Back to the Desert

Today dawned a bit blustery but warmed to 50 with scattered rains showers over the Wasatch and partly cloudy out in the west desert.  Murphy had not been out for an extended desert hike so we headed out past the second range of mountains and down into the desert. 
In the spring of wet years like this, the desert is not very dry in a lot of spots - including where we went.  But I had hopes of seeing a Sandhill Crane or such; no luck with them but did get too see a very curious Golden Eagle, several Red-tailed hawks (including one catching a mouse right in front of us), a horned lark and multiple meadowlarks - they have returned and the valley rings with their wondrous songs! (No photos tho').

Here's a few of the photos from today:

A wet and happy Murphy!

The horned lark!

A mouse in the grass.

A young Golden Eagle checking us out!

Red-tailed Hawk watching me closely!

Red-tail on the wing!