April, 2004 Gallery

Paintings by New Mexico Artists

Desert Plants

Blooming Cholla Cactus

Cholla Cactus

Barrel Cactus

Wild Agave

The above plants are native to SW NM.

We had all of these in our yard.

Animals in SW NM

Mountain Lion and Ringtail Cat

Ground Squirrel

Javalinas

Cute baby Wildcat!

Cute, sitting between train rails.

Grown Wildcat.

Black Bear

White Tail Deer

Elk herd

Coyote

Antelope Herd

Ibex in the local Florida Mountains.

New Mexico Oryx

NM Lynx

Desert Big Horn

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Western Diamondback getting ready to strike

I like this one - too cute! Zebra Tailed Lizard

Earless Spiney Lizard

Love this little Horned Toad

Gila Monster - this one was in Duncan, AZ - We have them too.

A few of my favorite birds of SW NM

Pyrrhuloxia - looks something like a Cardinal but not related. Very pretty and they have bright red under their wings and tail feathers. We see them during the winter months most often.

The beautiful Bullocks Oriole - Looks like Gold!

The lovely Mourning Dove

I think I will let this be my last entry. I will have other pictures of SW NM to share later.