned about our presence. Quite amazing. 
03 Apr 21 by member: shirfleur 1
Thank you, Shrewdness!! I'm so glad you liked the photos! I did not know that hoot thing. That's interesting, and it's confirmation of its ID, because she definitely hooted at me, loud and clear. For a second out of the corner of my eye I saw her zoom past me and she hooted. I had to go. I didn't wanna get attacked. Luckily, she didn't follow and our campsite was very near, so I escaped unharmed. 
03 Apr 21 by member: lonniehuffman
So lovely, thanks for sharing! 
03 Apr 21 by member: Augusta888
How neat! 
03 Apr 21 by member: Azul33
Thank you, Kenna. I appreciate your reminder. Last year I saw two rattlesnakes on our travels. I almost stepped on one. They scared me so bad I've become very leery of them and keep my eyes peeled. I got a few amazing pictures of those rattlers, but only after getting to a safe distance. 
03 Apr 21 by member: lonniehuffman
Always take a look under the stairs going into your motor home. A frequent chosen place to escape the sun. 
04 Apr 21 by member: Kenna Morton
Oh my god, baby birds are the ugliest cute babies of the animal world. What a precious little ball of fluff 😂😆❤️ 
04 Apr 21 by member: she_loves
Lonnie— I know quite a bit about wilderness medicine. I have taken some incredible wilderness medicine classes and did wilderness search and rescue off and on for about 10 years.. we had to do swift water rescues and helicopter rescues off of a cliff. So much fun. 
04 Apr 21 by member: Kenna Morton
Gorgeous flowers!  
04 Apr 21 by member: Courageous Crocus
We have barn owls in our barns here. The kids love when we find a nest. 
04 Apr 21 by member: Daddy Manatee
Nice pics-thanks for sharing. I'm here in Arizona and see some amazing things on my journeys.  
04 Apr 21 by member: Selbygirl6
How did she get her baby back? And have a Wonderful Easter!🌸 
04 Apr 21 by member: Shrewdness
Welcome spring 🦉🌼🌿 
04 Apr 21 by member: Starkitgrl

     
 

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