University of California, Irvine Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. Located in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - Borrego Springs, CA
https://anzaborrego.ucnature.org/
Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
Saguaros in Ca natively grow only in the eastern corner of the state along the AZ border. Somehow this individual is doing great without being artificially watered (there is one more within the park boundary, but that is a homestead memorial) (Photos: Sicco Rood).
Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center
One of the juvenile long-eared owls in the park (Photo: Sicco Rood).
Help protect Anza-Borrego from the Golden Pacific Powerlink
A 500,000kV Threat to California’s Largest State Park theabf.org/park-threat/
Altocumulus lenticularis clouds seen this evening at sunset looking north of Borrego Springs (Photo: Sicco Rood).
Looking towards Fonts Point and Travelers Peak.
Kit fox pups playing around their den in the Borrego Badlands (Video: Sicco Rood).
Hazy sunrise above Travelers Peak on Monday(Photo: Sicco Rood).
Full moonrise over Borrego yesterday evening (Photo: Sicco Rood).
Full moonrise on the 30th of May behind palm trees east of Borrego Springs (Photo: Sicco Rood).
Encounter with not just one, but three cute kit foxes (vulpes macrotis) this morning in the Borrego Badlands (Photos: Sicco Rood).