Category Archives: Daily ramblings

The daily ramblings of our traveling life. Where we are, what we’re up to, and things we see and do.

Hawks, Horses, and other Wild Things

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Hawks, Horses, and other Wild Things

I believe we have found our new favorite spot in Arizona. Wildlife photography is my passion, and this area has provided me a nice variety to photograph.

The other day we had to go into town and do laundry, go to the store, all that mundane stuff. We usually take our cameras with us, because you just never know what you’ll see. We were driving along when I saw this hawk on a saguaro. Al, being the good hubby he is, stopped and went back so I could get photos. I watched him for a while, and could tell he was getting ready to fly. They always get a little unsettled right before flight. And then…..

red tailed hawk in flight from saguaro

red tailed hawk in flight from saguaro

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Great Egret Yoga on the Salt River

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Great Egret Yoga on the Salt River

We came back to the Salt River on Monday, and I’m so glad we did. It really is nice here. Green, wildlife, open spaces. Everything I like.

This morning I walked through the desert, and down to the river. I’ve been on the hunt for birds, or of course the wild horses. I saw a couple of cardinals yesterday, but couldn’t get a good photo. I’m hoping that changes. Anyway, I did get to watch a Great Egret doing a little yoga on the river, so that was awesome. It’s so nice these guys don’t fly away the second they see you, like the blue herons.

Great Egret on the Salt River

I sat patiently after spotting him, and pretty soon the yoga began.

Great Egret Yoga on the Salt River

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It’s our 8 Year Blogaversary

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It’s our 8 Year Blogaversary

Goodness, how time flies. It’s almost impossible for me to think that it was 8 years ago today I started Roxy the Traveling Dog.

roxy the traveling dog

At the time, we weren’t full time RVers yet, and Torrey hadn’t joined the family. I had zero idea what a blog was, and very little idea of what I was actually doing.

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