WOW! Two blog posts in a week, I'm on a roll.
This week we were at Willow Tank (link), a water source for local birds and other wildlife maintained by Friends of Cave Creek Canyon.
Sitting on a bench in the shade enjoying our bowl of fruit and coffee...
...when this guy came into view.
Western Diamondback, about
3 ft long.
He didn't seem to notice us and wasn't acting threatening so we just sat there and watched him pass, keeping a close eye to make sure he maintained the current social distancing guidelines! He wasn't wearing a face mask but given we were outside, I can't really criticize him for that.
This was roughly his path. The wide angle lens makes it look closer than it was.
He meandered off into the bushes and disappeared.
Needless to say, we were very mindful of where we stepped for the rest of our time at Willow Tank.
P.S.
Last post I referred to "... the heat, high 90's, hasn't been that bad... ". The caveat I forgot to mention... as long as you have an air conditioned space to retreat to. The old Prowler's A/C has performed well, giving us a cool respite from the heat.
