This cloud formation looks like some kind of cartoon bird, with a long beak and stubby wings. more »

Shot of the house being invaded by turkeys. Ozona is a very old, rural, small, cowboy town. Farmland is within walking distance from this house, as is a central park area. This house was in a very nice little neighborhood area, with a lot of trees. There… more »

This is the mascot for Ft. Stockton, I'm guessing. There's a century plant (sotol) in the foreground. more »

These lizards were all over Ft. Stockton and pretty much everywhere further west, through Arizona, or at least very similar ones. I think it's some kind of whiptail. more »

This is the auditorium at Carlsbad National Park. At dusk, they have a bat show, and thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats come barreling out of the cave entrance. Most of them head off to the right, far away from the seating area. Here is some park inf… more »

A little black wasp on a buckeye leaf. more »

I think there's a bat in the hole in the center of the photo. more »

The cave entrance is home to a flock of chimney swifts. The green and white streaks are from their poop. more »

On the left is a real bat. On the right is a cave painting of a bat. more »