It is still too early to spot much wildlife unless we are at The Living Desert. We have attracted birds to our feeders but when out in the desert, everything seems to still be waiting for the heat.
One lovely creature entertained the 10-year-old Bill. He remembers them from Medicine Hat - stink beetles - and sure enough it performed for us. One nudge and it sticks its rear end up as a warning. What Bill found out later is a second nudge might end up with a nasty brown liquid sent his way. He stopped in time. The beetle's wings are fused together so they can't fly - have to run everywhere. Ours was busily crossing our path on the search for food.
We encounter road runners everywhere. They are darting from parking lot to neighbouring park to golf course... stopping and ducking and bowing and disappearing.
Too bad you can't see its scalloped toes madly paddling under water.
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