Brantly Lake State Campground is very quiet at night, and we slept well. After some morning coffee, Ron explores the area and I catch up on work.
There are several trails here, with one leading down to the lake and another into the desert. He picks the lake trail and with camera in tow, gets a few photos of some new birds we’ve not photographed previously. We later identify the American White Pelican and Northern Harrier Hawk but, in a couple, other photos, the birds were too far away to identify them. It is windy today and birds are hunkering down but hopefully tomorrow we capture a few photos of more tomorrow. The Roadrunner is New Mexico’s state bird and it’s on our bucket list to photograph. There are several other hawks, falcons, warblers, and other species we’d like to capture too.
Later in the afternoon, Justice and I join Ron for another walk down to the Lake. While walking we meet another couple from the campgrounds. Did not catch their names but they had on Mackinac Island and Lake Erie T-shirts. When I inquired, they explained they visited these areas last year but live near Colorado Springs. Although they enjoyed their visits to eastern US, they love the deserts of the West.
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