Thursday, May 20, 2021

Flowers & Jaws, AWWWRK!

That's what parrots say...and maybe ravens.


It's a wonder, donchyaknow, when yuh wander about in a cowed-out wasteland and discover marvels of nature. 

I'd made camp near a railroad trestle I hoped to be able to drive under in order to access an area of Morrison Formation. In the morning I watched as the raven flew out from under and off. 

Ambling to assess whether the arroyo was navigable...and thence the badlands beyond,  I found a beautiful flower and a dining area with the leavings of many meals.






 Amongst the tramplings and dung...





For a hundred yards long the edge of the arroyo...




a few leg-bones, but mostly jaws with teeth intact.




4 comments:

  1. What is the flower and whose jaw is that?

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    1. Don't know about flower. Surmise the jaws are/were from some kind of rodent. All looked to be same species.

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    1. Maybe, but from what I've seen of datura, it grows into a larger plant before it blossoms.

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