In 1886 these plumes were valued at $32 per ounce, which was twice the price of gold at the time.
Four Summer Sightings
One of the reasons Albuquerque seems so tropical during summertime is the dramatic annual appearance of snowy egrets, waterbirds that fly up the Rio Grande from the Gulf of Mexico and nest in the cottonwoods along the river.
Coyote America
One morning, the larger coyote started barking at me. It sounded like a small poodle, but the bark carried quite a distance.