Now we headed towards Moss Lake. This is a spring fed lake that covers 1140 acres.
Last time we were there the lake was a tad low. Though now the lake was up and we could no longer explore the lake’s edge below. On driving up I saw the Double-crested Cormorants perched out on sticks. Apparently I was not sneaky enough to get close. But it was fun to see them fly off!
Our final stop was at accessible bridge/creek.
Gravel in the creek bed and what looked like a paw print rock. 😉
Under the bridge we found wasps, Phoebe nests, and the ever lovely Organpipe Mud Dauber nests!
However this was new for me, horizonal built mud dauber nests!
Another horizonal nest with a bend at the ends. Pretty cool!
Turning west a short distance we found snow. Indeed there must have been a lot snow here.
Then there it was on the bank, frosting of the Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)!
Indeed, it was pretty incredible to see the frosting this late in the day. However the temp was still only 30 degrees.
And it was all in complete shade!
It had been a great drive-about with a Roadrunner to top off the day!
Indeed the creek was like the frosting on the cake for our cold drive-about day!
What a cool day and neat horizontal discovery! I wonder if a different species??
I wondered that too.
Love the mud dauber nests. Sad about Pando.
Maybe they will fence it off or better yet try to reintroduce the apex predators?
Maybe we will actually see a hole punch cloud one day – but of course that means we will need to start looking up!
It does….ha ha