Desert Cams
Thursday, December 5th, 2013: Animals, Nature.
I have to preface these galleries with my own ambivalence. I’m not crazy about adding technology to this wild place; I’m not crazy about remote sensing in general. I think the photos are cool, and I respect my biologist friends who maintain the cameras, but I treasure my own direct observations and the stories of friends who’ve seen these animals personally, far more than these robotic photos. Increasingly, science is technology-happy, prizing instrumental data over personal observation. Gone are the days of natural history, when people who loved nature patiently immersed themselves in habitats long enough to observe the life cycles of animals and plants, recording their observations with universal, primitive, and sustainable technologies: drawing and writing.
These galleries represent my own selection of “greatest hits” from each cam, and I expect to update them. The complete chronological sets of cam photos contain a lot of useful data and will presumably be available to legitimate researchers upon request.
The Seep
Weather
Snow(?) in early morning, April 2012
Fog or rain in mid afternoon, August 2012
Fog or rain in mid afternoon, December 2012
Snow after midnight, February 2013
Starting to flood after noon, September 2013
Flood peaks a few minutes later, September 2013
Fog at dawn, November 2013
Rain or sleet before midnight, July 2014
Insects
Butterfly landing after noon, October 2013
Butterfly landing, October 2013
Tarantula hawk in mid-afternoon, July 2014
Tarantula hawk, July 2014
Caterpillar in mid-afternoon, August 2014
Caterpillar, August 2014
Birds
Turkey vulture in early morning, March 2013
Mourning doves in early morning, April 2013
Mourning doves in early morning, April 2013
House finch in early morning, April 2013
House finch in early morning, April 2013
Mourning doves in early morning, May 2013
Redtail hawk after noon, June 2013
Redtail hawk after noon, June 2013
Female Gambel’s quail in early morning, July 2013
Cactus wren in early morning, October 2013
Black-throated sparrow in early morning, October 2013
Cactus wren in early morning, November 2013
Cactus wren in early morning, November 2013
Roadrunner, early morning, November 2013
Roadrunner, early morning, November 2013
Canyon wren, before dawn, January 2014
Black-throated sparrow, early morning, January 2014
Canyon wren at dawn, January 2014
Raven, early morning, August 2014
Cactus wren, early morning, November 2014
Rodents
Deer mouse after midnight, February 2012
Deer mouse in the wee hours, February 2012
Antelope ground squirrel in early afternoon, July 2012
Antelope ground squirrel in early afternoon, July 2012
Antelope ground squirrel in early afternoon, May 2013
Antelope ground squirrel in early afternoon, May 2013
Antelope ground squirrel in early afternoon, May 2013
Antelope ground squirrel, early afternoon, December 2013
Antelope ground squirrel, early afternoon, January 2014
Antelope ground squirrel, mid-afternoon, January 2014
Antelope ground squirrel, late morning, March 2014
Canines
Coyote in the early morning, May 2012
Gray fox after midnight, August 2012
Gray fox in the wee hours of November, 2012
Gray fox in early evening, June 2013
Gray fox in early evening, June 2013
Coyote late at night, August 2013
Gray fox after midnight, December 2013
Gray fox after midnight, July 2014
Felines
Bobcat in early afternoon, February 2012
Bobcat in early afternoon, August 2012
Bobcat in early evening, August 2012
Bobcat in late afternoon, January 2013
Bobcat in late afternoon, January 2013
Bobcat in late afternoon, January 2013
Bobcat in early morning, March 2013
Bobcat in early evening, March 2013
Bobcat in early evening, March 2013
Bobcat in early evening, March 2013
Bobcat in early afternoon, April 2013
Bobcat in early evening, May 2013
Bobcat in late afternoon, May 2013
Mountain lion before dawn, December 2013
Mountain lion before dawn, December 2013
Bobcat before midnight, July 2014
Ringtail Cat
Ringtail cat before midnight, December 2013
Sheep
Bighorn ram missing his left horn, late morning, September 2012
Bighorn ewe, early evening, August 2013
Bighorn ram, late morning, August 2013
Bighorn ewe at dawn, July 2014
Bighorn ram in early afternoon, July 2014
Bighorn ewe and ram, mid-afternoon, July 2014
Bighorn ewe and ram, mid-afternoon, July 2014
Bighorn ewe, mid-afternoon, July 2014
Bighorn ewe at dawn, July 2014
Bighorn ewe at dawn, July 2014
The Spring
Birds
Hummingbird, date unknown (after November 2013)
Felines
Mountain lion in early morning, April 2013
