The ice is gone and the birds are coming back in large numbers. Top photos are of lesser Canada Goose feeding and nesting at the Frank Lake bird sanctuary.
(Wilson’s Snipe, also shot at Frank Lake bird sanctuary)
(an American avocet, a wading bird
Desert View Watchtower, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
A visit to the Desert View Watchtower on the eastern portion of the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. Constructed in the 1930s, it offers magnificent canyon views and a tie to the Native American history of the Canyon.
