Anza Borrego Desert - Completed Trips - The Killer at Christmas Circle - Messages https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Anza Borrego Desert - Completed Trips - The Killer at Christmas Circle - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:51:49 GMT Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:51:49 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from tommy750 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 22:51:49 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from ziphius
dsefcik wrote:
Great stuff ziphius....!

At Agua Caliente I saw a raven/crow swoop down and pickup a baby roadrunner in front of it's mom...poor thing, the mom just kinda poked around around looking for it's baby. Ranger said the day before a roadrunner nabbed a squirrel...I guess there is always a bigger fish.
]]> Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:03:58 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from dsefcik
At Agua Caliente I saw a raven/crow swoop down and pickup a baby roadrunner in front of it's mom...poor thing, the mom just kinda poked around around looking for it's baby. Ranger said the day before a roadrunner nabbed a squirrel...I guess there is always a bigger fish.]]> Sat, 03 Aug 2019 10:52:51 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from Buford Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:52:57 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from surfponto Wed, 31 Jul 2019 07:09:49 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from Britain Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:59:52 GMT https://www.anzaborrego.net/anzaborrego/Forum/topic1452-the-killer-at-christmas-circle.aspx Message from ziphius

It proceeded to stalk and kill a mourning dove.

Repeatedly slammed the dove to the ground.




The roadrunner didn't eat the dove, just walked off 30 feet and rested, while the great-tailed grackles looked on in shock. We returned a few hours later and the dove carcass was still there.

The next day, we did the wildlife track and sign survey.




Saw the tracks of Colorado Fringe-Toed Lizard, Desert Kangaroo Rat, Coyote, Shovelnose Snake, Desert Iguana, and lot of other stuff.

Fringe-Toed Lizard:


Tracks of Desert Iguana:



Shovel-nosed snake:



Kangaroo Rat tail drag marks:

and coyote tracks


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