The beavertail cactus are blooming all over the refuge. Jim got a shot of this cactus at one of the overlooks in the refuge. You can see a backwater of the Colorado River in the background. The blooms are the prettiest pink color. We have several rabbits around and its interesting to see what the heck they eat. They find the tiniest little greenery to eat. We've also watched them up on their hind legs stretching to eat the yellow creosote bush blossoms.
It's been warm now at night (in the 50's) for a week or so. This means the snakes will start coming out. The naturalists here on the refuge do a moonlight hike once a month on a full moon night. They are talking about cancelling the upcoming one because its been so warm. Snakes love to be out at night hunting. Scorpions get more active too as it warms up at night. If you shine a blacklight on adult scorpions they glow in the dark. It's a good way to find out if you have a scorpion problem -- shine it around your outside steps, etc and see. I tried it but so far haven't seen any out and about -- yet -- because I know at least one lives under the cement block outside our door.
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