Hey hey USA - 17th October - a walk around a nature reserve
After we had consumed our coffee in Mesilla we went to nearby Bosque del Mesilla State Park. We met some really friendly rangers there but saw very few birds. As always they were hiding. The reserve lies alongside the banks of the Rio Grande. The autumn is the driest season in New Mexico and there was very little water flowing along the river. There had been some fires in the reserve and the blackened branches made a good contrast against the light green foliage. We did see a number of house finches in a tree. After our little walk we had a picnic lunch and then set out for the main event of the day, driving north west to the City of Rocks. The weather was looking very stormy again, especially as we drove past the Cooke Range Mountains.